In Reply to: RE: Harsh vocals in Magnepan 3.7i posted by neolith on March 29, 2018 at 19:04:14:
that they all have a "house sound," that being just on the warm side of neutral and definitely not bright, hard or etched on top.
I've not heard the A-21 on Maggies, but I have heard it on other speakers, including Thiels. Definitely not bright, grainy or etched.
I have had extensive experience with one of his earlier designs, the Parasound HCA-1500A, driving MMGs. No brightness there, either. And female vocals were outstanding.
I'd suspect ICs or speaker cables before the amp.
Opus 33 1/3
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- It's been my experience with John Curl designed amplifiers, - Opus 33 1/3 03/30/1803:14:01 03/30/18 (17)
- RE: It's been my experience with John Curl designed amplifiers, - Green Lantern 04:48:51 03/30/18 (16)
- The reason I mentioned ICs and speaker cables is I had a similar experience. - Opus 33 1/3 09:59:26 03/31/18 (15)
- RE: Silver-plated copper has a tendency to "bright and etched", compared to plain high purity copper ICs. ... - andyr 00:15:51 04/22/18 (0)
- RE: The reason I mentioned ICs and speaker cables is I had a similar experience. - Satie 11:30:23 03/31/18 (13)
- RE: The reason I mentioned ICs and speaker cables is I had a similar experience. - Norman M 07:04:55 04/22/18 (12)
- RE: "that tiny filament inside a fuse"!! ... - andyr 19:50:12 04/26/18 (10)
- RE: "that tiny filament inside a fuse"!! ... - Norman M 05:55:00 04/27/18 (9)
- RE: "So, AFAIAC the jury is out"!! ... - andyr 15:59:26 04/27/18 (8)
- RE: "So, AFAIAC the jury is out"!! ... - Norman M 08:19:30 04/28/18 (7)
- RE: As I said ... - andyr 15:01:08 04/28/18 (6)
- RE: As I said ... - Norman M 06:47:59 05/8/18 (4)
- RE: As I said ... - tortjohn@yahoo.com 07:46:02 05/10/18 (3)
- RE: As I said ... - Norman M 08:45:34 05/10/18 (2)
- RE: As I said ... - Norman M 10:08:16 05/11/18 (0)
- RE: As I said ... - tortjohn@yahoo.com 07:34:19 05/11/18 (0)
- RE: As I said ... - tortjohn@yahoo.com 05:33:56 05/8/18 (0)
- RE: The reason I mentioned ICs and speaker cables is I had a similar experience. - tortjohn@yahoo.com 15:01:43 04/26/18 (0)