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Great set up (holy grail).
Ah ah! CDF audio great boutique. Last edited by Shindoadict; 10-26-2013 at 03:55 PM. |
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Thank you. This is my first experience with CDF. They really are great to deal with. Very knowledgable, friendly and a no pressure atmosphere. Jonathan Halpern was very helpful as well. We spoke at length about my different options and based on that conversation I was able to make an informed decision.
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I use Telefunken 7189 tubes in the Montille, The sound to me is more real with this setup.
That said the Cortese is sounding wonderful with the 15" Tannoy's and ARC Ref. The York Cabs huge at 46" tall.
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Congratulations on your purchase. The wait will be painful. i've had my Orangutans for a few months now and they are amazing. What is your room like?
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Thank you. My room is fairly large, 15x40 feet. Unfortunately it is a combination living dining room and fully furnished. Due to furniture placement and WAF speaker placement is not perfect. I really wanted to get Shindo speakers but as per Jonathan's advice he suggested I go with Devores for now and when I move and have a dedicated music space where speaker placement can be adjusted then go with the Latour's. I understand the Devores are great and more forgiving regarding placement. Did you experience quite a bit of changes during break in? Was your gear already totally broken in so you could just evaluate the speakers over time? Can't wait to get everything installed.
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There is merit to what Jonathan suggested.
In addition, for me, I purchased a very nice system - but used and older - for a very modest price, to make sure I would actually listen enough to warrant a substantially greater expense. Once I convinced myself, I had less trepidation about purchasing expensive gear, knowing at least that I would use it. |
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I was told by my wise mentor to take incremental steps up the ladder, to learn to appreciate the differences - especially as there is no trade in cost. Hence, that's part of it too. The journey and education. Frankly, the big latour - or even the petites - are such an expense that it's not only whether they are "better" that matters but whether you feel comfortable spending (not investing as many here say) so much on audio. Even those that can easily afford them may conclude it doesn't make sense. I could easily live with and be happy with your Devores - which are no compromise at all, the petites or the big latours. You already have an incredible system, such that it's definitely diminishing marginal returns. And some of the difference is obvious only to those that have trained themselves how to listen, not to the music but the sound. That isn't always healthy to be so hyper aware/critical. I personally think the room is such a huge variable in music reproduction that it would clearly influence my thinking in which speaker. Why spend so much on gear if the room minimizes or negates such an effort? That was my thinking - given my modest room scale, would I get 90% out of the petites and only 75% out of the latours, for example. To answer your question more directly, yes I probably will get the latours. I do love the petites and could happily stay with them, especially if my room wasn't receptive to the bigger speakers. But the big latours/we300b's are what got me hooked on this and I am trying to recreate that sound - even if Matt had such a great sounding space. I may move for a year or so which has me in limbo, along with the aforementioned WAF. I will however keep a pair of petites for my office space. Last edited by Freestone; 10-27-2013 at 11:06 PM. |
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