you have the right amp those kma-400s would be awesome driving a set of SLs. see what you can do, pull some strings and get a review pair :b
There's a guy in my area with a pair of Eagle 7As. They might be interesting on Sound Labs.
you have the right amp those kma-400s would be awesome driving a set of SLs. see what you can do, pull some strings and get a review pair :b
It's speculation that it would be but is based on the fact that Iverson's amps were pretty special. One guy I know who used to work with Iverson and often slept in the shop related a bizarre story once about a piece of electronics, I think an amp, that gave off an eerie glow in the dark -- and we're not talking about tubes. And then there are some speakers Iverson built that would sound just as loud when you covered your ears tightly.the 7a is a rare bird, I think Iverson was a genius of sorts. I used to own a 2a when electron kinetics was still in business then john went missing Hoffa style, so I off'd it (was the mystery ever solved?). I never heard an Eagle amp driving 'stats I take it its a great marriage.
They need this much power?
also, (Bruce) I've heard the SLs in the Isomike rooms, but I've never heard them in a well thought out home studio set up. Years ago I heard a pair at Art Tedeshi's in Denver and they were very good on small group jazz.
If I remember well, they were driven by Pass Labs amplifiers and Kimber cables in the Isomike systems. Just remembered a detail of my older A1's - not PX - in my system, they managed to sound louder and more dynamic with an old pair of VTL MB450s than with the monster Krells 750mx. Two recordings that sound fantastic in SoundLabs - the famous Paniagua La Folia and the master piece "GERSHWIN BY GROFÉ Symphonic Jazz" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbp6vixEGMU&list=PLLC7WV8JoWFmXlLLiV5q6S3R-CJQ-92IF&index=1 , you can read about it here http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CD0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harmoniamundi.com%2F__media%2Fpdf%2FHMU907492.pdf&ei=iJnfUoO7ENGu7Aajt4HgBQ&usg=AFQjCNEfT7mJmB6EM4ZcEweRluV5_tStMw&sig2=-NEQ8EZvIaclDn6kvpkNbg&bvm=bv.59568121,d.ZGU .
I always found that SoundLabs love recordings by Harmonia Mundi - they manage to highlight the spontaneity and natural sound of most of their recordings.
Those are two wonderful recordings. I demo'ed the Panagua La Folia from ripped SACD this year at CES, and the Gershwin some time ago.
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Jack, there is a Speakers Corner re-issue of the Panagua La Folia, but I like the SACD better because the low-level details of this album (which I think is all-important) can get obscured by the original and the re-issue on vinyl. The vinyl folks will crucify me for this statement, but I'm format agnostic
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