Hi Thomas. I probably have the most humble set up of all owners of the amazing TS A75, but having heard other set ups with far more expensive gear, I'm not shy to tout now that my mid tier gear sounds epic! I only stream music from Qobuz using a Wiim Pro to a Denafrips Ares 12-1. My previous amplifier was a PS Audio Sprout 100 integrated that ignored the internal DAC and the signal was sent out to my Wharfedale Denton 85th Anniversary. All these complemented with a Rel HT1003, not the fanciest but not too shabby. This was already a pretty good set up for the money but I knew I was short on the body and detail. Image precision was very good although the lack of detail had an impact on it. Soundstage was fantastic though. Following your recommendations I let the Galion on for 30 mins and usually let it warm up about 5 mins before playing music. It probably already has over 50 hours of playback and it absolutely sounds fantastic now. The interesting part here is that I was concerned about what pre-amp was going to use that was worth the quality of the Galion, but oh man, I had a great solution in my hands. I consulted with PS Audio technicians and users of the Sprout 100 if they would recommend using it as a pre-amp and all I got from that bunch was good comments about the results of such set up, so I did it, and I probably am, and will be for years, the only crazy using your TS A75 with a PS Audio Sprout 100 as a pre-amp and I LOVE IT!!! The sound now has meat, the bass is powerful, controlled and textured (now I know what this means) while the mids are very present and voices are natural and the highs are clear, detailed and airy without being shouty, sibilant or excessively bright, just perfect. As a result, image precision is much better and the soundstage remains very wide. I understand that the sound I'm getting is the result of the integration of all the elements of this set up, whether it could be improved and how is a mystery at this point, maybe the next step is upgrading the speakers... who knows... right now I'm in heaven and I know for sure that a couple of friends that have invested a lot more are going to be envious of what I've put together without having to sell a kidney. Thank you Thomas! you've really achieved something awesome with this amplifier. PS, I know your preamp TS P75 is coming soon... but I'm not sure I want to put that money in a new preamp instead of speakers... decisions decisions! =) Thanks!
