Coincident Eclipse vs Devore

almost forgot this:
Before deciding on the Pathos TT, I listened to the Leben cs600 With Devore nines and felt it was not up with either the Shindo combo or Pathos TT. The source was was 47 labs flatfish CD transport. Was glad to hear another intergrated to make a more pertinant comparison. I may not be the most balanced listener, so please take these comments with a grain or two of salt.

I heard the Devore nines with Shindo Monbrison pre and Montrachet Amp and the sound was very transparent and true, virtualy no color in the sound but the bass was just a tad on the light side for my taste and so netrual as to be a bit uninvolving. (at least for me)

15 mins later went to another hi fi store and heard the Pathos Twin Towers with the Devore Nines and WOW! what a beautiful sound! Very transparent and a real kick in the bass. The Pathos TT is probably not as transparent an amplifier as the Shindo gear, but for my tastes the Pathos won out. Also the Pathos is around $7000 less than the shindo combo. Bear in mind that I listen to mostly classical and Jazz.

Hi Guys,

I reviewed my notes and It was not the shindo Monbrison pre, it was the Massetto Pre /Montrachet amp combo. The Cd Player was47 labs flatfish CD transport.
I would encourage anyone in the NYC area to hear the Pathos TT/Devore Nines combo at Sound by Singer and then walk down to In Living Stereo to hear shindo gear with the devore nines. Very eductional. I Bought the Pathos after my wife who is a a hard working orchestral conductor in NYC exclaimed this was the sound that most closely came to the sound of the real thing for her. Frankly I wanted and expected to like the shindo gear more but this was not the case.

It is very possible that my review (Posted above) of the Shindo Massetto/Mantrachet is inaccurate. Although this is honestly how the Shindo gear sounded at the time as compared to the Pathos TT, overwhelming evidence in the form of reviews etc, would suggest that the Shindo gear was at some kind of disadvantage caused by some kind of external circumstance or circumstances when I heard it.

I look forward to comparing the Pathos TT and Shindo gear when both systems can be heard on equal footing.

The same applies to the LEBEN CS600. It was probably heard at a disadvantage as well.