Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?

10-09-08: Isanchez
I really dont like this amp. Except tha fact that it can drive any speaker on the market, the timbre it produces is the fakest timbre I have heard IN MY SYSTEM.

Actually in a different system that I knew its componenents quite well.

Argyro,

I'm very demanding when it comes to pitch,timbre and weight. I simply can't tolerate if the instruments don't sound like real instruments. I grew up being exposed to live music on a regular basis. My wife used to be a cellist. Many of our friends are professional musicians. Some of them play at the NY Metropolitan Opera, some in quartets and some are independent. I tend to enjoy very much the rehearsals since they are sometimes in a room similar to my listening room, so this allows me for comparison with my system. I also have had my ears checked by an Audiologist for the last few years. Each result indicated that my hearing is excellent.

Based on my experience and my music interests, I can tell you that the Spectron mono-blocks, in the current state of my system, are extremely close to the real performance. I have not heard any system, regardless of price, that can produce the laser-sharp soundstage definition that I'm getting with these amps, while at the same time carrying the pitch, timbre and weight of real instruments.

Best,

iSanchez

Ok, iSanchez I don't mean to doubt your findings or these amplifiers I just said what I heard in the specific system.

Regards,

Michael

Hello Argyro,

Nobody doubt your sincerety. The two questions I ask are:
a) did you hear standard, Signature or latest Mk2 - well broken-in or..... not and
b) much more important question, we all respect Spectron for its "honesty" and I wonder if that you heard was some deficiency of some of the components in the system of your friend simply masked by his previous amplifier.

Again without doubting you your observation I am afraid I
can only suspect that Spectron unmask some imperfections in the system.

All The Best
Rafael

Hello Audiograils,

I fully agree with you that Plinius is first class amplifier - one of the best there is. I owned a few. BAT is also very good amp - I have extensively auditioned VK600SE with a number of speakers.

To my regret, I disagree with you on Musician because I own Musician right now and as much as I like Plinius (and BAT) these amplifiers are in different classes. Pure and Simple

If you will A/B them, particularly on the long run then you will see what I am talking about.

All The Best
Rafael