Spectron MIII mk II owner's question.

I'm at my ending point with my Musician III Mk2.

Chuck

Andr,

Here's something to think about, maybe there's no conspiracy of silence. Maybe the Spectron is approaching neutrality and therefore doesn't have a noticeable sonic signature that can be easily described.

If that is the case, isn't that what an amplifier is ultimately meant to do? If the amp can simply amplify and pass the signal without altering it, then you can hear what is being extracted from your source.

Personally, I chose the Spectron over my Karan KA I-180, Burmester 036 and Pass XA 30.5 because I liked the neutrality that I perceived as much better.

After having the Spectron for almost a year and a half, I had it upgraded significantly. The upgrade was not to improve its sonic signature, but to clean the power and audio signal even more.

Chuck

Andr,

To add to a specific advantage of the Spectron for me is its quickness and its ability to process an extremely complex signal.

I was told that the biggest reason some people don't think the Wadia CD players are as good as they are, is that the preamp or amp receiving the signal isn't fast enough to handle it.

I've found that to be true for myself. The Karan and Burmester amps that I had were good, but with the Spectron and Pass amps, the music was much more enjoyable and lifelike.

Until I heard this for myself, I couldn't picture this logically happening in my mind. But it makes sense if you've ever heard Silent Source cables, which were the first ones that I found like this.

The ability of an amp, cable or any component to be fast enough to accurately pass the audio signal makes it have a more accurate attack and greater dynamic swings, especially when they have a really quiet background.

Chuck

Madfloyd,

I had a slight hum coming out of the left channel. I sent it to Spectron and they repaired whatever it was (I didn't ask) for free.

Chuck

I've got copper caps in mine: Duelund CAST/PIO-CU. A bit more expensive, but a really natural sound.

Chuck

I agree with Simon, upgrading the caps alone may be an improvement, but may not be worth the cost in the grand scheme of things.

My caps were upgraded to Duelund Cast caps in a total amp extreme mod. Peter told me that without all of the other component matching in the mod, changing the caps would not have been a good use of the money that they cost.

Addressing the good stand and other tweaks might be a better way to go for the bang for your buck.

Chuck

Jeff,

I had the Remote Sense RS Signature speaker cables and really liked them. At their price, I think that they're a steal.

I sold them when I sold my first Musician III Mk2 because I couldn't use them with my new Pass XA30.5. I ended up preferring the Spectron Musician III Mk2 over the Pass XA30.5, so I bought another Spectron.

I didn't buy another set of the RS Signature speaker cables because I had found the CH Acoustic X20 cable loom that easily bettered everything else I'd had. The X20 speaker cables are a lot more expensive than the RS Signature, but the gain in performance is worth it if money doesn't happen to be a consideration, especially if the rest of your gear is of the same quality. There's a CES demo set listed on Audiogon right now for half price, it's a very, very special cable: http://app.audiogon.com/listings/460895

But back to your question, the RS Signature is a very good speaker cable, especially at it's price of $2,000.00. I believe that you may audition both the RS Signature and CH Acoustic X20 speaker cables, so you've got the chance to listen to one or both in your system to see how they work for you before you buy, you can't beat it and have nothing to lose.

Chuck