FM + JBL Everest 6700 + Wilson Audio Thor's Hammer

[CKKeung]

This is my first time hearing a FM system driving JBL Everest 6700 and a pair of Wilson Audio Thor's Hammer.

The owner is Mr. Lai, who is famous in Hong Kong with a nickname of "Mr. JB Lai".




FM : 268c + two 411 + 223 + crossover.





A million thanks to Mr. Lai for his great hospitality!

 

[bonzo75]

Any videos of this system possible?

 

[CKKeung]

Any videos of this system possible?

Sorry, I enjoyed the music so much that I forgot to obtain a video clip.

 

[LL21]

Quite an unusual system...intuitively, I am very intrigued by what you heard and can imagine it was quite special: organic, articulate and very very powerful perhaps.

 

[CKKeung]

Quite an unusual system...intuitively, I am very intrigued by what you heard and can imagine it was quite special: organic, articulate and very very powerful perhaps.

Your description is spot on!

Never underestimate any FM poweramps.
The two smallish 411 in horizontal bi-amp config grasped the 6700 like iron fists.

Each of the Thor's Hammer were driven by a bridged stereo Crown poweramp outputting 5000W.

The resulting music was organic & powerful to the extreme!

 

[LL21]

Your description is spot on!

Never underestimate any FM poweramps.
The two smallish 411 in horizontal bi-amp config grasped the 6700 like iron fists.

Each of the Thor's Hammer were driven by a bridged stereo Crown poweramp outputting 5000W.

The resulting music was organic & powerful to the extreme!

Thanks and good to know! A lot to like then! Yes, the FMs with the right load I can very much imagine are great. I have heard the 108 monos in our own system. They did a lot of great things, and I can fully imagine the 411 is another league.

 

[CKKeung]

Any videos of this system possible?

Hi Bonzo,

I'm able to locate a youtube made by a famous Hong Kong hifi blogger 2 yrs ago.
Narration is in Cantonese but caption is available and it can be translated to English.

Enjoy!

 

[LL21]

BTW, CKKeung, have you ever heard the Waversa stuff? I just got the LAN Ext Reference Plus (and placed it in between the Zanden Transport and the Zanden DAC)...wow. A new digital with all of the magic of Zanden but it feels fully modernized in its remarkable ability to extract nuances, details, timing touches...

Given that they are based in Korea, and that you have quite a lot of experience I thought I would ask...

 

[CKKeung]

BTW, CKKeung, have you ever heard the Waversa stuff? I just got the LAN Ext Reference Plus (and placed it in between the Zanden Transport and the Zanden DAC)...wow. A new digital with all of the magic of Zanden but it feels fully modernized in its remarkable ability to extract nuances, details, timing touches...

Given that they are based in Korea, and that you have quite a lot of experience I thought I would ask...

Sorry, I haven't auditioned Waversa.
There is an official HK dealer but they put little effort on Waversa.
The brand is more popular in Taiwan than in HK.

 

[LL21]

Sorry, I haven't auditioned Waversa.
There is an official HK dealer but they put little effort on Waversa.
The brand is more popular in Taiwan than in HK.

Thanks and good to know. Their LAN Ref Plus does some pretty special things with digital signals coming from Transport to DAC.

 

[CKKeung]

Thanks and good to know. Their LAN Ref Plus does some pretty special things with digital signals coming from Transport to DAC.

My primary digital setup is MSB Select Transport/DAC and they have got an optical ProISL connection.

My secondary dac for my streamers is paired with a Totaldac Reclocker Mk2 which is trully beneficial for CAS.

I guess the Waversa digital gadgets for such application must be as good.

 

[LL21]

My primary digital setup is MSB Select Transport/DAC and they have got an optical ProISL connection.

My secondary dac for my streamers is paired with a Totaldac Reclocker Mk2 which is trully beneficial for CAS.

I guess the Waversa digital gadgets for such application must be as good.

I heard the demonstration in-room...but what mattered is at home. The Zanden has an entire 4-box setup where even the cables are designed by Zanden (i2s). I have had custom cables designed by Z:Axis which are sensational and led me to explore whether there is more to be driven out of the connection between Transport and DAC. So the Waversa now goes in between the Transport and DAC...and it really drove down noise whereby significant new information easily surfaced to the music level. It was quite a great experience doing it with Z:Axis in the room as well.

MSB may/may not benefit as much...no idea. But I know it works well with Zanden, and there are 2 owners here as well who use it with their digital (one of whom, Steve Vu, owns Wadax Ref so pretty serious budget and ears)...

 

[CKKeung]

BTW there is a very cheap made-in-China product which is said to be performing the same function for digital.

天貓淘寶海外，花更少，買到寶！

天貓淘寶海外作爲面向華人的跨境電商平台，覆蓋200多個國家和地區的消費者，其中核心站點包括：中國香港、中國澳門、中國台灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、澳洲、加拿大。

m.intl.taobao.com

 

[CKKeung]

BTW there is a very cheap made-in-China product which is said to be performing the same function for digital.

天貓淘寶海外，花更少，買到寶！

天貓淘寶海外作爲面向華人的跨境電商平台，覆蓋200多個國家和地區的消費者，其中核心站點包括：中國香港、中國澳門、中國台灣、新加坡、馬來西亞、澳洲、加拿大。

m.intl.taobao.com

The upper model is RMB2780 only.

 

[LL21]

Thanks. I suppose the same could be said for lots of things in audio. In any event, I am extraordinarily happy with the Waversa.

 

[CKKeung]

Thanks. I suppose the same could be said for lots of things in audio. In any event, I am extraordinarily happy with the Waversa.

Me too.
If I haven't already got the Reclocker Mk2, I may buy one UMI to taste taste.