I guess all things come down to a dual between personal preference and system synergy.
No one can really comment with any degree of authority on a component outside of their own system. How on earth do you know how it will sound with my Magnepan's, fed by a signal from my ARC LS 15, with Virtual Dynamic speaker wires and in a room that is 25,000 cubic feet?
I've heard many good things about the JC1's and I've been very close to picking up a set. Heck they seem to be a bargain at under $3500 used. But instead, I went with a Carver ZR1600 and had it modified. It supposedly beats the JC1's and 'big' power amps from Krell and Pass. Well, it does in some respects beat the bigger Krells (MD 300's and FPB 200), but not hands down. So it comes down to personal preference. Are the areas in which the Carver surpasses the Krell of more importance to me than the areas in which the Krell surpasses the Carver?
No one can answer that, only me.
Rooze
No one can really comment with any degree of authority on a component outside of their own system. How on earth do you know how it will sound with my Magnepan's, fed by a signal from my ARC LS 15, with Virtual Dynamic speaker wires and in a room that is 25,000 cubic feet?
I've heard many good things about the JC1's and I've been very close to picking up a set. Heck they seem to be a bargain at under $3500 used. But instead, I went with a Carver ZR1600 and had it modified. It supposedly beats the JC1's and 'big' power amps from Krell and Pass. Well, it does in some respects beat the bigger Krells (MD 300's and FPB 200), but not hands down. So it comes down to personal preference. Are the areas in which the Carver surpasses the Krell of more importance to me than the areas in which the Krell surpasses the Carver?
No one can answer that, only me.
Rooze