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In Reply to: RE: My ideal speaker/amplifier connection posted by Jack D II on October 01, 2014 at 16:09:20
Bring back the stereo console!
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"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius
Yup. Question: are they all made with class D amps or some sort of switching amp and gobs of digital processing?
Went to a Linn dealer last week and met a very nice gentleman who was very proud to tell me that Linn's most recent system with active speakers is all digital and that the speakers have their very own DACs. For no reason in particular other than being set in my ways, that id not sound like a good thing to me. What do you think?
Thanks.
Almost all active speakers, except for the really expensive ones, use class D amps. While class D may not "sound like a good thing" remember that your ears are designed to hear sounds, not ideas. If it sounds good, it is good.
It is what happens when your speakers aren't flat response etc. You are permanently on the merry go round of, "Sounds good this week!" Fun for dealers.
.., as they say, "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
I can think of worse things than having a new pair of speakers to play with every month.
Ok, if it sounds good how often and how long?
You tell me.
As often as one can and as long as one can.
The only valid listening session to assess any component is to have the component within the context of a known complete system, for extended periods, with a variety of recordings known to the listener and in the listeners usual listening room without let or hindrance from any other person, especially sales personnel, audiophile buddies, kids, wives, etc. No dogs, but a cat is ok.
If two or a series of components are to be evaluated keep everything the same except for that component and do it in a timely fashion.
That so seldom happens that audiophiles are satisfied with a crap shoot, theirs or a professional reviewer's.
The "30 day in-home trial" thing can be very helpful. Several years ago, I ordered a pair of what was then Aperion Audio's largest floorstanders. I kept them in house for almost a month before deciding that they were simply too large and powerful for my room. Without an extended audition I could never have been sure that those speakers were not right for that room.I got a prompt refund (including return shipping costs) as soon as the speaker were returned. So, I can highly recommend Aperion. Their speakers sounded great and the service is extraordinary.
Edits: 10/04/14
Rip those consoles apart.
Most of them have guts that are better off being re-purposed.
On the other hand....some are keepers. I've got mint Telefunken, Grundig and Kuba consoles. They won't be ripped apart while under my guard.
"I can't compete with the dead". (Buck W. 2010)
Here's a nice one...
it was on ventura blvd and was an old line stereo shop. in a large console of two inch oak was a revox, mac electronics, and a thorens tt. impressive.
...regards...tr
It is nice.
I want to petition Bryston to have them build a console, want to sign?
We already have too many hard, bright sounding components as it is.
I'm not in the market for a console but I'd be interested in finding out how Bryston would respond to a petition to build or market one.My guess is that if Bryston were to build a console, it would be quite large and quite expensive. Bryston might want the speakers to be at least 6 feet apart, for instance. The speakers on the Symbol Audio console look like they might be a bit too close together for great stereo separation.
Edits: 10/01/14
Well I had a nice chat with the fellow behind Bryston's speaker project, James Tanner, at the Salon Image et Son and all I can tell you one couldn't find a nicer more down-to-earth guy.
The large Model T sounded amazingly good.
Like most Bryston products the Ts are akin to a Corvette in that they offer incredible performance for the price but come up short in the snobiness stakes central to all effete audiophiles.
I have no idea what a Bryston console would sound like and I don't think anyone will ever find out since producing one will likely never be attempted.
BTW I will take a Tanner over ten Fremers any day of the week.
$7495, dual tweeters, tri-ampable external crossovers, "sphincter" bass ports... Looks mighty interesting!
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