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In Reply to: Re: Good Lord posted by DevillEars on February 28, 2007 at 21:16:18:
"mailed fist in a velvet glove" - that part I can understand. I like that concept. Most of that is likely why I've never really been able to get my Epos es22s to sing to me and why they're (a) in storage and (b) for sale.They need some headroom I've never been able to find or afford. Closest has been driving them with a QUAD 405 on the woofers and a tubed Dynaco on the mid/tweeters - close but no ceegar as it's been said.
I've not heard any of the "Classe'" gear but I know I'd really like to. Everything I've heard has tweaked my interest.
I'd also like to try to find the tubed Copland CT-305 pre-amp. Not nearly as well known but highly regarded. And has a lower output gain than most pre-amps I've had through the system. Most of the SS pre-amps I find tend to have a gain factor measured in the mid-hi 20s and with the efficiency of both the Cornwalls and the Corals I can turn the volume up to a touch over completely off before it's to loud. The only unit I've been able to find with low gain (14dB) is the QUAD 34 and while it is quite good it isn't tha last word either.
I'll wait. The right one parts will show up sometime.It is an interesting path you've taken to get where you are. Albeit a wee bit painful given how an invasion of your living space made the upgrades necessary.
My library of Tannoy knowledge has now increased by several measures thanks to both you and Tim.
Now that I think about it - I do remember hearing a pair of Tannoy Churchills in my (late and lamented) favourite audio store. They were being driven, on separate occasions,by a 200wpc Sim Audio Moon and a home brew 3wpc tube amp. Different sounds as night and day but both with merits. The Moon had the bass thundering - as would be expected - but something went missing in the mid-upper end and the little tube dealy had almost no low bass but had a very sweet fluidity in the middle.
Remind me to, if I haven't already, to tell the tale of the other listener, a youngish 30something lad, who left the presentation complaining of a lack of bass with the Moon amp doing the honours [Sim Audio pre-amp and a Wilson-Benesch TT). That's a great story on its own.Thanks for taking the time to explain it all.
jac - desperaudio
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