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Preferring AB… is this Rostropovich and Britten? Very lovely performance either way Ked.
 
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Preferring AB… is this Rostropovich and Britten? Very lovely performance either way Ked.
People after people once hear the Neumann ends up preferring it just like you Graham. Where else can you hear this ..except from WBF.
 

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People after people once hear the Neumann ends up preferring it just like you Graham. Where else can you hear this ..except from WBF.
The move to greater sharing here has been such a good opportunity to learn for me Tang and very much appreciated, it’s fantastic exposure as you say to otherwise unavailable experience. As a spin-off it has led me to doing some listening compares to the Shafran/Ginsburg, Navarra/D’Arco and Rostropovich/Britten pairings in Schubert’s Arpeggione so it’s been a bit of an unfolding win win for me. It does make me wish I had a slightly bigger budget as well lol but then still also lucky to have as much good music as I have.
 
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Hey Tang kun!

I am anxiously waiting to hear/see your new setup, any new videos?
 

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Comparing two videos of the same record - you prefer A or AB?

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I preferred the second is that A , but there was noise in the left channel panned way left as I heard it, but not in the AB track
the cello had much more detail and realism in the A version ( second) and piano seemed set back in soundstage as you would expect, in the AB first version they seems flatter in perspective and the piano more prominent in the mix the cello less forward
 

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Hey Tang kun!

I am anxiously waiting to hear/see your new setup, any new videos?
No new video Kodomo san. I am still in the audio dormancy. Here is a video I took before I disassembled the Cessaro. I like how grand, boundaryless, never feel encapsulated the sound is with my Cessaro setup.

 

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No new video Kodomo san. I am still in the audio dormancy. Here is a video I took before I disassembled the Cessaro. I like how grand, boundaryless, never feel encapsulated the sound is with my Cessaro setup.

Tympani excellent , as is brass, is this Previn/Holst Planets ?
 

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Tympani excellent , as is brass, is this Previn/Holst Planets ?
Uranus from Planets. Maybe it is Solti with LSO?

Dear @Tango. it always felt like you had great sound and you got there step by step. This was sounding really good too. I hope this big change does not leave you behind but get you to an even better place. Good luck!
 
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Uranus from Planets. Maybe it is Solti with LSO?

Dear @Tango. it always felt like you had great sound and you got there step by step. This was sounding really good too. I hope this big change does not leave you behind but get you to an even better place. Good luck!
It is Stokowski. The TAD drivers are superb. They really go well with Lamm. My Cessaro dealer also agree with me they match with this brand better than anything he has heard. Transparency is as clear as air in your room. Instruments just spring to life holographically natural. The Eurodyn will present sound in different way from Cessaro. A different kind of suspension of disbelief. Hopefully I can ignite my fire this month. :)
 

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Uranus from Planets. Maybe it is Solti with LSO?

Dear @Tango. it always felt like you had great sound and you got there step by step. This was sounding really good too. I hope this big change does not leave you behind but get you to an even better place. Good luck!
Could be Solti or Stokowski hmm , I have copy but not played, bass is wonderful and tone anyway
 

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It is Stokowski. The TAD drivers are superb. They really go well with Lamm. My Cessaro dealer also agree with me they match with this brand better than anything he has heard. Transparency is as clear as air in your room. Instruments just spring to life holographically natural. The Eurodyn will present sound in different way from Cessaro. A different kind of suspension of disbelief. Hopefully I can ignite my fire this month. :)
Yes I am used to Tad drivers from Rey audio which sound amazing as do early Westlake‘s with TAD
 

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It is Stokowski. The TAD drivers are superb. They really go well with Lamm. My Cessaro dealer also agree with me they match with this brand better than anything he has heard. Transparency is as clear as air in your room. Instruments just spring to life holographically natural. The Eurodyn will present sound in different way from Cessaro. A different kind of suspension of disbelief. Hopefully I can ignite my fire this month. :)
Tango I have heard Eurodyn on chamber and amazing, I am not sure about big orchestral compared with Cessaro gamma’s with bass bins
 

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Teaser glimpse Tang has assembled them partially. Still has to do connections work rest his back and resume tomorrow. System still to be set up


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When his videos are ready he will post them on YouTube
 

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"Rest his back".....I hear ya' on that one.

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