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User211
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Strads look fabulous. Macs look vile.
I heard some Macs in Hong Kong and hated them. They are in my 2008 HK show report on these pages if you care to search.
Sorry Timm that Mac design looks ridiculous. Are all those tweeters really directly in front of the woofers? If so, have they gone mad?:ROFL:
I heard some Macs in Hong Kong and hated them. They are in my 2008 HK show report on these pages if you care to search.
Sorry Timm that Mac design looks ridiculous. Are all those tweeters really directly in front of the woofers? If so, have they gone mad?:ROFL:
User211
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Haha. Yes Justin. It is what it is. I say 7' tall - my son thinks 8'. They were ginormous. And as you can tell not the same as what you listened to. I have no comment on their looks. I can learn to like a look of a speaker if they sound great. I just wanted u guys to see what it was as they seem to have different designs.
User211
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Well if two of you thought they sounded great they probably did
That HK show was mad anyway. The music played was so far away from what you might hear at a European show it does make it difficult to judge...
That HK show was mad anyway. The music played was so far away from what you might hear at a European show it does make it difficult to judge...
Joey_V
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I'm calling Larry tomorrow at paragon and seeing if he will sell me those walnuts.
Amazing look. Very rare too in the strads. Most have red violin color, few have graphite. Even fewer have the new walnut.
Thanks for the report and pics Tim... Very insightful and nice to see some SOTA gear.
Joey_V
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At work right now, doing an overnight shift. Looking at the Walnut Strads again... so pretty and nice. Hoping the price is right.
Joey_V
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Spoke to Larry owner of Paragon - he is selling the Walnut Strads that Tim heard. However, we were unable to agree on the price. I think he was asking about 8K too much for a demo pair. I guess Sumiko really has a stranglehold on pricing.
Ah well... maybe next time.
Of note, he told me that out of all the Sonus Faber speakers, he feels like the Stradivari best the Aida and Lillium overall. Quite possibly the best SF speaker of all time.
Ah well... maybe next time.
Of note, he told me that out of all the Sonus Faber speakers, he feels like the Stradivari best the Aida and Lillium overall. Quite possibly the best SF speaker of all time.
Joey_V
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No longer in Chicago bud... in Dallas TX now. Must update my user info...
JANDL100
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Yep, I had a full blown dem at a dealer of the Analysis Omega - not a bad speaker, but very very similar sounding to Apogee Caliper Signatures that I used to own. The main problem was a very distinctive midrange 'plummy' colouration that is OK for a while, but then it drove me crazy! I owned the Caliper Sigs for getting on for a year, which was a long time for me in my pre-MBL days, so they were pretty good overall.
The Analysis need to be modded to get the best out of them, from what I hear. All my dems have been modded AAs. In fact I thought they were not coloured, and very different from the Apogee Duetta Sigs I have heard at both Justin's and at Nottingham. If I buy it will be modded AAs
You should go to Peter's place, not far from you, at Taunton, to listen to a well set up Omega for classical
User211
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Hm I wonder if the "plummy" bit Jerry refers to is actually coming from the NAT amps.
I'd really like to hear those NATs on my kit. Or alternatively an all solid state driven Omega. My bet is the Omegas "character" will change a lot with all solid state.
I'd really like to hear those NATs on my kit. Or alternatively an all solid state driven Omega. My bet is the Omegas "character" will change a lot with all solid state.
yes it did with the hybrid. Dynamics were amazing
User211
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Yeah that what happened with my old Duettas when faced with 475 Watts! Has to be heard to be believed. With Interstella, you get some of that with my tube amps. Some, not all.
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Bernard
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Justin, I'm looking forward to your and Kedar's reviews of the Interstellas, with tube and SS amps, using both analog and digital sources. Kedar seems to be a recent convert to vinyl. Have you ever considered open-reel analog tape?
Joey, sorry for the thread hijack. BTW, it's curious, but when typing your name, my iPad gave me "Joeyitis" as one option
Joey, sorry for the thread hijack. BTW, it's curious, but when typing your name, my iPad gave me "Joeyitis" as one option
User211
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It is kind of reviewed already Bernard in "the thread".
