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Well, well, well, Phil Ol' chap...

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Posted by Bryan F. on December 2, 1999 at 13:59:20

In Reply to: Uh, thanks...I think.. posted by Phil Sieg on December 2, 1999 at 09:29:16:

I have no bad feelings at all. I don't like the personal attacks on my private life as I thought they were un-called for however.

The only one that I have bad feelings towards is Rich who made it all personal and just flamed away. Offering no view point of his own. Yes, I questioned his post. As I felt differently. Then I get flamed for doing so by him. Later he posts that he compared his 805's to the Moth and FI mono's. Yet, he can't and won't answer a single question about them. As a matter a fact all he did was flame me in a childish fashion. To get to the point I don't like people who set a standard to which they don't meet. Not to mention he was more interested in personal attack rather then talking about audio.

I appreciate you questioning me. As you should. If you have any questions ask on a post to post basis. I'll be glad to answer any questions that I can.

Yes, I'm searching for the holy grail. However my holy grail. My journey while not measured in decades has been a long and expensive one.

>>>1W vs 3W? It's not a contest. There are so many little known triodes that can make great amps with the right speakers and it's really fun to experiment.<<<

Your right on this one. As a matter a fact I always wonder if I auditioned say 3 flea powered amplifiers on a single pair of speakers and chose one as the best if my decision would change if I changed to a different set of speakers. Now I'm not talking sounding good but better then the first. Now the hard part is getting 3 flea powered amplifiers in front of me and a handful of high sensitivity speakers at the same time.

However things only get complex from here. As I also believe that one needs to head in a certain direction. For instance my WATT/P's and Sonic F gear were very very analytical/razor sharp. Detailed to the max......also unforgiving and fatiguing. Where as my S2A3 manages to be very resolved, but is also warm and smooth. Add a little liquidity depending on output tubes and you have musicality to my ear.

My preference is to that of the S2A3. As it is able to convey emotion and be analytical at the same time. Where one needs to be is up to them. However it is a hard job sorting through the abyss of equipment and at the same time trying to understand where one wants/wishes to be. Thus I have bought and sold much equiptment.

For instance when I purchased the WATT/P's I figured hell this is all I can afford so they are going to offer the best sound period. Upon listening and trying to match components I realized what I didn't like about the WATT/P's. That being that all I was trying to do with cables, preamps, and amps was to tame the speakers themselves. As they had many traits that I didn't like.

When the Merlins entered my system I really realized this. As the VSM SE is able to sound exactly to what you have hooked up to them. If the amp is bright the VSM will sound bright (though in a smooth way as the Esotar is implemented very well) Where as if I hooked up a bright amp to the WATT/P's they became shrill and ear piercing. This is what really set the two speakers apart. That being that the Merlins will sound like the associated equiptment. While the WATT/P's will need to be tamed by the associated equiptment. One can draw many conclusions about both speakers by this statement alone.

I tell you this get's very confusing some times. Horns have posed new problems but brought forth an even more pleasing level of musicality that gets my foot a tapping and brings chills (seriously) when mated with these lil' SET's. Thats where I want to be.

Happy Listening!

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