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The Strads were bigger, better, etc, etc...but again, i think even the Strads are not as good (for what they are supposed to deliver) as the Guarneris are.
Micro and Lloyd, I agree and disagree with you both. The GH's are in the small listening room, superior in every way to the Strads. The Strads in a large room are in many ways superior to the GH's.
Without any question, the Strads can plumb the depths in ways that the GH's cannot even dream of.
However, in the reproduction of the mids from about 100Hz up to and including the highs, the GH's are to my ears far more of a piece and more realistic in their reproduction than the Strads or for that matter almost every other smaller speaker that I have heard; and I have heard numerous speakers in that category, from the aforementioned Magico Mini's to the Dynaudio's to even the TAD's. If, and maybe this is a BIG if, you have the appropriate up stream gear feeding the GH's.
I think it is down to the old saying..."horses for courses" in regards to the Strads vs. the GH's.
lloydelee21;65404 To keep us on track for this thread...it will be interesting to hear whether technology properly balanced with the alchemy of music making in the Q1 can finally surpass the Guarneri .[/QUOTE said:That is the $64K question. It is amazing to me that it has been nearly 20 years since the GH's were introduced and they are still, IMO, at the top of the heap in small speakers.
Again, IMO, Franco hit one out of the park with the GH's and like many other designer's was unable to follow-up with that kind of success. Many people, including myself, feel the same
way about Peter Walker and the Quads...the original ESL's vs. all of his later efforts.
Seems to show that the art of speaker design, is just that...more art than science.
JV should really stop reviewing Magico. Give it to Dick Olsher or someone entirely different.
same thing happened at Sphile with Musical Fidelity.
JV should really stop reviewing Magico. Give it to Dick Olsher or someone entirely different.
same thing happened at Sphile with Musical Fidelity.
This is what happens when individual reviewers seek out equipment rather than having pieces assigned to them for review. I know that reviewing can become boring not getting piece (s) that one likes and there has to be some middle ground here. But this doesn't just apply to JV, but many others with ARC, Krell, etc. After all, a "professional" reviewer should be able to separate their prejudices out from the sound of the equipment and give an unbiased accounting of what the gear sounds like. The best at that was John Nork.
This goes hand in hand with "novice" reviewers reviewing SOTA gear. It seems everyone wants to start out reviewing Tidal. Gone are the days when a reviewer had to prove their worth with lesser priced gear and then move up through the ranks of the magazine staff.
I'm sure many people out there will agree that the unique physical appearance and stature of the Mini makes it one of the prettiest speakers ever produced.
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