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| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, I would stay away from the expensive and heavy Block Audio, based only on a review from SoundRebel. When both reviewers describe shorter decays, that is another way of saying rolled off highs, lack of spatial resolution, loss of ambient infor... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, mainly agree with your strategy, except I wouldn't trade the Mac 601 for the large Brystons. The 601 has served you well, and there is a risk you might not like the highs of the Brystons although you would like the precision. That's why the ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! jafant,Call Audio Advisor about the Brystons. The 4B cubed is on sale for only $4K--can't beat that with a no risk 30 day trial. Even cheaper than the 3B cubed sale at $4400, although a review said that the 3B cubed is a little more precise and ... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, based on specs alone, the Pass 200.8 is not as powerful as the Mac 601. Glad to hear that the Mac with the Magico gives you great satisfaction. But like the Mac, Pass in general rolls off the highs, and gives a fluid presentation that enable... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, thinking about your observations about bass from the Magico using low power amps. I have the wonderful audio-CD from Digital Recordings in Canada that tests hearing thresholds in 1 dB gradations from 20 to 20 KHz. From about 500 Hz to 7000Hz... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, look forward to hearing how the Magico responds to the powerful Pass. But be careful--the Magico is inherently a precious jewel, not a sledgehammer. Accept it for what it is. Sure you can make the Magico bang like a rocker with a powerful a... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, good for you that you continue to appreciate the Magico. It deserves to be tried with different amps and then lived with for a long time. But you raised an interesting point about taking time to getting used to a speaker again. This doesn't... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, I'll add that the CLX is cleverly divided into 2 dedicated stat panels for each frequency range. Brilliant design! Above 360 Hz, the panel is actually the narrowest at 8.6" in line with the cheaper models. The 15A is 15" wide, the 13A 13" w... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC, I am glad you appreciate the inherent superiority of the midrange from a well-executed stat like the CLX, compared to the near SOTA implementation of dynamic speaker technology in the Magico. To be unbiased, I can say that the Magico may be s... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! techno_dude,I don't follow your statement that electrostatics involve more electronics than multi driver dynamics. The latter often has an elaborate crossover network, although admittedly the stat needs a transformer mainly to step-up the small w... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! techno_dude and WC,Exactly. Also, the general principle is that high frequencies have short wavelengths of 1 inch or so, so the best tweeter is small. The challenge is to get enough power handling from that nice small driver. A large vertical l... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! respected_ent, Just guessing that you are in NYC because you have been to Steinway Hall on 57th St down the block from Carnegie? If you are within driving distance of me in NYC/NJ maybe you would enjoy hearing me play violin sonatas with either of... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC--I do hope you learn the important lesson that bigness is not necessarily better. Your TV analogy may not be relevant to speakers. I related my experiences with big speakers. When I switched to the little Rogers LS 3/5A, I was shocked that t... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! respected_ent, Thanks for the Steinway info. While it is thrilling to hear your 2 accomplished daughters play, and you can certainly be proud of them, I would caution that comparing piano recordings to the sound of the piano in your room is a dif... | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! WC--I owe you a debt of gratitude for helping me be cautious on the ATI Signature amps which are highly rated. We may have somewhat different musical tastes, but I value your accurate assessment of the objective characteristics of sound, whether ... |