Shindo vs the world

@jond 

WVL are indeed very special. I honestly believe either of the aforementioned speaker brands would make a sublime pairing with Shindo’s Western Electric 300B Single Limited mono’s. I plan to have Shindo’s ship to my dealer before I finalize my speakers. 

Stereophile reviewer Ken Micallef---like Art Dudley (apparently everyone’s favorite deceased hi-fi critic ;-)---owns Shindo electronics and DeVore loudspeakers. At one point the two swapped Shindo pre-amps, each liking the others’ pre-amp more than their own in their system.

Shindo is a brand known for a "certain" type of sound, and those who like it are also fond of the sound idler wheel turntables. I don’t think both being musicians (Art a guitarist, Ken a drummer) is not unrelated to their fondness for that sound.

having owned many pieces of gear, both SS/tubes old and new, Shindo (for my tastes) is among the best. As some folks have already pointed out, they do have a certain sound signature, therefore may not jive for everyone. I've owned the Shindo Cortese amp and Monbrison Pre feeding Altec 604e speakers. The sound was superb. I sold the amp in hopes of upgrading to another Shindo amp and have been in limbo ever since. They do not often come up for sale and when they do, they don't tend to sell for killer deals. 

I am having mine (Shindo) slowly encased in amber.

I am the ultimate fan (currently listening to Bottlehead gear).

DeKay