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In Reply to: Not the case in this turntables new home posted by T&T on April 21, 2007 at 13:55:32:
Beautiful system. Correct me, are those speakers based on the Snell E's (with everything tweaked to hell and back)?
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Yes they are ! I actually started my journey into high end audio many years ago with a pair of Snell type D IV's. I than lived in the land of Thiel for about ten years. Although I liked the Thiels, I missed many things about Snell.It's funny how we can go in a big circle when we get lost. I'm right back where I started.
Is dead can dance something good? I'm afraid to play most of these albums.
You should really listen to the Dead Can Dance. As a point of reference, Lisa Gerrard of DCD did some work on the Gladiator soundtrack. Kinda world music like, kinda classical based at times, really unique overall. Even if you don't like the record it won't be a waste of time to listen to it once.I bought some Snell E II's last fall for a future project. I'd love to hear the design carried out further. It was pretty ear opening for me to listen to them after living with minimonitors all my audio life.
Now if you heard those E's with low wattage SET amps, you'd really be hearing something. (If you haven't already)I've been tempted to buy an old pair of E's just to see how close they come to the Audio Notes. My guess is pretty dam close.
Lets keep our knowledge of these great speakers a secret OK? If word gets out, it may be hard to scoop these up.
I sold a pair of Thiel CS6's and purchased my Audio Note E's. It was by far the best move I've ever made in audio. Dreaded curse of Thiel, so good and so terrible at the same time. It's a long story.
I haven't heard my E's with tubes, but the guy who sold them to my demo'd them very convincingly with one of those $30 Sonic Impact chip amps.I bought my pair locally for $260, and the woofers had been recently refoamed.
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