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July 24, 2017, 09:53 AM #1
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Fun comparison.....
We took in a pair of Wilson Alexandria X2's in trade and set them up literally, just for the experience. Have been listening back and forth between the X2's, Magico M3's, Goldmund Satya and Kaiser Kaweros over the last week.
I don't really have a favorite, each speaker has it's +'s/-s, but I could live with any one of these particular speakers, BUT it's a lot more fun to have all four of them to listen to
I find myself depending on my mood and what music I am playing choosing one or the other speaker to listen to. They are all connected simultaneously from the Aurender N10 and with several remote controls, you can just turn one system down and the other up.....it's quite intoxicating!
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July 24, 2017, 09:57 AM #2
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My money's on the Satya.
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July 24, 2017, 10:00 AM #3
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July 24, 2017, 10:03 AM #4
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Re: Fun comparison.....
Well... thats just some cool shit Bob. Nice you've rigged a way to swap and listen, most all of us I think would love to be able to so easily hear different speakers, though optimal speaker positioning is essential to really hearing what each is capable of, yes?
Now, if you could put a chair in the center and a pair of speakers optimally set up on each of four walls of a room, then turn 90 degrees and swap to that set of speakers, hell, I'd probably fly to NYC for that!
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July 24, 2017, 10:03 AM #5
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What did the Wilson's get traded in on?
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July 24, 2017, 10:06 AM #6
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Hi Bob, I hear ya, and actually I first listened to each speaker separately with other speakers removed following your line and the normal line of thinking. The results were actually all good, BUT much to my surprise when I put all of the speakers into the equation, per the pic, each speaker sounded as good to me with the other speakers around them as they did when they were playing in the space solo.
You would really have to experience sitting with four remotes hearing the differences to understand that it works quite well like this in this particular case.
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July 24, 2017, 10:08 AM #7
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July 24, 2017, 01:26 PM #8
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Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.
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July 24, 2017, 01:28 PM #9
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July 24, 2017, 01:34 PM #10
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Cause you have not flipped the turbo switch yet. Measure up the room and have Vero put it in the math blender and send you the DRC correction! Next level stuff.
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Custom PC with Memory Player Software Suite/ Modded Denon CD transport>Lampi GG1 (and sometimes PACIFIC) DHT tube Dac> Rowen 850W Isolating Transformer/ Rowen SS Preamp and PA1 monoblocs/Lampi Silk power cond. with Phase flipper> Heil AMT KITHARA & Syrinx in parallel hookup. Swiss cables (Reference line) for PC/interconnects and speaker cables. Goldmund Sweetcord PC. FTA Callisto unpowered USB cable. Basic analog: vintage Lenco L78 TT with Rowen mat, Denon MM cart, iFi iPhono2 with 15v Hynes SR3 LPSU. Synology 12 TB NAS. 2nd system:KenWin Bluetooth speaker 3rd system TBI Millemnium amp with Aulos speakers and SB Duo hookup.
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July 24, 2017, 01:44 PM #11
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July 24, 2017, 06:28 PM #12
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Kool. Last time you didnt, as far as I can recall.
What uplift did you perceive?
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July 24, 2017, 08:55 PM #13
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July 25, 2017, 12:22 AM #14
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Nice
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July 25, 2017, 01:10 AM #15
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July 25, 2017, 04:29 AM #16
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We're all just bozos on the same bus
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