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In Reply to: RE: "worth the money" posted by RGA on September 11, 2021 at 07:39:58:
I have not actually heard that particular model. So, I have no comment on it other than you didn't like it. However, my point stands. You get offended when people put down the AN-E after hearing it only once or twice. Don't tell me you don't when you will spill tons of virtual ink defending their honor.
You heard one model, one time and it was a model that didn't stay in the lineup for very long (can hardly find this model in Europe). I am not angry but surprised by your inability to step out of your own shoes and see how you are being a bit hypocritical. You are judging based on one experience and you chide others about AN even when people don't like them after multiple exposures.
I am not angry with you Richard, just disappointed that you are willing to vocalize a judgement based on a single exposure but those of us who have heard a significant amount of AN-E speakers and found them lacking are somehow just needing more exposure??
It is not about old vs. new Odeons. Mine are 20 years old and sound amazing...but not all models from all companies are at the same level (experiment that went wrong) as I am sure you are aware, creative people are often trying new things and they don't always work at the same level.
All I can tell you is that everyone I know who was exposed to or bought AN-Es either did not buy them or sold them after a relatively short time. Everyone I know who bought Odeons has kept them and is in love with them except one guy...but he went to even bigger horns (hoRNs Universum III). ToddA here on this forum luckily found a pair of Odeon La Boheme speakers (my exact model...very rare) and he is in love with them as well. Of course if I had the money I would probably buy Aries Cerat Symphonias (even as a distributor they are too pricey for me) as that is the best horn short of the mega expensive Living Voice Vox Olympians.
I would like to try someday one of ANs 211 based amps, like a Jinro or above. Or maybe a parallel 300B like a Kegon or P4 balanced. Based on the designs they should sound very good. I am not impressed with the DACs so far. I have heard the Oto Signature, and it wasn't bad but an old Ayon 300B amp we had on hand was better...and then came the Aries Cerat Diana integrated and my customer's (who was trying these other amps) jaw hit the floor. On paper the same power as the Ayon (it had 32B tubes for 20 watts) but in practice the Diana might have had 1000 watts (it has 25) such was the difference in dynamics.
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- RE: "worth the money" - morricab 09/14/2103:12:57 09/14/21 (1)
- RE: "worth the money" - RGA 16:02:23 09/14/21 (0)
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