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Hi,I have a friend who just got married and he let me borrow his AudioNote Soro SE 18 watt Integrated.
I have been wanting to hear an SET with my 89db efficient speakers, however I had worried that it wouldn't be enough power. The nomimal impedance of my Excelarrays is 10 ohms nomimal and 5.5 ohms minimal. The builder told me that I would have the equivalent of a 95db efficient pair of point source speakers, at my seating distance of 13+ feet from the speakers. The reason being that a line source doesn't drop off as fast as a point source.
I hooked up the preamp outs to my SS Monoblocks on Friday night and wasn't impressed by the sound.
Saturday, I made up some longer speaker cables and ran the SET integrated directly into my speakers. The sound was so inviting. I didn't want to stop listening. The midrange magic was their in spades. The biggest thing I noticed, was the soundstage specificity. I felt like I could walk up and stand next to each of the performers, within their own space.
I recorded a respectable 100db of output from my seated position, playing some Rock songs, so the volume I got from this 18 watt SET is pretty respectable. Once I tried to go above the 2 O'Clock position, I started to hear clipping. Most of everything I listened to was at the listening levels I usually listen to with my 180 Watt monoblocks, with the exception of a few. I listened to Beethoven's 9th and although it had good volume, I could see myself yearning for more.
So, now my pursuit begins. I'll need to start listening to other SET's to get an idea of what might work. Unfortunately this is the only SET that I know of in the area. I can go to Cary Audio (90 minute drive) and hear there stuff at their place.
Anyhow, this was extremely enjoyable. I'll probably catch some grief on this, however it made my CD's sound more Vinyl like. Now, what did it make my Vinyl sound like ..... Pure heaven.
Have a great day,
Brad
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Topic - Very good first time SET experience - Brad V 13:22:17 04/1/03 ( 41)
- Re: Very good first time SET experience - Larry I 06:47:55 04/2/03 ( 0)
Re: Very good first time SET experience - Dave-A 20:00:44 04/1/03 ( 36)
- Re: Very good first time SET experience - Brad V 05:09:29 04/2/03 ( 1)
- Re: Boy... - Dave-A 17:39:55 04/4/03 ( 0)
Nonsense - Alan Breece 02:23:19 04/2/03 ( 33)
- Re: Nonsense - Jack G 13:47:12 04/2/03 ( 16)
- Lowther huh? - Alan Breece 03:19:10 04/3/03 ( 14)
- Why imply.... - Tom §. 06:40:28 04/3/03 ( 8)
- I didn't.(nt) - Alan Breece 07:39:47 04/3/03 ( 7)
- It's hard.... - Tom §. 07:57:12 04/3/03 ( 6)
- Where? - Alan Breece 08:25:31 04/3/03 ( 5)
- Under your big red nose. - Tom §. 08:52:25 04/3/03 ( 4)
- You are wrong. - Alan Breece 17:30:22 04/3/03 ( 3)
- Don't tell me I'm wrong.... - Tom §. 20:45:27 04/3/03 ( 2)
- Na nana boo boo - Alan Breece 03:40:59 04/4/03 ( 1)
- Try answering this direct question: - Tom §. 06:04:10 04/4/03 ( 0)
- Re: Lowther huh? - Jack G 03:36:04 04/3/03 ( 4)
- Because I can - Alan Breece 07:48:48 04/3/03 ( 3)
- Re: Because I can - tcain 09:47:03 04/3/03 ( 2)
- Lowther - Alan Breece 17:23:44 04/3/03 ( 1)
- Re: Lowther - tcain 18:37:45 04/3/03 ( 0)
Re: Nonsense - Brad V 14:04:04 04/2/03 ( 0)
Re: Nonsense - tcain 07:10:58 04/2/03 ( 9)
- Does that make it any "better" or just louder? - Alan Breece 07:37:48 04/2/03 ( 8)
- Re: A quick question. - Dave-A 17:44:10 04/3/03 ( 4)
- Re: A quick question. - Alan Breece 03:48:12 04/4/03 ( 3)
- Re: A quick question. - Dave-A 07:16:43 04/4/03 ( 2)
- Rule of thumb. - Alan Breece 07:33:57 04/4/03 ( 1)
- Re: Rule of thumb. - Dave-A 17:33:44 04/4/03 ( 0)
- Re: Does that make it any "better" or just louder? - tcain 07:51:17 04/2/03 ( 2)
- Re: Does that make it any "better" or just louder? - tcain 07:53:28 04/2/03 ( 1)
- Re: It all depends.. - Dave-A 17:50:31 04/3/03 ( 0)
????? - Ryder 05:01:56 04/2/03 ( 5)
- "Stop making sense" - Alan Breece 06:13:39 04/2/03 ( 1)
- Re: Ommmmm - Dave-A 07:36:07 04/2/03 ( 0)
Re: ????? - Brad V 05:13:07 04/2/03 ( 2)
- Re: ????? - ready-set-go 15:23:42 04/26/03 ( 0)
Re: ????? - Ryder 07:07:39 04/2/03 ( 0)
Re: Very good first time SET experience - goldengate 17:49:10 04/1/03 ( 1)
- Re: Very good first time SET experience - Brad V 05:15:47 04/2/03 ( 0)
Congrats! - Jack G 15:36:39 04/1/03 ( 0)