|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
108.249.169.177
In Reply to: RE: Future of Shindo? posted by Mick Wolfe on August 19, 2014 at 12:15:46
Hey Mick how are you enjoying your Auriges. I think it is a real special preamp and just love mine
Alan
Follow Ups:
Alan,
Fabulous pre-amp. But best to have all your ducks aligned properly or it will let you know. I recently retubed virtually everything except the Aurieges.( that goes without saying) Also in the mix were a couple of new power cords. It certainly let me thoroughly "enjoy' the pains of the break-in process on all fronts. Things are now finally settling in and returning to normal. I think it's safe to say I'm done buying pre-amps....unless I have an unexpected windfall and move up the Shindo line-up.
Mr. Shindo said all his preamps sound different but not necessarily better.
It is just what flavor you prefer
Alan
I can't comment about what Ken Shindo might have said, since I never spoke to him - however, I have frequently seen the comment you mention applied to his amps (NOT preamps) - that it's not really a linear "lineup" where one amp is better than another based on price - he has multiple amps at similar price points based on different power tubes. With the amps, the priority is speaker matching.
I am hard-pressed to really comment on the differences between the amps given how few Shindo amps play right with my speakers, so I'll leave that to others for now.
As for the preamps though, it's a different story.
I have heard 3 different Shindo preamps in my system (Aurieges, Monbrison, Giscours), and there is a distinct and VERY clear improvement as you move up the line. It all gets better in even proportion though, so no single part of the sound sticks out at any point in the line. What I can say is that resolving ability of tonality is one thing that gets better as you move up, and another thing that gets consistently better as you move up the ladder is scale/dynamics.
These are not modest improvements…I can't imagine anybody not clearly hearing the improvement as you move up the line. They're dangerous to experience: when I heard a Monbrison, it made the Aurieges sound wrong…when I heard the Giscours, it made the Monbrison sound wrong. My advice: don't listen to a higher-line Shindo preamp in your system unless you're prepared to either get less enjoyment out of your existing pre, or are prepared to pay the bucks to keep the better pre in your system!
Hi Alan,
Thats actually not correct. Each preamp up the line is certainly "better" in the sense they are capable of more resolution, more realism, larger scale, more dynamics- the rest of the system and the room must be able to "hear" these differences. Some are better off with smaller preamps as the bigger preamps can overload the speakers and room causing inferior sound.
Jonathan
Was just repeating what Ken Shindo said. I guess he just wasn't correct. What did he know
Alan
Hi Alan,
As the only one that ever communicated with Shindo in English, I can say for 100% certain, he never said this. I'm certainly not trying to argue with you, just setting the facts straight.
Jonathan
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: