In Reply to: Well... posted by RickeyM on February 26, 2012 at 15:02:56:
Rickey, at the time I made comparisons of the Erse and a Jantzen ribbon I was already heading for bi-amping and had no need to invest in any premium-priced parts. In fact, the 2.2mH ribbon was not mine and was slated for installation in a friend's set of boxes. I only had one weekend to compare. Worse, the MMGs were not yet modded enough.Under those limited conditions, the 2.2mH Erse got the upper hand in dynamic impact at the bottom. Other things sounded equally good though slightly different due to the mismatch in DCR. My friend tried my Erse after he had bought the ribbon coil and lamented that he could have used them instead. (Yet, I suspect that he was trying to make me feel good and not like the cheap bastard that I can be).
I suppose that more of a difference could be perceived if I made the tests today. The MMGs frame is reinforced with the Stixbees and are Razored.
Regardless, the Erse are a terrific value in terms of performance. I still used them if I have to break the PLLXO bi-amp. In such cases, the loss in performance and clarity is not a punishing one (though it is clear if one has heard the bi-amp.)
Edits: 02/27/12
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- RE: Well... - JBen 11:16:23 02/27/12 (1)
- Thanks for the info! - RickeyM 02:03:00 02/28/12 (0)