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In Reply to: Acknowledging Excellence posted by ggraff on September 26, 2001 at 06:39:18:
I'd think the Audio Research SP3 is a better candidate, it was
holographic, it just lacked bandwidth. Early cj stuff (pv1, pv2)
which also predated the SP10 was very holographic. BTW, it's
William Zane Johnson.I question the Sound Labs. Acoustats went loud, so could the
Audiostatics. Don't forget the Dayton Wright XG8s.Somebody else touched on Dynavector - I think Denon, Supex, and
Ortofon predate the Dynavectors.In the back of my mind I'm thinking the JC80 was a tube unit. I
have the old TASs, if I get a chance I'll check.VMPS? Ummm, Start with Infinity (Servostatics to IRS), take a left
at Fulton, then maybe go to VMPS.Bob Fulton started the wire revolution, Noel Lee and Monster Cable
came a few years later, Brisson was later still.PS Audio - The importance of clean power was determined long before Paul created the P300; Auntie Enid as well as others wrote about
power problems years before. Various methods were tried before
the Power Station, can you say Tice?George Cardas - Nope, Tice had power cords before Cardas.
Other Names you might want to add
Jim Bongiorno - The first to develop high power amplification, from
Marantz to GAS to Sumo, he was the king of power.conrad johnson - The first to create a high power, stable tube amp
(premier 1)John Dahlquist - The first speaker to consider alignment of the
drivers (DQ10)
Follow Ups:
Thanks for the corrections, especially Noel Lee. Obviously, my list has a number of errors, for that Mae Culpa, Mae Culpa, Mea Maxima Culp. However, it is interesting to see other responses and ideas on watershed products.Thanks
gjg
I question the Sound Labs. Acoustats went loud, so could the Audiostatics. Don't forget the Dayton Wright XG8s.I won't, especially when driven by really big amps. Acoustats can play loud, given enough power. Audiostatics are clearly better to my ears - I've owned both - yet they can only be played so loud without damaging them. I've been using Sound Labs for a while and don't see that changing.
In the back of my mind I'm thinking the JC80 was a tube unit. I have the old TASs, if I get a chance I'll check.
The JC-80 is solid state. Perhaps you're thinking of the Jadis JP-80?
Bob Fulton started the wire revolution, Noel Lee and Monster Cable came a few years later, Brisson was later still.
You're right about Fulton, I have a couple lengths of Gold. Don't forget about Discwasher Smog Lifter speaker cables, which preceded most of the stuff out there.
A couple others:
Magneplanar Tympani IIIA - triamped with ARC gear including D76's.
Shreve Rabco linear tracking tonearm, mounted on a Technics SP-10 turntable.
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I had the opportunity of meeting and conversing with Bob Fulton - a very interesting gentleman.The only component I would add would be Nakamichi Cassette Decks.
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