Viber last post is most probably his best ever to date on this thread. He hits it on the nail.
WC’s latest and most unusual extase for the Gryphon cables is just as always « ( specially coming from him) the meal of the day ». Ask yourself guys why suddenly all this fuss about cables he would never have considered before. Only logic answer is ...Jays + his dealer + Gryphon all have interest in that sudden cable pumping... |
Beryllium tweeters are very hard to get right. This is why so many very respected brands prefer soft domes. Yes, technically Be is better, but it always comes with a certain hotness that makes you want to drop the volume...Especially if you like to listen at high level, strings, saxophones. comes in without any glare...you can seriously crank it with those soft domes designs.( Dynaudio, ScanSpeak, etc.)
There isn’t a perfect tweeter out there, just preferences. But imho the best tweeter made is the top mounted one from B&W. Each time I hear a pair of those, I find the highs to be perfectly detailed, thick and very open ( large soundstage). Although what I don’t like from their speakers is the wooven material made midrange drivers. Ok they distort less, but you loose some dynamics, slam and immediacy of a stiffest product. |
Don’t take this too seriously WC. Your thread , reviews, style, and gear are still very much in a class of their own... It’s just that , in this case, to be able to say the Mephisto is more transparent and resolving than the Colosseum needs them to be compared with the same speakers, that’s all I’m saying,
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When someone begins to search for the psychological profile of his followers because he mostly can’t stand a couple thumbs down, hasn’t his audio hobby probably come off road ( car analogy ...) a little bit too far ?
Living with the criticism is and will always be part of forum thread (or yt channel ) sharing. |
We already heard that combo numerous times WC. I guess it’s time for you to let one of those enter another audiophile house...
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When you need to buy the house cables to make their gear sound acceptable..........at theses prices....ohh my my..
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Something I don’t understand is that, on every forum I follow, audiophiles using and comparing the Gryphon Mephisto are pretty much agreeing that amp is dark sounding...
They seem to agree with WC about the heavy bass reproduction, someone even writing it is like having the bass tone control of your amp on full throttle... Which is absolutely not my cup of tea, I do prefer a more normal bass oriented amp.
So I’m wandering if that particular Mephisto is a faulty one, or it’s the Alexia 2 that are far from being broken in. It should not sound bright with Nordost new line of cables. Somethin’s fishy, again. |
Never said his ears are damaged. Just saying they are less likely to be in the same shape as an experienced moderate level listener.
Add to that the fact that the two Gryphon amps were never played on the same speakers, we are dealing with far than good conditions to conclude one amp is more resolving than the other !
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The Wilson DAWs finally. A much better buy than the Alexia 1.
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Wtf would he change the sota Dag HD preamp ? 🙄
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Cool 2 weeks is soon. Can you give us some insight? Maybe a choice of contenders so we can try to guess. |
Damn I can’t guess on that one, too much choices. Complete darkness here. 😆 |
Not convinced it is so different from the M3... |
You are right viber.
But what WC mostly remembers is his favorite PassLabs XS 300 monos driving the Alexia 1s. Now the DAWs should be driven by the same XS 300s to get a real idea of what they can do vs the best Alexia 1 memories...
So what we will mostly get is... ...the Alexia s goes deeper and stronger in the bass department. But that thought is based on the XS 300s pairing... |
Not the same amps and preamp driving the DAWs that were driving the Alexia 1s.
Just saying, it may invalidate the results. Let’s bring back the Alexias for this thread ´s sake !Just kidding. |
As greyhound says, it’s not attacks but stating the obvious. It’s obvious this thread is about promoting, and not about learning...
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Viber I’m pretty sure they were clear at describing it on the dark side.
It can be that it was compared to CH Precision...and I just don’t remember the context precisely. I will try to find the exact thread and give the link. |
Wow, imho the Mcintosh is bettering the Mephisto.
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A pair of piano black Scala Evos with 100 hours of play time just popped in the classified section. High end Palace, no price on the ad. I guess you have to talk your way through for knowing... |
Agreed with kren0006 , the Martin Logan 13A have sloppy bass that can’t keep up with the speed of the panels.
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Not the rolled off Neoliths. Don’t shoot the messenger, you said it. |
A lot of Tetons lovers here. |
You cannot say Constellation are Luxman M-900u on steroids. You did not test both with the same setup and the same room...
Same thing about build quality, pop the hood on those and they are a mess with spaghetti wriring compared to Pass Labs XS and Luxman M 900u.
Trying to sell a flawed horse ?
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Toshiba cassette player. HD dvd. Beta video player. |
Yes. We can ear the tubyness of the Lampizator, organic very satisfying sound. The soundstage must be enormous. |
#1 is Odin pc I think.
#2 and #3 is a more difficult choice. My guess would be #2 is Audioquest and #3 Audiomica.
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Well pretty much everybody has listened to the video and wrote their thoughts.
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I was right about #1. Why am I so good at being right ?... 🤣
I know my Nordost sound signature guys . |
The perfect match for those Magico M6 tweeters would sure be a pair of Luxman M-900u , with the matching preamp C-900u.
I would bet my house it would be a case of perfect synergy here.
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+1 Viber
We wanna see Teatons. |
Hi fi palace must be stucked with the Block amp, so most probably it’s time again to deploy a little audiogon thread marketing... |
Smaller names like Block Audio, Audiomica and others need the exposure to sell. What better way to use this thread as a marketing tool.
Not saying it is a bad thing. We get to learn about new products. But always keep in mind a seller may hide behind the review your are reading...
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Maybe it’s the Luxman 900u amp coming back.
I can already foresee WC saying it sounds like...
Luxman not on steroids. |
These two powercords seems to be very close sounding.
Well at least on my cheap computer speakers, they sound both very articulate and organic. |
One new powercord to consider is the very soon to be released Shunyata Alpha NR V2 which is said to better the Sigma NR. It should give the Audioquest pcs a pretty good run for their money. |
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Cardas Clear Beyond as interconnects is a masterful choice imho.
But I would not go speaker cables with that brand. Never go full loom Cardas. Speaker cables speaking, you are much better with something like Shunyata Sigmas or Alphas with their Z-tron v2 tech...or with Nordost Odin.
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I think I prefer the Wilsons over the Focals, even if I know that the Focals are technologically superior with a little more resolving tweeters. The Wilsons seems to have an addictive midrange thickness ( richness ) less present with the Focals. And it’s a more relaxing, less lit up, listen. |
No preamp should always be better resolution wise. Any pair of interconnects added to a system brings two more contacts points in and out the preamplifier. There is always some « loss » in doing so.
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Let’s not forget that , usually, dac direct to amplifier(s) is supposed to sound thin, sterile... and less dynamic. This is absolutely not the case with the DcS dac, which means it has stunning preamplifier capabilities.
Imho, there is not enough gap here to justify the huge price increase in adding the Ref6 SE ( add to that a power cable and a set of interconnects). But if you absolutely crave for that « tube sound » in the mix, go for it. It’s your money. |
Very interesting. Technically, Focal are hard to beat. Never forget they have been making their own drivers ever since they were founded. Very light and stiff polyglass sandwich cone tech. |
I learned with experience that in high end audio, less is better. So yes, a driver design without a crossover is always more transparent. It has to be well made and implemented.
I also don’t like the complicated electronics in the ML 15A ´s signal path. For me, that will always be a deal breaker. My vote is for GT Audio. |
I also support faxer’s right to post. He ´s far from spamming this thread.
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Maybe the new Scanspeak tweeters in those Wilson DAWs are just a pain in the .ss to get broken in. There is still a possibility they need like a 1000 hours. This happens with new designs when a maker is going for ultimate detail reproduction. Also, Nordost Odin 1 can be quite a lit up speaker cable. Nordost series 2 is warmer.
Anyway, I would most probably have chosen the Focals Evo also. And would go Shunyata with them. And for the record I own Nordost LF Red Dawn spealer cables, which are the perfect match for my Dynaudio Special 40. Very fast cables, clarity in spades also.
Darker speaker. Nordost Brighter speaker, Shunyata. From my experience. |
Sorry, but when you have to tweak the system abusively to make the amp sound good... It should all be fine with the top of the line Audioquest Or Nordost you already own. If it is not, and somehow you keep thinking you have to find or use a very specific pc to tame it...then it is simply a psychological mistake or huge expensive buy denial syndrome...
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Females are rare in this hobby, but are very welcome to join in the discussion. As well as transgenders. What? We have to be inclusive these days. 😉 |
Gryphon cables, are you kidding us ? Lmao
Hope you did only borrow them. Resale of these is going down with each second that passes. Tic toc tic toc...
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The Luxman M-900u is the solid state amplifier for tubes lovers that do not desire tubes anymore in their rig. Some very high end audiophiles have sold their tube amps and replaced it with the Lux. The Lux gives a very meaty sound that is intoxicating. That midrange richness and slight warmth is for sure a great match with the Focal Scala Evos. I experience those Lux ‘s magic qualities in my setup everyday. And it is with what is considered ( in ultra high end audiophile standard) a « modest » preamplifier which is the Mac C-47... I can only imagine how great it could be if I would get the C-900u matching pre.
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Simaudio 700i V2 vs Gryphon Diablo 300 would be a shootout I would very much to see happen.
Nobody on the net right now other than WC able to bring these two contenders to their full potential and explain to us the differences. |
Well it seems Cardas Clear Beyond speaker cables are just way too « BEYOND » that some speakers and amplifiers don’t work with them. Shame to Cardas audio for not mentioning this MAJOR FLAW on their website. |