- #TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER UPGRADE#
- #TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER FULL#
- #TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER PLUS#
- #TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER SERIES#
The Korg unit is astounding for the money. My head insists that once a basic level of electrical competency is met cables would render no further improvement. To me, they should simply transmit the signal, unchanged, to the speakers. I don't like that cables can sound different. They have a nice clear transparent sound. Later on (after trying numerous others) I tried a set of PS Audio xStream bi-wire. They had a bright sibilant sort of sound in my system. They were the Solo Crystal, $2k+ for the pair. Which A-P speaker cables did you try and what did you end up with, if you don't mind me asking? What was the biggest difference between the A-Ps and what you ended up with? Maybe a lot of the difference was masked by the Kimber. The difference was larger than when I went from my Bryston 1B/2B amp/pre-amp combination to the Conrad Johnson. You hear a "tone" but not the components of the tone.
The fundamental and harmonics get smeared together slightly with the Kimber. Of course, now I couldn't live with the Kimbers, after hearing the difference. I instantly and EASYILY heard the difference. (My system is in an armoire, so it takes a few minutes to go back and forth). Ok, I needed to go back to the Kimber to confirm my findings.
#TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER UPGRADE#
This is on the order of a serious upgrade of a pre-amp or a better cartridge. sibilant, taking the edge off and making it seems like harmonics stacked on a high pitched sound. Vocalists' sibilants are also broken into their components with a fundamental and harmonics, making it less, well. The air actually sizzles around the strings as they vibrate and you hear that more clearly. The bass seemed more solid than with the Kimber and once again it was due to separation of the fundamental from the harmonics.
#TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER FULL#
Rob Wasserman's "Duets" CD is full of incredible bass. I clearly heard the components of Nora's voice. Any voice is composed of various parts of the vocal system (vocal cords, chest, lips, and head) and now that was all clear distinct and clear. Once again, the improvement was in the details. Ground" has incredible depth and texture, not only in Nora's sweet voice, but the snare sound and a clear placement of each instrument. I love several tracks on Nora's "feels like home" album.
Next I pulled out Nora Jones on a 180 gram LP. That off center sound made bass tones seem less powerful, focused and solid. With the Kimber, the fundamental wasn't as focused and clear, but instead it smeared slightly with its harmonics. The bass seemed more "solid" but it was NOT louder. Almost all the difference was in this detail. It was like hearing 8 or so separate tones, stacked together, yet separated and detailed.ĭynamics were pretty much the same as was overall timbre. I could hear the fundamental absolutely rock solid and harmonics stood out separately.
#TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER SERIES#
I heard the fundamental and separately I heard a detailed series of harmonics. I heard it on the first cymbal crash/splash. It didn't take a ton of back and forth to hear a tiny little difference. As a trumpeter, I really appreciate the accurate recording of his horns. Many audiophiles have heard this cut and I've now got it on a pristine new, 45 rpm pressing from Analogue Productions (highly recommended, it's almost totally quiet except for the 40+ dB of dynamic range). I started with Hugh Masekela's "Stimela (The Coal Train)" from his incredible, live album "Hope". I was pulling out my wallet and calling Soundings to order me an 8-foot pair after only 30-minutes of listening. Would it be worth a $1700 price difference? I really doubted that I'd want to spend 2-grand for the teeny, tiny improvement I expected. I thought it sounded pretty darn good and couldn't really imagine what I'd accomplish by putting in the Analysis Plus. First I spent 15 minutes listening with the Kimber. I picked up 15-feet of A-P Solo Crystal Oval 8 from Soundings and started listening tonight.
#TERMINATIONS IN CRYSTALMAKER PLUS#
When he finished my speaker set, Rod Thomson of Soundings, my Colorado based dealer, said something like, "Your system's sounding really good, now you'll need to try some Analysis Plus cable to get the most out of it." Well, that might sound self-serving, but I've grown to trust Rod and promised to try them in a few weeks, after I got used to my amazing new speaker set. Next came a Conrad Johnson CA200 control amplifier (see review) and, most importantly a Sumiko Master Set placement of my speakers (see review). Starting in August of '07 I began a major upgrade of my system, adding the Vienna Acoustic Baby Grand speakers and a Pro-ject RM10 turntable in quick order with dramatic results.
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