Spectron Musician III - Can anyone comment on it?
Sashua, Perhaps you should also consider two Spectron Musician III MK II in mono-block configuration. These amps in balanced mode have all the qualities you're looking for plus a lot more. There is more control, more finesse with a total absence of grain anywhere in the audio spectrum. There is that effortless sound while at the same time staying composed that only the best of the best can achieve. IMHO, the Spectron amps don't sound like a typical digital amp, they just sound like great amps. |
Russ, I had the Remote Sense cables for a while. They were much better than the Nordost Red Dawn Rev II, and I'll put it against many cables costing twice as much. I agree with Rafael, they may not be in competition with the best cables out there. I recently got the Stereovox Reference cables throughout my system and the level of detail, speed and transparency I get from the amps with these cables is simply uncanny. But again the Stereovox Ref SC is 5.4x the price of the Remote Sense. I also talked to Simon regarding to go mono-block or go biamp when I was getting the second amp. He suggested to go with mono-block. The improvement in sound quality was so great with the mono-blocks that I now doubt that bi-amping could have made so much of an improvement. This might be a different story in your case, but I think mono-block is the way to go for the technical reasons explained in Spectron's site. My brother finds my system spooky because he says that the musicians are for sure in the room, he knows exactly where they are playing in reference to one another, but he can't seem them. And that freaks him out! He said that after I setup the mono-blocks. |
Argyro, I'm very demanding when it comes to pitch,timbre and weight. I simply can't tolerate if the instruments don't sound like real instruments. I grew up being exposed to live music on a regular basis. My wife used to be a cellist. Many of our friends are professional musicians. Some of them play at the NY Metropolitan Opera, some in quartets and some are independent. I tend to enjoy very much the rehearsals since they are sometimes in a room similar to my listening room, so this allows me for comparison with my system. I also have had my ears checked by an Audiologist for the last few years. Each result indicated that my hearing is excellent. Based on my experience and my music interests, I can tell you that the Spectron mono-blocks, in the current state of my system, are extremely close to the real performance. I have not heard any system, regardless of price, that can produce the laser-sharp soundstage definition that I'm getting with these amps, while at the same time carrying the pitch, timbre and weight of real instruments. Best, iSanchez |
This is a description in Stereophile of the system featuring Spectron, Modwright, Analysis Audio, Bybee, Stereovox and the new Elrod Remote Sense cables designed for Spectron amps. Best, iSanchez |
You're welcome Rafael. This is a list that Mike Garner posted in another website for everybody's reference. I added what was missing from this list (). Room 9007 - Spectron monoblock amplifiers featuring Remote Sense loudspeaker cables from Elrod. - Modwright 9.0 preamplifier. - Analysis Audio Omega planar loudspeakers. - Modified Slim Devices music server. - Bybee Wire AC conditioner. - BybeeWire cables. Stereovox Reference Interconnects. Elrod Remote Sense Speaker Cables. Room 1004 - Spectron monoblock amplifiers with Bybee mods. - Modwright 36.5 preamplifier. - SP Technology Revelation loudspeakers. - Modified Slim Devices music server. - Synergistic Research PowerCell AC conditioner. - Synergistic Research ARC Analog Room Correction system (live demos). - Synergistic Research TESLA interconnect, speaker and AC Cables. Best, iSanchez |
