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In Reply to: Re: STOP PRESS!!! New Amplifiers from Kondo San (Audio Note Japan) at the UK HiFi Show.... posted by Hyperion on September 26, 1999 at 07:48:04:
Hansen,Having read Thorsten's post, I returned to the show earlier today (Sunday 26th) and made a B?line for the KondoSan room.
The system playing was an M100 pre-amp and vinyl (until I requested a cd to be played): M100 DAC/Diachrono transport through an amp that I mistook for a Kegon - but was then informed (and I'm sure I caught this right/I don't know much about valves) that it was a Kondo AN '2A3' (all of 7 watts) gripping a pair of B&W Nautalus 802's.
I was intially dismissive of the 802's and the general 'background' sound... but after more than three quarters of an hour I er, humbly muttered my thanks to Mr Kondo and, hugging close to the walls to steady myself... stumbled out of the small, impersonal hotel room with - and er, Hansen, you must'nt whisper this to a soul - ahem, moist eyes...
I KondoSan signature; fluid tonal purity with detail and dynamic shadings which made my beloved 'ol Krell KSA250 sound dull, flat and as dead as a smoked Arbrothie, were all there in abandance.
The Kondo 2A3 amp (and system) that I heard in London today, was music and I also came away impressed with B&W's Nautalus 802... not bad for a box in a small hotel room.
FW
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- Re: Audio Note Japan at the UK HiFi Show.... - Frank W 13:09:33 09/26/99 (3)
- Re: Audio Note Japan at the UK HiFi Show.... - Silver 23:22:00 09/27/99 (2)
- Re: Audio Note Japan at the UK HiFi Show.... - frank@stonehouse.demon.co.uk 00:35:57 09/28/99 (1)
- Re: Audio Note Japan at the UK HiFi Show.... - Silver 03:25:35 09/28/99 (0)
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