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Trevor Wilson wrote:
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Hello, perhaps someone out there can help me - some years ago I
purchased a hifi setup which relative to other kit I listened to
sounded good. It was a Restek CD, Pre-amp and monoblocs, along with
some Dynaudio Craft speakers. The sound was improved with some quality
cardas golden cross leads and a Townshend seismic sink. My problem is
this, when demo-ing speaker cables a friend who worked in a hifi shop
in london let me listen to a system he had set up in the crudest manner
but it had the most incredible depth of soundstage I have ever heard. I
played one track on it - it was the only cd I had with me by Crowded
House, track was 'Four seasons in one day' - it was amazing I could
picture each instrument so clearly - it was just so realistic. The
system used was a TEAC VRCD? CD player, an Audionote valve integrated
amp and some DALI bookshelf speakers propped up in the crudest of
fashions. I have trudged hifi shops and home demo'd kit for the last
five or so years to try and recreate that elusive sound vowing not to
spend any more money on 'tweaks' until I can find it. Question is was
that sound a fluke of the components and environment or was there a key
component in there - perhaps the speakers? Anybody got a system out
there that creates that holgraphic soundstage on the track I mention
above?
Unfortunately my friend moved on and I have never managed to get those
components together again.
Any feedback greatly appreciated....
**Apart from room acoustics (which was previously mentioned), the next
things which need to be carefully considered a
* Speaker quality. A speaker which has been designed to reduce
'diffraction
effects' (rounded corners, etc) will affect image depth.
* A valve preamp stage, due to it's microphonics, will add excessive and
artificial depth to all recordings. Listen carefully and you will
probably
find that it also has a bloated and artificial width as well.
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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
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Trevor,
Keep the spin coming Trevor.Or is it just dogma?
**I deal in facts. I have used power OP amps many times, over many years.
They're cheap, convenient, easy to use and adequate performers. High end
they ain't.
The Gainclone chip amps were evolved by the former Head of Design at
Luxman.This is the man who dared to make tube amps and low negative
feedback SS amps at Luxman during the 1970s when it was very
unfashionable.[The Duo Beta series of SS amps]
His amp and preamp designs are noted for their ability to image
precisely[relatively anyway], which is something very rare in
mainstream equipment from that era.Clearly he discovered similar traits
with chip amps and this motivated him to start 47 Labs.
**The people behind 47 Labs are niave con-men. The site is full of
nonsensical terminology and outright lies.
These things are not perfect,and the component cost might be low-but
they really do put to shame even expensive and well designed SS amps
when it comes to imaging precision and depth.Especially those with high
damping factors and feedback.
**Sure they probably do, since there are quite a few badly designed
amplifiers on the market. There are also a huge number of properly designed
amps on the market. Many use the same power OP amps that Gainclones use.
Mostly, they're cheap as chips.
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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
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