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RE: Good news

Posted by fredtr (A) on November 16, 2016 at 15:22:48

In Reply to: Good news posted by airtime on November 16, 2016 at 06:59:24:

I got on the 8B kick after hearing a number of things, all second hand. First was about an interview with Saul Marantz, when they asked him what he had at home, answered 8B.

Second was ths story that Sid Smith, Marantz transformer designer hand wired the prototype, liked what he heard and sent it out for production. He didn't like what he got back and hand wired every 8B transformer, which has an unusual design described here:

http://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-111#lpk7F1WplwTfh8jq.97

The third was a friend for 30 years, all of his career Hifi, sales and marketing. He heard a lot of systems and mentioned the sweetest sound he ever heard was 8B playing through Quad ESL's.

What I primary listen to are ESL63's, low-mid volume classical. I went on a quest to find a complimentary amplifier and tried a lot of them including 8B both stock and upgraded. I like the combination, but I also found others I like and tend to swap them in and out. The ones I like all have strengths and weaknesses. And some are subtle, have to listen for a while, months at times to appreciate them.

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Kimber Kable

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