I've run the the spectrum of amplifiers and speakers through my lifetime in audio.
I have come to the conclusion that it is important to match the two. This may cause you to be in a situation as in many sitcoms -hot wife average husband. As improbable as it seems, they just seem to work together.
Many facts go into making the wrong decision.
Money,
Bias/prejudice
Desire for prestige
Reviews
Dealers
Ignorance
Limited access... on and on.
In the end "...to thine own ears be true."
On paper it would not appear to be so. But I think the Martin Logan CLS-Moscode 402AU maybe the perfect combination. A good recipe does not mean a thing if it does make a great pudding. It does not mean I have the perfect system. Or that there may not be a better amp for the CLS or that there is not a better speaker for the Moscode. I guess at some point I'll talk about why I prefer cd over vinyl. Since we all listen in analogue what we are talking about is which is the preferred storage medium.
I am not alone in this opinion.
Oneobgyn in his belief Lamm is the perfect amp for his Wilson
Albert Porter matching his VTL with Dali Megaline
NSGARCH with his vintage McIntosh and the CLS II
Miike Lavigne and his Dartzell and EMM 3
Rushton with his Avolons and Atma Sphere MA2
Many of these guys could afford any amp they desire.
I hope to actually pick out some CDs and try to direct you to exactly what I'm hearing.
I've already scheduled a visit with Steve. Hopefully I can to hear all these systems. If not maybe I can catch it a show.
Anybody can comment but I hope this to be my own personal thread where I tell what I m trying to accomplish.
Specifically my goal may be a tad easier than someone who is trying to put a symphony orchestra with a backup choir in the living room. I know Rushton to be quite the classical music fan.
My goal is to recreate a jazz trio or quartet with a singer out front. That may sound easy. I assure you it's not. I want to try and describe exactly what cd I was playing and what I heard. At least then you can get the CD and see if you can recreate the same thing.
It should be fun.
I have come to the conclusion that it is important to match the two. This may cause you to be in a situation as in many sitcoms -hot wife average husband. As improbable as it seems, they just seem to work together.
Many facts go into making the wrong decision.
Money,
Bias/prejudice
Desire for prestige
Reviews
Dealers
Ignorance
Limited access... on and on.
In the end "...to thine own ears be true."
On paper it would not appear to be so. But I think the Martin Logan CLS-Moscode 402AU maybe the perfect combination. A good recipe does not mean a thing if it does make a great pudding. It does not mean I have the perfect system. Or that there may not be a better amp for the CLS or that there is not a better speaker for the Moscode. I guess at some point I'll talk about why I prefer cd over vinyl. Since we all listen in analogue what we are talking about is which is the preferred storage medium.
I am not alone in this opinion.
Oneobgyn in his belief Lamm is the perfect amp for his Wilson
Albert Porter matching his VTL with Dali Megaline
NSGARCH with his vintage McIntosh and the CLS II
Miike Lavigne and his Dartzell and EMM 3
Rushton with his Avolons and Atma Sphere MA2
Many of these guys could afford any amp they desire.
I hope to actually pick out some CDs and try to direct you to exactly what I'm hearing.
I've already scheduled a visit with Steve. Hopefully I can to hear all these systems. If not maybe I can catch it a show.
Anybody can comment but I hope this to be my own personal thread where I tell what I m trying to accomplish.
Specifically my goal may be a tad easier than someone who is trying to put a symphony orchestra with a backup choir in the living room. I know Rushton to be quite the classical music fan.
My goal is to recreate a jazz trio or quartet with a singer out front. That may sound easy. I assure you it's not. I want to try and describe exactly what cd I was playing and what I heard. At least then you can get the CD and see if you can recreate the same thing.
It should be fun.
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