Big thankyou to Hawk
:^
:dude:for his usual hospitality and for letting me dismantle his system and plumb in some Marantz this afternoon.No don't worry he hasn't taken a blowto his head and thinking of an 'upgrade'
, it's just I have my eyes set on some Avatars and was very curious to see if they would gell with some SS.
For the first 10 minutes
, very flat and boring, but luckily as the amp started to warm up, the combo started to work together and richness and texture appeared (though not on the same plain as the Kondo of course!).
The built in phono stage copied better than I imaggined considering the quality of the SME/Kondo front end. It allowed some ofthe Kondo magic to be heard, but of course not in the full grandeous manner as Hawks full setup allows.
All in all the Marantz worked better than I expected (fears of shrillness never rearing it ugly head)
Luckily normality was restored before I left and the full capabilities of the Avatars were restored whenKondo/Border patrol came back on line:stereo:
Thanks again buddy :sorry:
Testy
For the first 10 minutes
The built in phono stage copied better than I imaggined considering the quality of the SME/Kondo front end. It allowed some ofthe Kondo magic to be heard, but of course not in the full grandeous manner as Hawks full setup allows.
All in all the Marantz worked better than I expected (fears of shrillness never rearing it ugly head)
Luckily normality was restored before I left and the full capabilities of the Avatars were restored whenKondo/Border patrol came back on line:stereo:
Thanks again buddy :sorry:
Testy