Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz.

You're diggin' that clean midrange which Marantz units deliver, Hambone77. Whereas a lot of vintage solid-state units have a robust, almost alnico-esque midrange. Especially Pioneers. Used to mildly irk moi cap modding them Pioneers, & their mids would just get more prominent(recipients never complained, however). Took hemp-coned Mesa Boogie Black Shadows to fully notice those aural shadings; along with da ears re-adjustin' to normal life after a quarter century of pressroom noise abuse, even through hearing protection. Used to over-drive me pre-amps to compensate, & only became aware of that aspect when that Sansui 9090 arrived. Lower wattage amplification needed that extra sonic kick, whereas it just activated the 9090's protection circuitry & started blowing tweets left-n-right after 1/3rd volume! If today's solid-state instrument amplification is any indication, today's amps have similar clean(though not quite as warm) midrange presentation to accomodate that wide range of modeled amp-tones now available via digital topologies. Fender's 100 watt workhorse FM-212 has an extremely clear tone in clean mode. A guitar geek bud says it's akin to a '65 Fender Twin Reverb. Warms up quite nicely via hemped V30s, as do Line 6's Spider II 30 & Peavey's Transformer 112. Solid-state tube emulation still needs sufficient drivers to deliver their sonic potential, & manufacturers usually skimp on speakers to keep costs down. Skim thru Harmony Central & you'll read reviews where someone will blast their Retro Faux-Valve Tone-Master(patent pending,btw)& its' sucky tonal palette. Then someone else will log in that they replaced the stock speaker with a V30 or Eminence Swamp Thang & is happy as a pearl-laden clam. Continually rediscovering that elusive "wow factor" is what motivates us along that tonality trailway, Hambone77. Betcha dug how Gary Katz-n-Roger Nichols helped Steely Dan's sound quality evolve throughout the 70s. Even more tonal thrills await, so enjoy to da max! 73s '77!!!

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Topic - Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - HamBone77 08:05:03 04/30/07 (24)

Great Stuff - Lucas Membrane 23:46:01 04/30/07 (0)

Have you ever tried a pair of good quality cans - BarneyT 17:19:44 04/30/07 (8)

Correction: I use Sennheiser HD580s rather than HD280s.... - BarneyT 09:46:40 05/01/07 (0)

Re: Have you ever tried a pair of good quality cans - HamBone77 06:42:18 05/01/07 (5)

Re: Have you ever tried a pair of good quality cans - Brian Levy 13:11:00 05/01/07 (4)

I think I finally found the real "earspeakers". - BarneyT 21:23:23 05/01/07 (0)

The only "ear speakers" I am familiar with are...... - BarneyT 18:12:55 05/01/07 (2)

Looks like ther are 2 - Brian Levy 11:22:25 05/02/07 (0)

Re: The only "ear speakers" I am familiar with are...... - BarneyT 18:27:19 05/01/07 (0)

Re: Have you ever tried a pair of good quality cans - Brian Levy 18:49:42 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - Bold Eagle 15:18:24 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Halo Effect. - HamBone77 15:41:41 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - Reciprocating Bill 14:36:03 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - HamBone77 15:34:27 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - Michael Samra 13:55:03 04/30/07 (1)

Re: Expectations. - HamBone77 14:18:45 04/30/07 (0)

Double-blind tests - castironandtubes 13:45:59 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - Brian Levy 10:30:27 04/30/07 (0)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - FRG7SWL 10:05:33 04/30/07 (2)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - HamBone77 06:48:50 05/01/07 (1)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - FRG7SWL 09:54:35 05/01/07 (0)

Re: most of my listening is Subjective - Tuneman 09:48:52 04/30/07 (2)

Re: most of my listening is Subjective - johng 10:51:32 04/30/07 (1)

Re: most of my listening is Subjective - tuneman 11:01:59 04/30/07 (0)

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Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - FRG7SWL 10:05:33 04/30/07 (2)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - HamBone77 06:48:50 05/01/07 (1)

Re: Subjective versus objective listening and the warmth of Marantz. - FRG7SWL 09:54:35 05/01/07 (0)

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