I placed my order for the Encores yesterday morning. A big thanks to jcarcopo for generating this plan and for his trailblazing commentary on this speaker. Based on my experiences with the Double Impacts and Double Impact SEs, I have no doubt that the Encores are very special. I can't wait to hear them in my system!
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Thanks, gentlemen. I’ve been excited about these since Eric first developed them. Kudos to jcarcopo for taking the plunge right away and confirming that these are as special as they appear to be.
Has anyone else received their Encores yet? Eric told me he thinks he can get them to be by the first week in September. Not bad!
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Thanks for chiming in, John. I would bet that the Encores will sound incredible with the Lyngdorf, which seems to get nearly universal acclaim from everyone who has heard it, including some audiophiles whose ears I trust. I look forward to your impressions, of course. I'll be driving mine with a Line Magnetic 508--48 watts of SET bliss--but one of these days I will try to bring in the little brother of your new Lyngdorf to see what all of the fuss is about :)
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Thanks, jcarcopo. I'll look forward to his posts, especially since he also had the SE's. I will keep an eye on the FB page as well. Much obliged!
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@david_ten thanks so much, David. It will be great fun to see how they sound in a few different systems, now that olesno and I will soon be getting them.
@olesno You must be thrilled! Please keep us posted on any developments.
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@jcarcopo Congrats on jumping on the Lyngdorf. Since I am a few weeks behind you and olesno in getting my Encores, I will be paying rapt attention to your impressions of the Lyngdorf/Encore pairing.
@olesno I hear you regarding the introduction of more than one more change in your system at once. It makes it more challenging to figure out what is doing what. Of course, as long as you love the difference in the sound in your room, who really cares?
One more question: are you running any sources through the 3400, or using it exclusively? I posted a separate discussion thread attempting to get feedback on which phono stages play nicely with the Lyngdorf, but I don't think anyone has responded yet.
Do either of you guys have analog rigs?
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@jcarcopo It's tempting for me, too. My only hesitation is that I tried this same route a few years ago with a Devialet, only to discover that I really missed having tubes in my system. Then again, Bill (grannyring) and others who have heard the Devialet are adamant that the Lyngdorf is a completely different animal, and I believe them. I'm certainly ready to give it a try.
My concern now is vinyl playback, which is why I will be following olesno's experiences with a great deal of interest. If I ran digital only, I would be less skittish.
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@jcarcopo That plan makes perfect sense to me. I can't wait to get your impressions, not only on the sound of the Lyngdorf 3400 on its own, but the differences between that and the presentation with your tube amp in the chain. That may prove to be very instructive.
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Pertinent update: my Encores are shipping today. Let the good times roll!
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@evolvist My room is 20 X 20 with a cathedral ceiling, but opens up in the back. |
I also use the Cerious Graphene Extreme speaker cables on my Encores and find that they sound terrific. However, I have not tried anything else. I am also using a Cerious Graphene Extreme power cord (blue) on the Lyngdorf, though I may experiment with a few others to find the best match. Thinking of trying an Audioquest Hurricane, or maybe the Cerious Matrix series.
I will vouch for grannyring's Acoustic BBQ USB cable. I've been listening most of the weekend and it sounds very, very musical--detailed but also full-bodied. In a few days, I will put back in the TotalDac cable I had been using for a direct comparison, but at less than half the price, the Acoustic BBQ is holding its own and then some!
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@olesno
Yeah, they are pricey, and so is the Audioquest Hurricane AC cable. What I tell myself--my rationalization--is that because I am eliminating the need for some cables in my system with the 3400, I can "reinvest" in a better power cord and better speaker cables to get the very most of the 3400.
On the other hand, if Bill's cords are as good or better, than I will be all too happy to spend the savings on buying more music!
I can't recall whether Cerious offers an audition period like Tekton does, but it is worth a look. I have been waiting for some used Matrix speaker cables or power cords to pop up the classifieds, but I have yet to see it. Which may speak well for how good they sound! |
Thanks for the heads-up, teajay.
I am not surprised at all by the enthusiasm of this review. In fact, I would say it is an echo of the reaction we have all had since receiving them. They are a much bigger step up from the SEs than the SEs are over the Double Impacts, in my opinion. Apparently, Mr. Perry feels the same way.
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@lancelock
I ordered the Matrix speaker cables, as well as a Matrix gold power cord to try on my Lyngdorf 3400. They will ship on Monday, so maybe by this time next week, I will have a good taste of what the Matrix can do for my system.
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@olesno
Eventually, we may all have exactly the same systems, LOL. It appears you and I are pretty close to being there already.
I must say that I am enjoying my vinyl far more than I expected to through the conversion process of the HQ analog inputs. That was a big concern for me, but it is really very natural sounding to my ears.
As for the Encores, I firmly believe they will be my last set of speakers. I can find nothing wanting about them at all. |
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it was ever thus. I brought in the Pure Audio Project Trio15 Horn1 speakers and thought they looked kind of cool, but my wife literally wept once we assembled them and she got a good look at them. Well.
A few weeks later, when my Encores arrived in the Spanish tile soft gloss finish, we both agreed that they looked great in our living room. But what do we know, philistines that we are? They go great with our dogs-playing-poker black velvet oil paintings.
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