Buddy of mine a long time ago owned the TOTL ( at that time ) MBL. He was running them with the TOTL ( at that time ) Jadis gear. Vinyl and cd were used. The system sounded remarkable, as far as tone and spatial properties were concerned. One day, I brought over my Crown Reference ( whatever the " audiophile " home version was at the time, as I no longer own it ). Talk about dynamics and control. MBL / Crown were a match made in heaven. IMO, for what I wanted, that pairing was dabomb. Owning Lascalas at that time as well, my buddie’s system, with the Crown ( fully balanced, 2 20 amp dedicated circuits ), was a revelation. I played my vinyl of Santana’s Amigos album, and when Europa came on, I cried like a baby. Knowing the story behind the song, written by Carlos and Tom, it has always been a deep deep listen for me....but.........I never had that same reaction using my Lascalas, or anything else for that matter. I might say, it was the BEST listening experience I ever had, listening to a system. I give the credit to the MBLs. So, they needed power. I sure did not care. Phenomenal ! Another point. My analog rig did not equal his, and digital did not equal analog ( back then ).My best, always. MrD.
We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often
Sorry I know this is a bit of a rant, but come on people!!
Too many audiophiles find speakers which are hard to drive and... stick with them!
We need to reject hard-to-drive speakers as being Hi-Fi. Too many of us want our speakers to be as demanding as we are with a glass of wine. "Oh, this speaker sounds great with any amplifier, but this one needs amps that weigh more than my car, so these speakers MUST sound better..."
Speakers which may be discerning of amplifier current delivery are not necessarily any good at all at playing actual music.
That is all.
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It was more specifically the Crown Studio Reference. It was awesome, back them. I have not heard a GAN amp in my system yet. I have tried other class D, none which did anything new I do not have with my current collection of amps. As I enjoy class A, and I enjoy mosfets, I am sure there will be one coming my way ( Ralph, are you listening ? ). I am behind Wolf in the line....MrD. |
@jeffrey75 Since I've never said or alluded to anything like that statement I don't feel obligated to defend it either. I encourage you to read all of my posts, in addition to my original on this thread. |
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