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In Reply to: Re: Glad you like your system posted by cheap-Jack on September 19, 2003 at 09:14:23:
The Sakuma amplifiers aren't hi-fi at all in the usual American sense; in other words, if you have any sympathy for the sounds preferred by Stereophile/Absolute Sound, you will not like the Sakuma sound. Like Lowthers, it is an acquired taste.
I had been listening to my own Ariel/Amity setup for six months before hearing the Sakuma system at the first VSAC, and was surprised at how totally different the Sakuma and Amity sounded. The Sakuma system is intensely vintage (mono only for example), while the Amity sounds somewhere between a Citation II and the Ongaku. In other words, the Amity and Aurora don't sound vintage at all, and are quite different than mainstream vacuum-tube high-end audio or most SETs.But it has to be kept in mind the Sakuma system is indeed a complete system intended to deliver a very specific musical and esthetic experience - Sakuma publishes a poem with each project, and tells the reader what LP he was listening to while he wrote the poem. It's not about hi-fi at all in the usual American sense of faster, better, more super-duper.
And my philosophy is different yet; I am optimizing for lowest possible distortion in the forward path, selecting devices for most favorable distribution of harmonics, lowest THD and IM, and raising operating currents to attain very high slew rates. The Aurora, for example, delivers full power with no visible slewing at 500kHz, a test that would destroy most transistor amplifiers. As a side effect, this gives a sound I like, one that is not available commercially. I may or may not put the Amity, Aurora, or future projects in production, depending on the economics and demand. They are extremely expensive to build - the combination of DHT's, Lundahl's, no circuit boards anywhere, all-copper chassis, power supplies with low switch-noise and very high peak current capability, all add to the cost. And cutting corners anywhere is immediately audible.
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Topic - Re:"The Amity, Raven, and Aurora" by Lynn Olson - cheap-Jack 13:41:35 09/15/03 ( 33)
- One More Vote From the Pro Lynn Camp - MikeT 12:18:05 09/16/03 ( 0)
Re:"The Amity, Raven, and Aurora" by Lynn Olson - Ryder 07:58:26 09/16/03 ( 5)
- My suggestion is that we no longer respond to this guy as he obviously craves the attention. - Bas Horneman 08:11:55 09/16/03 ( 4)
- Yes, I smell trolls... - andy evans 14:33:38 09/16/03 ( 0)
- Re: My suggestion is that we no longer respond to this guy as he obviously craves the attention. - Ryder 10:28:06 09/16/03 ( 2)
- For sure it's the same guy.. - Bas Horneman 11:40:21 09/16/03 ( 1)
- his parents were brothers - Sector-7G 12:28:35 09/16/03 ( 0)
You SHALLOW ASS! - j.l.guillebeau@att.net 07:22:17 09/16/03 ( 2)
- "Lynn Olsen is one of the first audio designers in decades that uses both sides of his brain." - kurt s 07:48:19 09/16/03 ( 1)
- No but you would be surprised..... - j.l.guillebeau@att.net 07:58:18 09/16/03 ( 0)
Re:"The Amity, Raven, and Aurora" by Lynn Olson - fatbottle 03:43:52 09/16/03 ( 0)
Re:" Thankyou Lynn - TomWh 23:05:41 09/15/03 ( 0)
My dad can beat your dad in amp building! - kurt s 22:25:32 09/15/03 ( 0)
Re:"The Amity, Raven, and Aurora" by Lynn Olson - Hifitom 20:10:31 09/15/03 ( 0)
Clueless-jack? nt - Vinyljh 19:03:24 09/15/03 ( 1)
- Re: Cheap Jackass? nt - Bassplayer2 16:47:36 09/16/03 ( 0)
Let me get this straight... - Jack Frost 17:50:40 09/15/03 ( 0)
Jack off - Anthony Dockrill 17:46:07 09/15/03 ( 3)
- Re: Jack off - Peter Qvortrup 00:38:11 09/16/03 ( 2)
- Peter's comments at the CES - Lynn Olson 15:27:35 09/16/03 ( 1)
- Re: Peter's comments at the CES - Peter Qvortrup 06:21:40 09/23/03 ( 0)
Facts, etc. - gdahl 17:21:47 09/15/03 ( 9)
- Re: Facts, etc. - cheap-Jack 12:39:36 09/16/03 ( 8)
- Re: Facts, etc. - gdahl 16:15:19 09/16/03 ( 5)
- Re: Facts, etc. - cheap-Jack 12:25:43 09/17/03 ( 4)
- Glad you like your system - Lynn Olson 17:13:39 09/18/03 ( 3)
- Re: Glad you like your system - cheap-Jack 09:14:23 09/19/03 ( 2)
- Your visit to Japan - Lynn Olson 09/19/03 13:48:10 09/19/03 ( 1)
- Re: Your visit to Japan - Derick 09:40:52 09/22/03 ( 0)
- Why do his posts remind me of Andre Jute? (nt) - Tom S 13:25:45 09/16/03 ( 1)
- I think you're onto something nt - groverg 13:38:04 09/16/03 ( 0)
Fair to say that I am a calm sort of person... - Bas Horneman 15:45:38 09/15/03 ( 0)
Re:"The Amity, Raven, and Aurora" by Lynn Olson - furry 15:13:25 09/15/03 ( 0)