About to pull the trigger on Tannoy
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Heres the preamp, "Line 1,Power 1"
Taken from 6 MOONS September /12
Reviewer: Mike Malinowski
It would be easier to just describe component and sound and not discuss price. But in Tenor’s case, price is the invisible elephant in the room. In the end it becomes a matter of degree. If the unit were $2.000 every audiophile in the world might consider purchasing it. If it were a million dollars, it would never sell. So there is a dilemma of an exquisitely built extravagantly expensive component with a sumptuous elegant design befitting its aspirations. Jim describes the Line1/Power1 as generational, each buyer ultimately passing the preamp to their heirs. Yet in the end what truly distinguishes this design from all others is sound. For my humble ears it has set a new standard for astonishingly beautiful timbers and tube-like bloom combined with transparent resolution. The imaging of the Line1/Power1 offers the best of tubes and solid state, showing real acoustic instruments with an almost tactile presentation while rock is visceral, dynamic and vibrant.The Tenor is a no-compromise design with compulsive attention to details. It is the realization of one man’s obsessive dedication to the musical truth via psychoacoustics and engineering. For your money you're getting a unique approach to amplification where distortions are carefully managed so the brain cancels residual distortion to inaudibility and only the purity of music remains. Yes it's outrageously expensive but in life the best unfortunately often is.
Taken from 6 MOONS September /12
Reviewer: Mike Malinowski
It would be easier to just describe component and sound and not discuss price. But in Tenor’s case, price is the invisible elephant in the room. In the end it becomes a matter of degree. If the unit were $2.000 every audiophile in the world might consider purchasing it. If it were a million dollars, it would never sell. So there is a dilemma of an exquisitely built extravagantly expensive component with a sumptuous elegant design befitting its aspirations. Jim describes the Line1/Power1 as generational, each buyer ultimately passing the preamp to their heirs. Yet in the end what truly distinguishes this design from all others is sound. For my humble ears it has set a new standard for astonishingly beautiful timbers and tube-like bloom combined with transparent resolution. The imaging of the Line1/Power1 offers the best of tubes and solid state, showing real acoustic instruments with an almost tactile presentation while rock is visceral, dynamic and vibrant.The Tenor is a no-compromise design with compulsive attention to details. It is the realization of one man’s obsessive dedication to the musical truth via psychoacoustics and engineering. For your money you're getting a unique approach to amplification where distortions are carefully managed so the brain cancels residual distortion to inaudibility and only the purity of music remains. Yes it's outrageously expensive but in life the best unfortunately often is.
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Paul, I am going to listen to one in the near future if it is that good.
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beautiful timbers and tube-like bloom combined with transparent resolution.
..... offers the best of tubes and solid state, showing real acoustic instruments with an almost tactile presentation while rock is visceral, dynamic and vibrant.The Tenor is a no-compromise design with compulsive attention to details.
This is it....How I feel about the Tenor. Kev,,, as you noticed I usually keep the pair of amps ( Tube and SS ) but this Tenor amp. I can live with one. The one does everything ~!
Paul,
I've never heard or read a bad word about Tenor. I'm afraid to listen to it.
I've never heard or read a bad word about Tenor. I'm afraid to listen to it.
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Can you hear them calling Joe? It starts like the wind blowing under the window pane & slowly gets louder, Joee Jooeee Joooeee. Thats, Strads & Tenor 
Sounds like a magical show :fingers:
Sounds like a magical show :fingers:
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I've been thinking the same since AS started, and more and more everyday. ...Right on Paul, indeed enjoy!
Can you hear them calling Joe? It starts like the wind blowing under the window pane & slowly gets louder, Joee Jooeee Joooeee. Thats, Strads & Tenor
Uh oh, you had to go there Kev just when I'm getting settled.
Tenor and Strads could be AMAZING! I hope Strads and CJ GAT + ART monos will be just as good. If not, I'm in trouble too.
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"The Music", your beautiful room upstairs, your gear, your joie-de-vivre, your good humor, your journey, your everything that you shared with us Paul.
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Well said Bob.
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Don't ignore me. 
...And it's not everything about me.
...And it's not everything about me.
Paul
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To be honest with you. Your CJ gears + Strads will be amazing BUT if you get the Tenor + Strads will be better match than my speakers also when you get the Tenor as I mentioned you will not miss anything in terms of SS and Tube. I was little sad about MC601's but not anymore
well... I still miss how they look with my system though.... But not the sounds. LOL