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  1. May 10, 2018, 02:31 AM #101
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

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    I love mine as well
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    Here are a few of my pictures, have had the Strads for 6 days. I scored a demo pair from a dealer near who is only open by appointment , they look perfect. I suspect by my serial number my pair are 10 years old, serial number 184. Is the age anything to be concerned about ? They sound excellent. I also have a mint pair of Guarneri Mementos I purchased from this dealer and I bought and still have a mint pair of Elipsa that I’m selling (bought the Elipsa new).
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Congratulations! Beautiful speakers. Don’t worry about the age. If they look and sound great, that’s all that matters. I’m so happy for you. A true classic.
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Quote Originally Posted by 1kw View Post
    Here are a few of my pictures, have had the Strads for 6 days. I scored a demo pair from a dealer near who is only open by appointment , they look perfect. I suspect by my serial number my pair are 10 years old, serial number 184. Is the age anything to be concerned about ? They sound excellent. I also have a mint pair of Guarneri Mementos I purchased from this dealer and I bought and still have a mint pair of Elipsa that I’m selling (bought the Elipsa new).
    Beautiful....Congratulations!
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Bet they sound as fantastic as they look in your dedicated 2 channel room.
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    Thanks, could not be happier with them.
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Congrats on a wonderful pair of speakers! May I ask what is the size of the room?
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    Thanks, could not be happier with them.
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    15.5 ' x 17 '
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Gorgeous setup. Re: age, no issues. Some argue, the earlier Strads, when Franco ran the show, sound best.
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Quote Originally Posted by 1kw View Post
    Here are a few of my pictures, have had the Strads for 6 days. I scored a demo pair from a dealer near who is only open by appointment , they look perfect. I suspect by my serial number my pair are 10 years old, serial number 184. Is the age anything to be concerned about ? They sound excellent. I also have a mint pair of Guarneri Mementos I purchased from this dealer and I bought and still have a mint pair of Elipsa that I’m selling (bought the Elipsa new).
    Beautiful room, wonderful speakers and superb combo! How I wish I had this room size. Congratulations and enjoy in good health!
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Congrats again David. Your Strads look like they were built for that room.


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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Great Eames chair...
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  13. May 17, 2018, 06:54 AM #113
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    That is good to hear, I think I will go with that
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    Thanks Jerry, have not heard from you in awhile
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Beautiful Strad "Porn" everyone,...thanks for posting the beautiful photos of speakers and rooms!
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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Hi,

    Just laid my eyes and ears on these, the 35th anniversary Strads, one half of 35 pairs made. This particular finish is the palladio as you can see and they make marvelous music. What I heard is that Sonus Faber used the original wood types, birch and maple, to get the best out of the construction as some of later productions had walnut as build material.
    Did I say they sound fantastic, oh yes, and the midrange seem to benefit from the original building wood choices as compared to one of previous manufactured versions.

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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeoo View Post
    Hi,

    Just laid my eyes and ears on these, the 35th anniversary Strads, one half of 35 pairs made. This particular finish is the palladio as you can see and they make marvelous music. What I heard is that Sonus Faber used the original wood types, birch and maple, to get the best out of the construction as some of later productions had walnut as build material.
    Did I say they sound fantastic, oh yes, and the midrange seem to benefit from the original building wood choices as compared to one of previous manufactured versions.

    Mike
    Except for the Vicenza stone phase plugs on the woofers, those look like the original Palladios.
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    Quote Originally Posted by metaphacts View Post
    Except for the Vicenza stone phase plugs on the woofers, those look like the original Palladios.
    …and the binding posts which are regular gold...
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    Just acquired pair no. 19 of the 35th anniversary Stradivari production, new and unopened! Pictures will follow, stay tuned!

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    Wow, fantastic!
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    Dzieky Adam!

    It was time to take this opportunity! I see you have Lampi so I guess you visited Lukasz as you live in Poland. With Strads there may be an opening for tube amplification, like Lampi 211 Pacific

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    Teaser time….
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    In da house...
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    Welcome...
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    Installed...
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    Brought out some Franco designs for family photo...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikeoo View Post
    Brought out some Franco designs for family photo...
    Nice system, Enjoy!


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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Fun picture! Enjoy those Strads!
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    Thanks guys!

    Since the picture was taken I aslo installed Anzus Darkz DTC under each spike! As performance already wasn't good enough these Darkz just elevated them beyond all senses.

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    Re: Some Strad Porn

    Wow! They look great. Getting speaker envy.
    Knightrider7007

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  31. October 15, 2019, 05:17 PM #131
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    Congratulations !! The Strads are fantastic speakers. Like you have another pair of Franco design speakers, mine are the Guarneri Mementos .
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  32. October 15, 2019, 05:31 PM #132
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    Thanks!

    Being on so many hifi shows through the years and visiting so many hifi shops around the world and getting more and more tired of hearing another mega bucks system playing 'technical' tunes instead of communicating music it was always 3-5 speakers that I could live with and Strads one of them. So now they stand here doing just that, reproducing music.
    Franco S designed beauty both for ears and eye!

    Mike
    Main system: Aavik Acoustics U-300 (upgraded internals), Accuphase C47 + TechDAS AF V Premium + Kuzma 4P11" Gemstone/Kondo silver + Ortofon Diamond, Naim streamer SSD + TAD DA-1000 DAC, Sonus Faber Stradivari 35 Anniversary, mostly full cable loom Ansuz Acoustics, D and own silver constructions on signal side, Mainz DTC/D2 + Mainz8 D-TC power distributor. All individual equipment and cables rest on Ansuz Acoustics Darkz DTC (Tungsten balls). Dedicated mains supply (Audience Conductor) with Klangmodule fuse system and Furutech receptacles. Other systems: Collection of Sonus Faber classics (Franco S design), tube gear and transistor designs, CD-transports and players, turntables and collection of cables
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