Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps?
Western Electric Audio Porn.....if you are into that sort of thing. and some definitely are. i've not personally been bitten by this bug....yet. http://www.silbatoneacoustics.com/collection.html http://www.silbatoneacoustics.com/labsystems.html |
One of my friend is the owner of Silbatone who display his vintage horn in Munich high end show.@shkong78 I've heard that system in Munich in two different years. I liked it a lot. But having also heard the Classic Audio Loudspeakers, I would go with the latter in a heartbeat. Your friend's system was inordinately complex, somewhat diffuse for centerfill, and lacking the frequency extremes (in spite of the Altec-based subwoofer). Despite that it was one of the more interesting systems I saw at the show and I took a lot of photos. If you want it for the shear size and impressiveness of how a system that old that can sound that good, I can see that. But if you simply want something that sounds the best it can for the money then I would look elsewhere. |
Dear Ralph It is hard to optimize the sound at open space in public in short time. Thus you may had been less impressed with his Western vintage systems at Munich. I had listened to the system in his listening room and modest size jazz caffe where he had spent more than 6 months to optimize the sound. Audio depends on personal taste. Thus there is no best thing for everyone. But to me his system is the ultimate pinnacle with natural timber and utmost details. Jazz vocal sounds so spooky that it seems as if they are in front of you. I had been happy with Lansche 4.1 since 2007 due to excellent vocal out of plasma tweeter. Also I had got Scaena 3.2 at whim last December. I may try your OTL amp with Scaena next year. I will use those two decent speakers until I can afford genuine vintage Western horn system. No other modern speakers are within my consideration Thomas |
