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CarlBkk
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Today goes down in my very limited hifi history as a massive benchmark, and this month I'll decide if I keep my current set-up or move to something else completely different and put some mouth-wateringly tasty equipment up for sale (reluctantly). I'm going to fight the urge to box swap after this, so this will be one hell of a comparison demo. So much so, I might have to organise a mini bake-off to get other (more experienced) opinions.
So my second ever amp change might be made....an Emille KI-40L arrived on home loan. Heard its smaller brother in Myrman's system at Scalford with Zingali Overtures and was impressed. Stated qualities are uncharacteristic dynamics and bass...which is what it'll need if it'll win over the Krell pre power set-up. I do like the Krell/Usher set-up I have but you know...as a Wammer there is this constant urge to try something that might better what you have once you've lived with it long enough to identify minor shortcomings. Whether or not that's possible is something I'll find out soon, and if not, I'll happily live the next few years with what I've got.
Here's the Emille, a thing of beauty, being unboxed. It'll get it's first run in on Thursday.
The Wilson Sophias I'm comparing to the Ushers have slightly harsh highs when the volume's turned up with the Krells, but still bags of detail and good bass. What I really want to find out is will the Emille take off that harshness and keep the bass/dynamics/detail. If so, they'll both be keepers and the Krells/Ushers may have to go. It's still bloody close though..because both sets of speakers do things really well: Ushers with scale and low bass and sweet laid back treble at high volumes, and the Sophias with low volume detail, more forward midrange and controlled bass. Clap came and heard them being A/B.
To confuse things even more...I'm going to have to try a pair of these at the same time. If I don't I'll forever regret it. If they have all the qualities I need then I'll keep them and sell the Wilsons AND the Ushers AND the Krells. Zingali Zero Diecis in either Walnut horn or Wenge horn (what dya reckon??).
Which combo do you think will win out for clarity, dynamics, bass for mostly electronic/vocal-inspired music at decent levels?
If I opened up the demos as a bake-off type thingy, anyone interested in coming? (near Glastonbury, Somerset)
So my second ever amp change might be made....an Emille KI-40L arrived on home loan. Heard its smaller brother in Myrman's system at Scalford with Zingali Overtures and was impressed. Stated qualities are uncharacteristic dynamics and bass...which is what it'll need if it'll win over the Krell pre power set-up. I do like the Krell/Usher set-up I have but you know...as a Wammer there is this constant urge to try something that might better what you have once you've lived with it long enough to identify minor shortcomings. Whether or not that's possible is something I'll find out soon, and if not, I'll happily live the next few years with what I've got.
Here's the Emille, a thing of beauty, being unboxed. It'll get it's first run in on Thursday.
The Wilson Sophias I'm comparing to the Ushers have slightly harsh highs when the volume's turned up with the Krells, but still bags of detail and good bass. What I really want to find out is will the Emille take off that harshness and keep the bass/dynamics/detail. If so, they'll both be keepers and the Krells/Ushers may have to go. It's still bloody close though..because both sets of speakers do things really well: Ushers with scale and low bass and sweet laid back treble at high volumes, and the Sophias with low volume detail, more forward midrange and controlled bass. Clap came and heard them being A/B.
To confuse things even more...I'm going to have to try a pair of these at the same time. If I don't I'll forever regret it. If they have all the qualities I need then I'll keep them and sell the Wilsons AND the Ushers AND the Krells. Zingali Zero Diecis in either Walnut horn or Wenge horn (what dya reckon??).
Which combo do you think will win out for clarity, dynamics, bass for mostly electronic/vocal-inspired music at decent levels?
If I opened up the demos as a bake-off type thingy, anyone interested in coming? (near Glastonbury, Somerset)
