S3s w/ Alon Wolf in Santa Monica

[socfan12]

You have golden ears, Mike, golden ears...:audiophile::scholar:

 

[Mike]

I wouldn't say that - but us audiophiles are a funny bunch. We associate cost with performance WAY too much. Listen, decide and then ask the price. You may just surprise yourself.


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[Design Audio Video]

I new a dealer who caused a big fuss by saying the #3 speaker sounded better than the #5. Just to further confirm your #3 impressions.

 

[Mike]

I new a dealer who caused a big fuss by saying the #3 speaker sounded better than the #5. Just to further confirm your #3 impressions.

I remember something about that too. Hmmm....


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[dlb2]

...Overall I really enjoyed the setup and especially the S3s. It really filled a 17x28x9 room wonderful music!:audiophile: But as always, YMMV!

What size is your room Allen?

 

[socfan12]

I new a dealer who caused a big fuss by saying the #3 speaker sounded better than the #5. Just to further confirm your #3 impressions.

The dealer is a very astute dealer...:scholar:

 

[socfan12]

What size is your room Allen?

Oh, 17x23x8. Why do you ask?!

 

[dlb2]

Oh, 17x23x8. Why do you ask?!

It seems as though your room and the room at Overture are about the same size. :hi:

 

[the professor]

Exactly

It seems like we heard similar things with the similar gear. It's strange I liked the S3 so much with Spectral but the same gear with the Q series left me a bit cold.





I did like the S5s quite a bit when heard at Bob's (and even Ears Nova). The S3 has a lot of what the S5 has to offer but that S3 enclosure really has done some magic to sweeten that midrange up.

 

[Myles B. Astor]

it was big 10 years ago- JTinn distributed the OTL amps. the 75 monos were very nice sounding and def the amp du jour, but had reliability issues. Kharma/Tenor was the magic combo. He took on DarTZeel and the rest is history.

Interesting, my now deceased friend Lars had the Tenor on his Verity with nary an issue.

 

[owldiscourse]

Interesting, my now deceased friend Lars had the Tenor on his Verity with nary an issue.

I had the Kharma Tenor combo around that time and it was bomb proof, as did a friend. The tonal color of that OTL amp was wonderful. I can only imagine what the hybrid Tenor amp sounds like on the Magicos.

 

[Mark Jones]

A couple of iPhone pics I took this evening.

S3's and the hybrid tenor 175S, a wonderful sounding combo.

 

[Mike]

Beautiful Mark.

 

[madfloyd]

I LOVE those Tenors (aesthetically at least - never heard them). Must be the most beautiful looking amps ever (imo of course).

 

[Mark Jones]

I LOVE those Tenors (aesthetically at least - never heard them). Must be the most beautiful looking amps ever (imo of course).

Rather than flying down for a visit Ian, I guess I should have driven with one in my trunk!

 

[madfloyd]

Rather than flying down for a visit Ian, I guess I should have driven with one in my trunk!

I was actually going to subtly suggest that at one point, you could have loaded the car with the Tenors, the Kronos... oh well, next time!