Re: Does Corus matchg with my power-amp?
Hi Guido
Here is my answer of your questions:
1) What kind of music do you like to listen to?
I only listen to modern Jazz music, Bossa Nova. Here are some examples for you, you can listen to the sample:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Lars-Jansson/dp/B00004T9XS?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_385721_124915011_TE_3p_dp_1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000QGEVYY/ref=pe_385721_124402661_TE_item_image
http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Will-Alw...O?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_385721_124402911_TE_3p_dp_3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bossa-Nova-...N?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_385721_124402911_TE_3p_dp_1
2) What are you looking for in sonic /musical characteristics?
The idea sonic or musical characteristics for me is good 3D stage with silky smooth highs & mid-range, solid bass, very good transparency with good tonal texture and density.
3) How does your current system fall short of ideal?
I’m using my per-amp (Electrocompaniet EC-4.8) and power-amp (AW-180) about 4 years. Before this, I use their ECI-5 for 3 years. I enjoy EC sound, which is neutral with a little bit warm, slightly sweet, nice transparency. But after 7 years, I’m interest to try something new, which is much better than my EC sound quality. Perhaps I will also upgrade my AW-180 power-amp in the future but not now, because my budget is not enough at this moment. Also I have small listening area, which cannot allowed me to use very big power-amp (like Passlab, McIntosh). AW-180 is a pair of small mono-block that fit for my home. And it drive my speaker very well (Avalon Opus Ceramique).
4) What would your ideal preamplifier do that your current one does not do?
More transparency sound, better 3D stage, more silky smooth on the high and mid-range, more solid base, with better tonal texture and density.
PS: ARC Ref 6, this is another target per-amp for me beside JR Corus. But Ref 6 is a tube-amp, the tube has limited life-time, and the size of Ref 6 seem to be a little bit high for my audio rack. Ref 6 has about 7” height, my audio rack has only 8.5”. ARC ref 6 upper case is quite hot as I heard, I’m afraid my audio rack don’t have not enough ventilation space to move out the hot air. These are my biggest concern for Ref 6. But Corus’s size is very small, I have no problem put it into my audio rack in anytime. However, sound quality is no. 1 for my decision.