I think i must have pissed some people off with my findings :)
Some of the comments are indeed correct, but extremist. For instance, cable footers, or a stand for each amplifier i own or a different power cord for each amp i own. Catch my drift?
Anyhow, i believe there might have been some "momentum" or "ayre" lovers that were butt-hurt after i selected the Luxman, but THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO. I will say what i hear in MY SPACE and if it ticks people off then either deal with it or don’t listen to my findings.
We can all agree that at some point we all need to hit the brakes with this hobby. We all need to draw the line somewhere and you HAVE NOOOO IDEA how many times i have been told " oh no i would never spend $5,000 dollars on a powercord Jay", but i am supposed to buy a stand for each amp i bring? :)
Some people take this to the extreme, but what they don’t quite realize is that they are trying to dial in THEIR single amplifier with the only preamp they have and the only set of speakers they have owned for the last 24 months. Of course it is easy to do it in that scenario, but how in the world AM I SUPPOSED to do the same with so much gear here?
Am i supposed to chase 10 sets of power cords for all the amps and then 10 speaker cables (i tried cardas, don’t get me started on that topic) and then buy a different stand for each amp i own ? So let’s say i did buy all of those different cables and stands, HOW IN THE WORLD can i sustain so many shootouts with so many cables, stands, xlr, etc, etc? when do i finish?
That is why it is important to keep things into perspective and as simple as possible. If a $10,000 stand is going to make an amplifier go from a C grade to an A in terms of sound then maybe i am in the wrong hobby and i should be buying $30,000 dollar racks and stands and cable lifters and just stick to $1500 dollar emotiva, parasound and Bob Carver amps ? (no offense)
Lastly, THIS IS ABOUT SYNERGY people. i have been saying this all along and RIGHT NOW the luxman and Gryphon sound extremely good. As a matter of fact, the Luxman 900u preamp sounds better with the Gryphon than the Gryphon did with the Gryphon Zena preamp!!
Let’s not forget that this entire situation might completely turn around once i do the FULL momentum set up here. Mix and matching is GAMBLING in many cases as you have seen on the video i posted, but it is still part of the fun.
I will probably have to put out a video addressing this above so people can understand where i am coming from.
I am JUST GETTING STARTED with the momentum stuff. i have yet to try odin power cords, different xlr, plug it into the Niagara 5000, use the dac direct into the momentum s250, etc, etc. Soooo much more ahead of me.
Some of the comments are indeed correct, but extremist. For instance, cable footers, or a stand for each amplifier i own or a different power cord for each amp i own. Catch my drift?
Anyhow, i believe there might have been some "momentum" or "ayre" lovers that were butt-hurt after i selected the Luxman, but THAT IS WHAT I WILL DO. I will say what i hear in MY SPACE and if it ticks people off then either deal with it or don’t listen to my findings.
We can all agree that at some point we all need to hit the brakes with this hobby. We all need to draw the line somewhere and you HAVE NOOOO IDEA how many times i have been told " oh no i would never spend $5,000 dollars on a powercord Jay", but i am supposed to buy a stand for each amp i bring? :)
Some people take this to the extreme, but what they don’t quite realize is that they are trying to dial in THEIR single amplifier with the only preamp they have and the only set of speakers they have owned for the last 24 months. Of course it is easy to do it in that scenario, but how in the world AM I SUPPOSED to do the same with so much gear here?
Am i supposed to chase 10 sets of power cords for all the amps and then 10 speaker cables (i tried cardas, don’t get me started on that topic) and then buy a different stand for each amp i own ? So let’s say i did buy all of those different cables and stands, HOW IN THE WORLD can i sustain so many shootouts with so many cables, stands, xlr, etc, etc? when do i finish?
That is why it is important to keep things into perspective and as simple as possible. If a $10,000 stand is going to make an amplifier go from a C grade to an A in terms of sound then maybe i am in the wrong hobby and i should be buying $30,000 dollar racks and stands and cable lifters and just stick to $1500 dollar emotiva, parasound and Bob Carver amps ? (no offense)
Lastly, THIS IS ABOUT SYNERGY people. i have been saying this all along and RIGHT NOW the luxman and Gryphon sound extremely good. As a matter of fact, the Luxman 900u preamp sounds better with the Gryphon than the Gryphon did with the Gryphon Zena preamp!!
Let’s not forget that this entire situation might completely turn around once i do the FULL momentum set up here. Mix and matching is GAMBLING in many cases as you have seen on the video i posted, but it is still part of the fun.
I will probably have to put out a video addressing this above so people can understand where i am coming from.
I am JUST GETTING STARTED with the momentum stuff. i have yet to try odin power cords, different xlr, plug it into the Niagara 5000, use the dac direct into the momentum s250, etc, etc. Soooo much more ahead of me.