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In Reply to: Appreciate your feedback .. posted by SoftwireEngineer on January 4, 2004 at 18:01:02:
In my system , the XR45 had noticabley less air & ambiance than the BC28 and somewhat less than the HCA-2. Now of course, the BC28 has tubes so some may claim this to be "artificial" and "coloured".On its own the XR45 sounded fine, having great articulation and clarity. Compared to the others, it sounded more mechanical, but not really unpleasant to my ears.
As mentioned previously, the other place the XR45 fell down was accuracy on tonality and timbre on various instruments, especially on the higher end of the scale. Piano, strings, cymbals, brushes etc.
High frequency issues seem to be the most common complaint of digital amplifiers. By no means is every one reporting it, so it may be some sort of system synergy concern.
I must also add that I am using 4-ohm 89db full-range floor standers. I am not sure of their impedence curve. The XR45 says 6 to 8 ohm speakers on the back. Most people say 4-ohms s/b fine. I don't know if this is true or not.
I will be comparing the XR45 to the HCA2 and BC28 in a few weeks in another system and see if the results are similar.
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- Re: Appreciate your feedback .. - J North 01/5/0406:07:31 01/5/04 (2)
- Re: Appreciate your feedback .. - J North 09:09:26 01/5/04 (1)
- Re: Appreciate your feedback .. - SoftwireEngineer 18:58:04 01/5/04 (0)
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