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03-04-12
Phil, luxman pd 444 not likely to be on my shopping list, bu ... Spiritofmusic
03-04-12
Phil, it`s both refreshing and informative reading you contr ... Charles1dad
03-04-12
Meant takatsuki nottakasuki. Charles1dad
03-04-12
Charles, its a little boorish of you to simultaneously celeb ... Agear
03-04-12
Regarding power conditioning. . . do you use power condition ... Gsm18439
03-04-12
Marc, ...as a direct drive advocate yourself, together with ... 213cobra
03-04-12
Charles, i know about the takatsuki 300b, but i haven't hea ... 213cobra
03-04-12
Agear, if you can`t appreciate the difference in manner betw ... Charles1dad
03-04-12
Luckily, the uk is not an earthquake zone, so i don't feel t ... Spiritofmusic
03-04-12
Agear, the less said about gary's choices of expression in ... 213cobra
03-04-12
do you use power conditioning on your def 4 plate amps as we ... 213cobra
03-04-12
So someone with zu speakers did`nt like a set amp,big deal, ... Glory
03-04-12
Marc, i haven't heard any one tt drive type make all others ... 213cobra
03-04-12: Keithr
I am in the process of switching from top tier SS (Mac 601 monoblocks) to Sophia Electric 845 SET monos. Note- these aren't the Macs of old and are far from slow, sluggish, and dark.
I receive the new amps this week, so hope to have some impressions for you guys in a week.
I have owned or tried in my system:
BAT 300xSE
McIntosh MA6600
Shindo Haut Brion
Triode Labs 845 integrated
AudioValve Assistant
Vac Phi 200
Shindo Montille
McIntosh MC601s
MasterSound Due Venti
Onkyo 9555 integrated
Audion Black Shadows (though had a prob with the amp grounding---so were uncharacteristically noisy)
I decided to punt the MC601s as they don't do nuance well. I believe i can give up some slam (and there is no better amp I've tried for that, period) for some nuance and more texture. That said, the Macs are phenomenal amps and do the 3d thing that usually is reserved for tubes only.
The Shindo Haut Brion had my favorite mids---nothing plays strings better, period, that I've owned or demo'd. However it was dynamically lacking- and Shindo monos are pricy compared to many alternatives. I will probably pick up a used Cortese some day for fun.
KeithR
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03-04-12
audion black shadows (though had a prob with the amp groundi ... 213cobra
03-04-12
213 writes, the less said about gary's choices of expressio ... Glory
03-05-12
With the ( i believe permanent) world economic downturn, the ... Spiritofmusic
03-05-12
Hi glory, the obvious has been stated severl times in this t ... Charles1dad
03-05-12
Spiritofmusic, i agree with your sentiments about the need f ... Agear
03-05-12
Agear, it does seem that some zu models could be very specia ... Charles1dad
03-05-12
Well, gary, it was an entanglement. that's not perjorative; ... 213cobra
03-05-12
Sorry if i have confused readers but may i recap my thoughts ... Glory
03-05-12
Glory, your response is very strange,wetting pants? angry se ... Charles1dad
03-05-12
the burning question is whether the def 4s fit into this cat ... 213cobra
03-07-12
Hi guys, i don't mean to hijack this discussion (which i ... Morganc
03-07-12
I'm getting close to making a final decision to go up to the ... Spiritofmusic
03-07-12
Morganc, i don't have def3 (i do have def4 and i had def2). ... 213cobra
03-07-12
...can i trouble you for a summary of what you're currently ... 213cobra
03-08-12
Hi morgan. i have your kind of hearing issues, and highs th ... Jdoris
03-08-12
I agree with phil about def 4 vs def 2 break-in. with the ca ... Gsm18439
03-08-12
Ok, now i'm convinced the def4s are the way to go , a matter ... Spiritofmusic
03-08-12
Spiritofmusic, congratulations! i believe you are going to b ... Charles1dad
03-08-12
I have the gloss black. to me it is the most sophisticated o ... Gsm18439
03-08-12
Gsm18439, i tend to agree with you, want something a little ... Spiritofmusic
03-08-12
The gloss black is very easy to maintain. after almost 6 mon ... Gsm18439
03-08-12
i got a bit of this when i heard the otherwise very nice sou ... 213cobra
03-09-12
Thanks phil, tell sean hi and thanks and i will discuss ... Morganc
03-09-12
My druids are ferrari red gloss, and so were my def2s. stron ... 213cobra
03-10-12
Looking at true matte black, cosmic carbon, and charcoal as ... Spiritofmusic
03-11-12
This is a matter of personal taste. obviously. given my deco ... Gsm18439
03-12-12
I've had both anthracite (metallic grey) and maserati blue z ... Keithr
03-15-12
Well...i've placed my order for the mk.iv's. i've been usin ... Germanboxers
03-16-12
Phil, it`s been very interesting and informative reading you ... Charles1dad
03-16-12
Germanboxers, what you are asking for is the holy grail of a ... Agear
03-16-12
Power and room acoustics are really really important. after ... Spiritofmusic
03-16-12
Spirit - did you eliminate the power conditioner in favor of ... Rockadanny
03-16-12
Rockadanny, i've eliminated the conditioner completely, alth ... Spiritofmusic
03-16-12
Agear, i'm fully aware that i'm seeking the "holy grail ... Germanboxers
03-16-12
German boxers, the clayton class a amplifiers are about as g ... Charles1dad
03-16-12
Germanboxers, i did not choose my terms correctly. by 'holy ... Agear
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