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General Speaker Discussion Calling all Speakers |
View Poll Results: Which pair of speakers will Alberto keep? | |||
The incumbent SF Guarneri Homage | 10 | 40.00% | |
The challenger Tannoy Sandringham | 15 | 60.00% | |
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll |
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Besides, that would mean a draw - and who wants to see a fight ending in a draw? Alberto |
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The measurements you quote are from Martin Colloms, not John Atkinson BTW. Martin did indeed choose tube amps - all of them over 50 watts a channel and most of them 100 and up. No 15 watters to be found anywhere because they are insufficient to drive Guarneri properly. Martin, a speaker designer/consultant in his other life, says "Because the Guarneri has good bass (within its natural limits) and rhythm, the power amplifier must be competent in these areas. My less-than-comprehensive list includes the Jadis Defy-7, the Acoustic Research VT130 (with BL-1 unbalanced-to-balanced converter, as required), and the Conrad-Johnson Premier series. From my electronics I expect an easy, subjective transparency; a good sense of air and delicacy; natural stereo perspectives; and, above all, harmonic neutrality. Conrad-Johnson Premier Twelve monoblocks offer all these things. The Premier Eleven can also produce civilized results, provided you don't require flat-out maximum loudness. " The Premier Eleven Martin found short of power is 70w per channel. I love me some Shindo but if you want to hear what Guarneris can do with Shindo, you'll need a pair of these beauties: |
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About the amp power ... good (data) points. In my case, I take into account TLV (Typical Listening Volume) and I very rarely go about 90-92db - and then it's usually for showing off my system. My typical listening volume is mid 70dbs. I know because my trusty SPL meter is never far. So far, I've not found the Guarneris wanting for power at my TLV - which is what I am optimizing for - and the Shindo also keeps the Guarneri nicely juiced up in the 90db range. Alberto |
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Alberto...I vote the Tannoy's but you can't go wrong either way. Trust your ears and remember it's about the music. Can't wait for the Luxman to arrive.
Dave
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Alberto |
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Alberto,
Since I have a soft spot for Tannoys (owned a pair a Tannoy Cheviots for most of my adult life) my guess is that Tannoy will come out marginally ahead of the SF. It'll be interesting out both sets of speakers sound with the Luxman.... You have a very pleasant dilemma on your hands my friend, it'll be interesting to see in the end which way you go.. |
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I voted Tannoys. Paired with your selection of source and amps, man that will be so sweeeet.
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Alberto,
Knowing how much you are loving the SF's with the little Montille.... I would LOVE TO HEAR them powered by my 30WPC EL-34 based Montrachet.... |
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The more components, the tougher it is for a low power amp to drive. I did the low power thing on and off for a number of years and still have a few low powered amps I really like (The CJ MV-50A1 and the First Watt F2 especially) but I keep going back to big power. The little amps just sound, well little. But it's always fun to try something different for a while. |
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With all do respect.... You have been listening to the wrong "low powered amps" Get an AN or Shindo... Hook them up to some HE speakers.... and be prepared to be amazed... Stephen |
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