daveyf
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| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion @mheinze The term ’brightness’ refers to how ’lit up’ the sound is...which has to do with the material of the tweeter. The speaker balance is dictated by said material...ok your turn! If you cannot hear the additional ’brightness’ of a hot berylli... | |
| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion @mheinze So, you are going to argue that a silk dome/soft dome is substantially brighter than the Beryllium dome in the Magico..?? Ok, you win!~~ :0( | |
| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion The point that the SF's aren't as bright as the Magico's is spot on IMO. The Magico's can sound bright if mixed with the wrong ancillary gear.But to be clear, I very much enjoy the sound of Magico's...and I think their line is quite fine. Having s... | |
| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion @mheinze I have heard the A1's. They are an ok speaker, but certainly do NOT put the EA 111's to shame. Your post referencing glaring highs and wooly bass in the SF'S has nothing to do with the final verdict in the review that you linked to. Then... | |
| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion @mheinze The tweeter in the A series is still a Beryllium dome with all of its pluses and minuses. I would want to listen to the new Electa Amator before committing an opinion like you just stated. Presumably, you have not heard the speaker and ju... | |
| sonus faber electa amator iii or magico A1 or any other suggestion With Magico you have to be very careful with how you react to their tweeter. The Beryllium dome can be heard as very hot-- and it can also ring. Depending on your sensitivity to such things. A safe bet would be the SF's. IME, Magico can sound grea... | |
| A question of loading... @fsonicsmith Let’s give Raul some credit here. He is posting in a foreign language about technical issues that are somewhat difficult to extrapolate on even if you are fluent in the language. I appreciate the fact that Raul clearly is one of the m... | |
| A question of loading... @rauliruegas I have played around with the loading on several different MC's in the past..the results were not anything that could really be anticipated. BUT one thing that was never in question, was that the cartridge was mis-tracking in any way... | |
| Hales Transcendence 5 speakers endgame? @prof I can believe that Paul produced a superior speaker for the time, he did have an excellent ear and was adept at designing excellent speakers. I just suspect that given the technology and the available driver options at the time, this speak... | |
| Hales Transcendence 5 speakers endgame? @prof I saw the Alexandra speakers at the Stereophile show that year, they were a static display. If I remember correctly, Paul was there and I briefly spoke to him about the speakers. I'm not sure that the Alexandra's would sound any good, part... | |
| A question of loading... @dover Good point about the overall gain in the system. However, my ancillary gear is exactly the same, with the exception of the old preamp vs the new preamp. So. I would have to believe the overall gain should be the same. My amps ( i use both... | |
| A question of loading... Indeed, the CAT has plenty of gain available, almost too much. With Ken's new 47 step volume control, luckily there is plenty of control and there should be no issue running up a few steps. | |
| A question of loading... @atmasphere Once again, very interesting and informative..thank you.Ken uses a SUT that doesn't really have a lot of boost because I think he believes that as the step up increases, the loss is SQ is too great. What i am still guessing at is that... | |
| Hales Transcendence 5 speakers endgame? I owned Hales Sig 2's for about twenty years. In some ways they were a speaker that had few peers, yet they were also in many ways frustrating to own. I was never fond of the weight ( both in the bass and in their actual heft) and the lack of true... | |
| A question of loading... @atmasphere Ralph, thank you for contributing to this topic. What you posted was extremely informative and interesting. I certainly think that a lot of fellow a’philes can learn a lot from you.In my case, i am still a little surprised as to why th... |