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In Reply to: RE: I was lucky enough to be able... posted by kootenay on April 30, 2015 at 21:51:27
Had the original been recapped? If not that could have been a good part of the sluggish sound.
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But based on the owner's penchant for refurbishing any vintage equipment that he owns, I would assumed he had done it.
But, in any case it was sluggish sounding. To be honest if I had the choice between the two the re-issue would have been it, however, the Conrad Johnson Premier Eleven power amp beside it sounded awesome as well.
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well
(Proverb)
I don't know but I would suspect that the beefed up the power supply in the reissue, in keeping with modern design.
Dave
Crazy Dave, Anthony H. Cordesman used original generation Marantz gear with his Quad electrostatics. "My first true high-end system was based on the Marantz Model 7 pre-amp & Model 9 mono amps & the original Quad electrostatic speakers", Cordesman recalled. "I made the mistake of selling this system before I went on an overseas assignment, & it was years before I had another that sounded as good. ... These Marantzes are among the most attractive components produced during the golden age of tubes, & the work of designers Sid Smith & Saul Marantz has become the stuff of legends". 73s para Sactown
I can't argue with that! I would take any one I could get my hands on, but given current prices, the best I could do was copy the circuit.
I have heard QUADs and think that they still represent SOTA. I wish I had the right room for them. Oh well!
Dave
If the new one had PIO coupling caps (rather than film) it may have sounded more lush in the mid range.
Point being, one can easily tailor the sound with tube and capacitor selection.
Meat; It's the right thing to do. Romans 14:2
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