Thought I'd start a new thread rather than corrupt the GG thread.
OK, only two days listening to a specific selection of songs I know very well and bearing in mind I prefer a musical sound rather than analytic sound I'm still coming to terms with what the Regen brings to the party.
There have been hundreds of positive reports for the Regen with notably a couple of negatives from WBF members. What can I add?
Bearing in mind my tastes in music, anything from pop, jazz, indie, country and classical my take is that the Regen in my system reveals space like a champion. Transients better defined and bass much tighter.
Initially I thought the Regen was too revealing and lost some of the bloom and musicality, the Warmth of the system, but actually it reveals that the warmth is just noise buried in the mix bringing added warmth.
With the Regen you can hear around a voice better, it's more delineated in space. Complex music or heavy mixes are clearer to understand and width of the soundstage is greater.
Diana Krall loses some of that annoying breathiness. Beck, Morning, is no longer a mass of sounds but spread further apart so you can understand it better. Cassandra Wilson now sounds closer to hearing her live, with less of that thick caramel/ honey sound. And of course space is much greater due to lower noise floor.
I listened the whole afternoon and going back to non Regen sounds as though a gauze, a beautiful one, is placed over the music.
There is a perceived thinness but again I believe that's noise thickening up the sound.
Just listening to Eric Bibb/Habib Koite, Needed Time and the thumb of the bass is strong, the shaker is so clear, vocals so present. Sinatra, Wee small hours with the Regen knocks a few years off Franks voice, less plummy but still that magic emotion.
I expected to be disappointed due to A few negative comments, mainly in relation to the Lampizator, and have been pleasantly surprised.
Should I start to miss the old sound I'm man enough to say I was wrong but so far it seems a winner.
If any UK WBF members would like to try the Regen I am willing to post to you for a few days listening. Just send me a pm. And we'll arrange something. But first, got to send it to Mr. Sablon or Bonzo?
Cheers
Blue 58
OK, only two days listening to a specific selection of songs I know very well and bearing in mind I prefer a musical sound rather than analytic sound I'm still coming to terms with what the Regen brings to the party.
There have been hundreds of positive reports for the Regen with notably a couple of negatives from WBF members. What can I add?
Bearing in mind my tastes in music, anything from pop, jazz, indie, country and classical my take is that the Regen in my system reveals space like a champion. Transients better defined and bass much tighter.
Initially I thought the Regen was too revealing and lost some of the bloom and musicality, the Warmth of the system, but actually it reveals that the warmth is just noise buried in the mix bringing added warmth.
With the Regen you can hear around a voice better, it's more delineated in space. Complex music or heavy mixes are clearer to understand and width of the soundstage is greater.
Diana Krall loses some of that annoying breathiness. Beck, Morning, is no longer a mass of sounds but spread further apart so you can understand it better. Cassandra Wilson now sounds closer to hearing her live, with less of that thick caramel/ honey sound. And of course space is much greater due to lower noise floor.
I listened the whole afternoon and going back to non Regen sounds as though a gauze, a beautiful one, is placed over the music.
There is a perceived thinness but again I believe that's noise thickening up the sound.
Just listening to Eric Bibb/Habib Koite, Needed Time and the thumb of the bass is strong, the shaker is so clear, vocals so present. Sinatra, Wee small hours with the Regen knocks a few years off Franks voice, less plummy but still that magic emotion.
I expected to be disappointed due to A few negative comments, mainly in relation to the Lampizator, and have been pleasantly surprised.
Should I start to miss the old sound I'm man enough to say I was wrong but so far it seems a winner.
If any UK WBF members would like to try the Regen I am willing to post to you for a few days listening. Just send me a pm. And we'll arrange something. But first, got to send it to Mr. Sablon or Bonzo?
Cheers
Blue 58