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Shigaraki and other simplistic gear

I am fed up. I have amassed a collection of to date, 4 amplifiers, 2 preamps, as well as 3-4 pairs of speakers, and the more that I try to achieve a pleasing performance, spending not inconsiderate amounts of money, I soon become desillusioned. Therefore, I am in the last stage of my audiophilia ridiculosa....I have ordered some cabinets from a speaker maker, to properly have my fostex full range driver housed, and I am in the path of either running them with my stashed 300B Platinum edition Assemblage amplifier along with WE tubes...or, I am truly considering acquiring the 47 labs Shigaraki integrated. What I wonder is the type of sound I will get from the Shigaraki set up. Some people have loved the Gaincard to death, but then, the Shigaraki seems to have a different sound. Have anyone here compared the Gaincard with SET tube amp and also heard the new integrated? I wonder. If you are the unlikely candidate who have the fortune of comparing all the about, then, what sort of speaker was used for the set up. Will I reach nirvana with the combination of shiny aluminum and ceramic pieces?
bemopti123
viggen
838 posts
 
Sorry, I haven't tried them all but am a happy owner of the Gaincard. For all I know is the Shigaraki sounds a tad warmer than the Gaincard. And, your giving up 5 wpc. But, that probably doesn't matter since Fostex are really easy to drive.

I think you will be happy as long as you take EMI/RFI and vibration into consideration.
bemopti123 OP
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can you expound on the EMI/RFI and vibration issue? What sort of specific problems do you have with them?
viggen
838 posts
 
Regarding the issues I brought up, these are under the assumption that you are building a sensitive system. This type of system will probably more likely amplify interferences in the signal path. Yah, sorry for opening up a whole new can of worms.
elevick
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To cause more trouble, how about getting rid of the Fostex for a pair of Jordan drivers that 47 labs uses? They are less efficient but a more flat response. They do roll off considerably above 15khz.
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dekay
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Elevick:

The Jordan JX-92s drivers do not require a helper tweeter, IMO.

Measured "by my ears" they seemed to have as much usable HF info as the little 3" Fostex driver (think it was an FE83)

The following link contains measurements.

http://www.ejjordan.co.uk/drive_frameset2.htm

My Stephens 8" 80FR drivers meet your description "roll off considerably above 15khz" and in comparison the Jordans sound more like my 8" coaxial drivers which have usable response to around 20K HZ due to their center mounted tweeters.

There is also an impedance graph @ the Jordan site that looks pretty good (fairly steady over a wide range) which perhaps explains why they work with 25 watt amplifiers (even though they are of low/moderate sensitivity).
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