Avantgarde Uno XD - wow!
- Thread starter Justin
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Oh my, I know the AGs would be the ultimate choice (look how happy Justin is now), but something keeps bringing me back to Harbeth.
Joe
Just thought I'd give you another option to go with Harbeth.In my systems the amps would be overkill except the little Music Reference or maybe the Mystere. Maybe when we go to Spring Training in March I can get by and hear Mike's Duo's. Hopefully I won't be smitten like Justin.
Jack
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Justin
Could happen at some point as our son works for Summit Partners in Boston. He is on "sabbatical" from them at the moment while he finishes his MBA at HBS. He lives a couple of blocks from Fenway.
Could happen at some point as our son works for Summit Partners in Boston. He is on "sabbatical" from them at the moment while he finishes his MBA at HBS. He lives a couple of blocks from Fenway.
a.wayne
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A few months in and the fun hasn’t stopped. At all. Having so much more fun than I’ver ever had in this hobby. Not really thinking about audiophile stuff, just finding it hard to stop listening after an hour... sessions have a tendency to run late. Always.
With AG at the core, the music just invites me to stay. With big open arms, a bear hug each evening. “Hey you, sit down please and hang out with me tonight. Please. We’ll have fun, you know we will. Just do it. Just one song.”
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With AG at the core, the music just invites me to stay. With big open arms, a bear hug each evening. “Hey you, sit down please and hang out with me tonight. Please. We’ll have fun, you know we will. Just do it. Just one song.”
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Paul
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Justin, I'm sooooo jealous
tommyboytp
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Thumbs up for American Sound. Jody Hickson is awesome for setup of these beauties
Huh? I set them up.
Jody is a great guy up in Canada. Ironically, American Sound of Canada! Ha!
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Paul
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No !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't want to hear the update lalalallalalallalala LOL.
Toomey
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And ???
Toomey
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Inquiring minds want to know...
sharkmouth
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I think Paul has him gagged in the back of a closet somewhere!! :lookatthat::hide:
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OK, a few rambling thoughts.
I continue to love the AG's. Clearest sign for me is just how hard it is to power down whenever I listen. A session beginning at 9pm just inevitably runs until midnight at the earliest. Music is as fun as ever for me. I crawl into bed at 1am far too often these days. Life is short! I can't shortchange a listening session! I promise this will be the last tune.
I have done lots of tinkering with some final touches in the past couple months. First I upgraded ICs and SCs to Kubala-Sosna Emotion or higher up the chain. Then I really wanted to upgrade all my power cords. I listened to the new AQ Hurricane and Dragon, the new Shunyata Sigma, and KS Realization. It's funny how we each hear differently, I guess. And of course much is system dependent, so I shouldn't make generalizations. But to my ears -- just as with the other cabling in my system -- the Realization was the very easy winner here. Some may describe KS as warm. I actually don't hear it that way at all. When comparing to others, I find KS to be the most real, the most representative of the live event. I love them. So I am going all Realization throughout the system. I accept that many will think I am on another planet for preferring these power cords to some other big power names. But for me it was such an easy decision. The Realization is a BIG step up, in my opinion, from Elation in terms of Power Cords. I think they are amazing. I find myself wondering if they are seriously underrated in the world of power cords.
I've played around with 300B tubes. There is certainly some real magic in the midrange with these 1997 Western Electric ones I have. But in many ways I have actually preferred the stock Psvane WE 300B replicas. they are just fuller sounding, sound more powerful, and are more linear throughout the spectrum. I think they are really great and with some of the more dynamic, snappy music I think they are a great fit.
I just had delivered a new pair of Elrog 300B. I am eager to try these.
I love my Triode 300B amps, but could see myself some day wanting to at least hear what a great Class A solid state amp would sound like with AG. What would be the dream match for the most musical, magical Class A with AG? Pass? Accuphase? Luxman? I have no idea. But some day I will want to hear. The Triodes are phenomenal though.
It is possible that the Duos are my dream speaker for my space. I don't find myself lacking anything... but if I could have just a little more of all this goodness? hmmm. A story for another day. Wife would kick me out of the house if I made that change soon.
The biggest compliment I can give the AG's is that, through all this tinkering and playing around, all of the music, all the variations... they are all tremendously pleasing. This isn't to say that you can throw any amp or cabling on AG and sound great. But of all the stuff I have played around with, I am enjoying myself endlessly with it all. I'm totally happy with my setup.
Basically, I feel I have found the right speaker for me. And for that I am very, very grateful.
I continue to love the AG's. Clearest sign for me is just how hard it is to power down whenever I listen. A session beginning at 9pm just inevitably runs until midnight at the earliest. Music is as fun as ever for me. I crawl into bed at 1am far too often these days. Life is short! I can't shortchange a listening session! I promise this will be the last tune.
I have done lots of tinkering with some final touches in the past couple months. First I upgraded ICs and SCs to Kubala-Sosna Emotion or higher up the chain. Then I really wanted to upgrade all my power cords. I listened to the new AQ Hurricane and Dragon, the new Shunyata Sigma, and KS Realization. It's funny how we each hear differently, I guess. And of course much is system dependent, so I shouldn't make generalizations. But to my ears -- just as with the other cabling in my system -- the Realization was the very easy winner here. Some may describe KS as warm. I actually don't hear it that way at all. When comparing to others, I find KS to be the most real, the most representative of the live event. I love them. So I am going all Realization throughout the system. I accept that many will think I am on another planet for preferring these power cords to some other big power names. But for me it was such an easy decision. The Realization is a BIG step up, in my opinion, from Elation in terms of Power Cords. I think they are amazing. I find myself wondering if they are seriously underrated in the world of power cords.
I've played around with 300B tubes. There is certainly some real magic in the midrange with these 1997 Western Electric ones I have. But in many ways I have actually preferred the stock Psvane WE 300B replicas. they are just fuller sounding, sound more powerful, and are more linear throughout the spectrum. I think they are really great and with some of the more dynamic, snappy music I think they are a great fit.
I just had delivered a new pair of Elrog 300B. I am eager to try these.
I love my Triode 300B amps, but could see myself some day wanting to at least hear what a great Class A solid state amp would sound like with AG. What would be the dream match for the most musical, magical Class A with AG? Pass? Accuphase? Luxman? I have no idea. But some day I will want to hear. The Triodes are phenomenal though.
It is possible that the Duos are my dream speaker for my space. I don't find myself lacking anything... but if I could have just a little more of all this goodness? hmmm. A story for another day. Wife would kick me out of the house if I made that change soon.
The biggest compliment I can give the AG's is that, through all this tinkering and playing around, all of the music, all the variations... they are all tremendously pleasing. This isn't to say that you can throw any amp or cabling on AG and sound great. But of all the stuff I have played around with, I am enjoying myself endlessly with it all. I'm totally happy with my setup.
Basically, I feel I have found the right speaker for me. And for that I am very, very grateful.