Spectral audio today
There’s no question that there are people who love the Spectral Audio products or they’d be out of business. Some will like their sound and some do not. This is true for every audio brand on the market. I have no motivation for any agenda. I’m simply expressing my listening impressions from a few encounters. There are listeners who wouldn’t enjoy my 300b SET amplifiers. Completely understood. Charles |
Guys Spectral's most recent SV series is in a complete different league compared to what they've done in the late 90s early 2000.They have made huge progress in the midrange frequency, it is now very organic and natural sounding not thin or analytical like some might say on the older series.As mentioned above Spectral is a system approach, you really need to purchase the linestage, the amp or monoblocks and the MIT cables otherwise it will not sound as it should.Also speaker choice is very important with Spectral.Obviously Spectral will not suit everyone's taste. |
Hi, and kindly let me jump in. Some 25 years ago I chose the Levinson ml7 over the Spectral.... because that Spectral pre-amp lacked midrange 'substance'. Recently I upgraded to the Levinson 523 pre-amp, a reprise of the ml7 with greater clarity, and still with midrange 'punch'. I ask if the newest Spectral pre-amp will 'energize' the B&W 802d3 speakers. The Levinson523/B&W 802d3 combination is very pleasing, but compromised....to my ears...by a 'veil' over the midrange and upper midrange sound. Can I improve on this combo at 'reasonable' cost ? Do the Rockports or Magico's offer the 'missing' upper midrange detail ? Does the Levinbson 523 'fatten and veil' those frequencies ? Is the B&W 802d 'continuum' midrange intentionally 'plumper' and less resolving than the Rockport and Magico midrange drivers ? Would the newest Spectral pre-amp resolve that perceived loss of upper midrange detail ? Thanks for any opinions. |
@keithr . What a 'silly' post yiou made about Spectral......Tsk tsk.... boring & st...id.
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