harmonic;264630 Wrote: > I sold it not that i diddent like it but personaly prefere linn > sources. > > Regading speakers this is one area where higer cost dont alwasy equal > better sound. > > As stated above to my ears the SF Cremona was a more complete speaker > then both the 26 k amati and the 40 k stradivari. > And im not the only one that thinks so. > > Sonus fabers are special in this regard because when a new model is > made it stays that way , if somthing new is made it will be a > completly different speaker . > Somthing about a artist dont like to repat himself. > > > Look at the wilson watt puppy , the cremona has more expensiv > drivers crossover parts and much better kvality and finished wood > cabinet. > > And regarding sound the cremona was just better then the wp to my > ears . > the cremona also absolutly godsmacked the linn speakers i heard it > was only the active akurates that would give them trouble but the > cremonas where smoother and alot more comunicating.
Oh I think the Aktiv Komri or Artikulat would give you some pause for thought... SF are good speakers. I think the whole source/amp+speaker equation changed once digital audio reached a certain level. I never had the flat-earth LP12+Nad3020+Wharfedales type source first system...I went from AR/Linn Basik/Grado signature/NVA pre/power/Tannoy Mercury Mk1's to LP12/Ittok/Troika/LK1/LK2-85/passive Bariks - which was a hell of a jump! After I gave up on Vinyl (1998) I went to a Linn Karik, then Ikemi then CD12...then to an SB1/2/3 + MF Dac. I'm now left with a source that cost circa £2,000 in total driving a system that cost upwards of £16,000. I certainly don't believe that a Klimax DS into a small amp and speakers will sound anywhere near as good as an SB3 driving some serious amps/speakers. Garbage in - garbage out only applies when its really garbage. This term was originally coined in computing (where it is an absolute truth) and has been abused in hi-fi circles. An SB is not garbage compared to a DS - or whatever - its just somewhat less good. That is greatly outweighed by the effect of the speakers. The Ivor T./Linn/Naim/flat-earth paradigm doesn't apply in this context IMHO. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38815
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