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[frejo]

Certainly not surprised about the improvements going up the chain.   I am very curious to know what you thought the differences were between the 440 Pro (dual mono) and the 250 stereo?    I'm a very happy owner of a 440 which was a very nice step-up from the 220, but I've never had the opportunity to hear a 250 (much less a 1000).

Bear in mind that all listening was made with a pair of Magicos and it may be that they, to my ears, benefit from the little extra "warmth" I thought the 250 provided. My experience with Magicos is limited to M6 and the Mini-II (quite some time ago with that last one). I haven't been all that impressed with them at these occasions though. I do however understand that some say the M6 can be one of the best out there so perhaps the listening session I had with them was suboptimal. That said, I really liked the A3.

To my ears the sound stage was wider with perhaps more spatial details and maybe a little brighter (or airier) in the treble with the 440. The 250 had what some might say a little more refined sound, smaller soundstage, a little warmer. It's not impossible that my own Rockports will benifit more with 440 than 250 since they probably have a little different sound signature than Magicos.


I was also quite curious with the differences between 440 and 250 as this is probably what I have to choose from if I decide to upgrade. One thing that is absolute advantage (not financially) with the 250 is that can be a 1000.