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Originally Posted by joe1515 (Post 194147)

I have never seen any retail prices for their speakers, what do they go for?

Joe

Between 150k for bookshelves and 800k for the big ones.

Just kidding ! :D

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Originally Posted by joe1515 (Post 194147)

I have never seen any retail prices for their speakers, what do they go for?

Joe

Between $30k and $67k. The "field coil" versions are I would imagine where the magic is at and those are over $50k for the Petite and $67k for the larger version. Since we are, or at least I am used to looking at some real heft, size and modern technology (think Wilson Maxx3) for that kind of dough, one needs to be a real Shindo connoisseur to work up the appetite and courage to step up to the Shindo holy Grail speakers. With 100dB efficiency and 16 ohm impedance, these Shindo speakers will bring out the very best of any Shindo amps though. :yes:

So far I've been able to sidetrack myself from pulling the trigger. Why do you think I ordered the Tannoy Canterbury as an upgrade that will only cost me $7k to upgrade from my Kensingtons! :D

The thought of having vacuum tubes inside speakers as well (field coil) is one that is tough to resist though! :D

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Originally Posted by PHC1 (Post 194161)

The thought of having vacuum tubes inside speakers as well (field coil) is one that is tough to resist though! :D

Serge,
Resistance is futile !
Just sell one of the things with 4 wheels that you have in your garage and buy the Shindo TT and the big Latour :D !

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Originally Posted by C220MC275 (Post 194165)

Serge,
Resistance is futile !
Just sell one of the things with 4 wheels that you have in your garage and buy the Shindo TT and the big Latour :D !

I know Jerome, it's only a matter of time... :D

AA community is like the black hole, once you get anywhere near it's gravitational pull, there is only a smoking hole left in your pants where your wallet used to be... Pffffft....

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Originally Posted by PHC1 (Post 194168)

Serge,
The day you set up a full Shindo system, be prepared to see me for a listening !

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Originally Posted by C220MC275 (Post 194174)

Serge,
The day you set up a full Shindo system, be prepared to see me for a listening !

Welcome any time my friend! :thumbsup:

Jerome... Could you build a small system in another room?

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Originally Posted by C220MC275 (Post 194016)

Ok folks, many good thoughts here. Thanks a lot !

I cannot ignore Matt's recommendations and yet my experience with low power amps with the EB1i tells me that the 70 W Class A CCQ should be more than enough to drive them the way that I want to.

There is nothing wrong to me with the sound of the 2301's. Most of the time, I listen at moderate volumes. Yesterday night, I was listening at Patricia Barber's Fortnight in France, and I wanted to crank the volume up to peaks of 300 W but it does not happen often.

Ordering a Shindo preamp is a no no at this time. Too complicated to have 2 preamps in my system. Monoblocks are much easier to switch.

:scratch2: The fact that the speakers even require you to crank them to 300W peaks is indication enough that a tube amp is really wasn't the design center that the speakers were built around.

Like I mentioned, a Shindo preamp would mate perfectly with your amp and is the recommended route you should take.

I'm not saying you need to have two preamps. One is enough. :yes:

-M

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Originally Posted by jwhite613 (Post 194176)

Jerome... Could you build a small system in another room?

I have already one but I will have to work hard on my wife to make her accept a real speakers placement.
She is not ready to accept a real high end system in an other room unfortunately.