i have not heard a Bladeius amp so far but just FYI, Michael Bladelius used to work for Nelson Pass back in the old days of Threshold! Some of the older Threshold amps are actually Bladelius amps.
Bladelius "Grendel" amps
At the recent Singapore HiFi Show, I had the opportunity of listening to this Swedish amp, the Bladelius Grendel, driving the Marten Design "Coltrane" speakers. The sound was out of this world: completely grain free from top to bottom, it seemed to do everything perfectly: dynamics, air, transparency, slam, soundstaging, liquidity, the whole nine yards. Music just sounded so beautiful and lucid. Nothing else at the show even came close: Kharmas, Rockports, Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario, all paled in comparison.
The speakers, at US$50K or so, are totally beyond my reach, but the amp, at around US$8-9K seems tantalisingly tempting. My Krell FPB 300 now sounds grainy and mechanical by comparison.
Anyone had the opportunity to listen to this amp long term in a real world system?
Kind Regards
Mick
The speakers, at US$50K or so, are totally beyond my reach, but the amp, at around US$8-9K seems tantalisingly tempting. My Krell FPB 300 now sounds grainy and mechanical by comparison.
Anyone had the opportunity to listen to this amp long term in a real world system?
Kind Regards
Mick
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