I don’t usually mix genre’s during a listening session/period, but, itching to listen to different types of stuff.
Szell conducts Sibelius - Symphony No. 2. Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam. Philips 1965, Netherlands
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@bkeske I like big amps and I cannot lie, you audio brothers can't deny! |
@bkeske Welcome to the monobloc club! Looks good. Care to comment on SQ? |
Thanks Tim, enjoying them so far. Good to have the old Belles sound signature back in the rig. BTW, you should consider that JGB box set. Very nice, well packaged. As it turns out, it’s 4 1/2 LP with a blank side. Sounds great to me, albeit there are a couple songs I don’t get the mixing, putting Jerry center or even a bit left center, yet his guitar on the right/right center. Odd, as I know how these guys set themselves on stage. But, all in all, a very nice box.
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Reagarding SQ….well, what I consider a ‘Belles’ sound. Very similar to my old 400A, but better at almost everything. The overall sound is what I would call ‘liquid’, and not a hint of anything being etched, grainy, hard, or cold. The gentleman I purchased them from has had almost all David’s Power Module amps, and as opposed to the 150A, 350A, etc. he feels the MB200’s are more tube-like. The others he knew were solid state. I can only take his word for that, but the ‘liquidity’ of the overall presentation is noticeable the first time I heard them. That said, it isn’t ‘mushy’ at all, but rather very refined, somewhat airy but full at the same time, reproduces a very nice big stage, good imaging, detail, much faster than the old 400A, etc. And with 64 amps of peak current they have a lot of grunt, power, and control. When I had the B&K 3030 in, I had to reduce the loading on my Hagerman to 470 ohms, as it bothered me at 1,000 being too etched on the highs, where I had it with the 400. Well, one of the first things I did was set loading back to 1,000 with the MB’s, and all is good again, nice clean smooth crisp highs again (the Soundsmith MIMC likes 800-1,000 IMO). Anyway, initial thoughts. |
@bkeske Thanks for the lowdown on the nitty-gritty! I like the way you used loading as an indication of refinement. The less loading you can get away with, the better. |
Reading my emails this morning I saw that Joan Shelley has a new record out - “The Spur”. @slaw , & others may be interested. Not sure how this got in under the radar. VMP has exclusive unnecessarily colored vinyl version for $31. Band Camp has it on black vinyl for $19. |
@tgilb , I think I got that one in. |
Rozhdestvensky conducts Shostakovich - ‘From Manuscripts Of Different Years’. Scherzo For Symphony Orchestra In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1 / Theme And Variations For Symphony Orchestra In B Flat Major, Op. 3 / Scherzo For Symphony Orchestra In E Flat Major, Op. 7 / ‘All Alone’, A Suite Of Music To A Film, Op. 26 / Six Romances To Lyrics Of Japanese Poets, Op. 21. Soloists Ensemble of the USSR Symphony Orchestra & The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra. Мелодия 1983, USSR release |
Wasn't aware of those @tgilb . Thanks. |
@bkeske those amps! Wasn’t sure to use the drool or eggplant emoji. so I’ll just :) The Allman Brothers Band-Brothers And Sisters 2014 Mofi
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James Taylor-Sweet Baby James Side 2 John Lennon/Yoko Ono-Double Fantasy Side 1 Machine Head-The Blackening Side D Ernestine Anderson-When The Sun Goes Down(CJ 263) Side 1 SQ Audiophile Vern Gosdin-Chiseled In Stone Side 1 Billy Joel-Songs In Attic(Half Speed Mastered) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Roger Daltrey-McVicar Side 1 Eagles-On The Border Side 2 Concord Jazz takes another SQ crown! |
