heeelllloooooo....????
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I have been enjoying my Shindo gear for 5 years now and never had any urge to switch to anything else. First time in my life I am still as enamoured with the sound as I was when I first discovered Shindo. More so in fact!! I haven’ been on this forum for years and was reminded of it as someone sent me a question about my amps. Without a doubt the most musical high end gear I have ever owned (and I have owned a lot of good gear). To the ‘HATERS’ out there, get a life!! Us Shindo owners are music lovers first, gear traders and forum junkies last.
So happy for you J.J., thank you for the update. I’d love to hear Shindo on my Duos. Mike and Paul still talk about Shindo gear they have owned or heard. Still at the top of their all time favorite systems. Maybe I’ll finally look into a demo.
Jerome W
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Joe....
I just sold my Shindo Corton Charlemagne Q monoblocks. The buyer is in Netherlands and must make the trip to Paris to pick them up.
My guess is that I probably made my biggest mistake by selling those amps.
The reason why I sold them ?
In my main system I can use 2 very different amplifiers. Like Shane.
-300B WE SET monoblocks : a bit faster and transparent and refined than the CCQs.
-Accuphase A65 amp : can stay on all the time, for cats, ambiance music, movies and for music very difficult and needing lots of power and grip. Not as good as the CCQs but more polyvalent and no tubes.
If I had to have only one amp, the CCQs would stay here. They are actually the good compromise between my SS amp and the little 300B SETs.
If you're looking for natural and sweet sound, there are not many brands able to come next to Shindo's level. Their performance is just stellar.
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Thank you Jerome. My friend Paul talks so highly about Shindo. He and Mike loved them on his Tannoy Westies. Now with his Duo Mezzo, he’s demoing a lot of different gear. I know he misses his Shindo immensely. I’m looking for musical and sweet, not necessarily transparent. I think my Luxman MQ300 is probably the one, especially with the standard Takatsuki 300b tubes.
Now with my super efficient Duos, I’m excited to experience different SET tube amps. This is all exciting to me.
Congratulations on your Shindo sale.
Now with my super efficient Duos, I’m excited to experience different SET tube amps. This is all exciting to me.
Congratulations on your Shindo sale.
Katoomer
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I'll chime in on this one. Haven't been here for a while. As a long time Shindo owner I really have no interest in learning about other gear any longer. It was a bit of a revolving door for me until I took the Shindo plunge. Always looking to change the sound in my system in some way to please my ears. My life is busy and when I do have time to listen the Shindo gives me the opportunity to just listen to music with out feeling the need to want to change the sound. I take exception to Walters comment that Shindo owners are wealthy professionals with their noses up in the air. I am a blue collar worker that is fortunate enough to be able to enjoy quality audio gear in my free time. Not all Shindo systems are worth hundreds of thousands. I've met quite a few Shindo owners in person and they are as warm and welcoming a group of people as any. Jonathan and Matt are cut from the same cloth. They both have a life long passion for audio that shows in their comittment to their products and their customers. To say they are in it for the money is ridiculous. I will never sell my Shindo. It will some day belong to my children.
By the way, Audioshark is a wonderful forum.
By the way, Audioshark is a wonderful forum.
Paul
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The Cortese 300B and newer Monbrison. Anyone actually heard this combo yet ? I’m very interesting in these particular combo since can’t afford the WE300B mono’s
Jack
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Paul
Are your speakers JH approved?
Are your speakers JH approved?
kev313
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That’s a great question.
And yet with one small truck JH provides the valuable additional service of helping “audiophiles” get over themselves and look critically and what, exactly, they are doing with this hobby.
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Paul
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so no one has it ?I heard the Cortese (300B) driving Trenner and Fredel speakers, and was was very impressed. It had the PsVane 300B, which is interesting
to me, because I own the Genelex fitted Dy'quem's. That said, not sure if I want to mess with the sound I'm getting right now....
If I didn't own the DyQ's, and was considering a Shindo amp, it would be the Cortese 300B. I've also heard the F2 version sound excellent,
but more recently, it was that sweetie 300B version. Come on back to the dark (green) side Paul, we miss you. Cheers -Don
Katoomer
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Paul,
I can only imagine the 300B/Monbrison combo to be what I have only that much better in typical
Shindo fashion, a little bit better in all areas.
I can only imagine the 300B/Monbrison combo to be what I have only that much better in typical
Shindo fashion, a little bit better in all areas.
Paul
Senior Member
Thanks Don. It’s so sad they discounted the D’Yquem. It would be my first choice. Being said that since I never heard the Cortese 300B wondering if they still keeping the Shindo house sound.
How would you compare with your D’Yquem ? Thanks again
P.S : One of my friend selling his D’Yquem so very tempting if you say it’s better than Cortese300b
Paul
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Funny we posted at the same time. Would you remind me what do you have ? Thanks.
Jerome W
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With the return of the WE 300B, it will be easier to get the real sound that you should get with your D'Yquems.
No matter if we talk about the Gold Lion reissue or the PsVane ones, they are both miles away from the Western Electric 300B. Once you hear the WE, you really understand what the 300B is about. Until then, all the others are just a simulacre.
I had to call the maker of my amps when I switched the 300B's GL to WE. I asked him " Did you ever listen to your amps with WE 300B's ? ". He said "no". I replied " then you never heard your amps".
I took my pair to a friend who has huge 300B Set's monoblocks from a famous maker in France. Same result. When we inserted the WE, the sound just came to
life. Comparing these WE tubes with the other makers of 300B's is like trying to make a race between a Fiat 500 and a Ferrari.
I guess that Shindo will offer his new Cortese with WE 300B tubes when they will be available again.
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Paul- It's hard for me to compare them to be honest. Speaker is much different than mine...Big Top model Trenner Fredl versus my Valencia 846 A, with Werner XO. Also much bigger/different listening room at the dealers. My gut feeling is go for D'yquem. I know better than to say NEVER in this hobby, but I couldn't fathom selling mine. All I can say is you're a 6.5 hour drive to my house. The door is always open if you're willing to make the trip.