Warm romantic & detailed

@scott_w 

what kind of sponges do you use?  🤭

Thanks for shearing this post. This is very helpful info.

And there you have it, from Tannoy Cheviots to sheep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheviot_sheep

Have you rolled the tubes in the preamp yet? Mac uses JJs which sound great until you hear better tubes. JJs can be harsh and grainy. For line only testing, try a new Gold Lion 12AX7 in position 5 and one of these in position 6.
Also make sure position 6 has an at7 not an ax7 in place. I read a report of a factory error.

Just thought I'd update all of you chaps. 

Sold my Focal's, feeling a little bittersweet about it, but time moves on.

So far I've auditioned the Focal Spectral 40th, Harbeth 40.3, Sonus Faber heritage iii.

Question: obviously there is a difference between the harbeth 40.1 / 2 and 3rs. I believe I've been told the 40.2 share pretty much the same components as the 3's. Obviously I'm not selling out  18k for a new pair of 3's, so I'm leaning towards the used market. I've found a great price on the 40.1's, but searching a little deeper and opening up my wallet a little more I could land a pair of the 40.2s... So my question is: would I regret buying the 40.1's and not going for the 40.2's?

By the way hearing the harbeth 40.3 was a life changing experience. I was also Extremely impressed with the sonus faber heritage iii, and the focal spectral 40's where also very impressive