so you did it backwards. . The point is, various electronics are much more alike than different while speakers vary widely
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My Shanling 3000 is onlya miniscule gain over the Cayin 17
The Jadis JS 2 Mark2 is onlya miniscule gain over the Shanling,
I could easily,,well, lets say I perfer the nuances of the JS2 Mark2.
But then I perfer my Philips 777 phono over the Jadis DAC/cd experience.
The Defy7, I could find at least 3,4,5 other tube amps at alot less cash, satisfied.
Spaekers,
Seas offers the highest fidelity speakers in the EXCEL line in the Thors. Voice the female jazz cds like live sound stage.
Very low distortion at low gain.
bass likea sub woofer with the new Mundorf <<beasty>> caps.
Midrange not muddy, not warm. at low/mid gain.
So you ask, then what is it that a single 6.5 Diatone FR did which made me realize Richard Gray was right alllll along bugging me about the Thors = The wrong speaker for the Defy7.
I had no idea what this sensitivity spec was all about.
When I hooked up the FR on one channel, the Thor on the other,,and fliped the balance , right to left and back,.
It was all clear, a true revelation. After I disconnected the Thor, I listed them here and other sites. Cheap, so far no offers, and not going to get any offers,
those dinasaurs are going to Richard's chop shop and the components dumped on ebay for pennies on the $.
My purpose here is only to expose the old technology vs the new technology.
The 1970's box/xover speaker thing, grew deep roots in my ideas as what a speaker should be all about.
FR will be my only choice as its the speaker made for all tube amplification.
Richard did not help me at all to come to this realization, He was all over the place with suggestions, nothing about FR.
This was all, 100% my research and my hard won experience.
No one has to follow any of my conclusions,
But think about it, ask yourself,, am I stuck in old ideas about what a speaker is all about.
If you get the feeling what once was my love and respect for box/xover designs, has now fliped over to , being a basher and a hater of that technoology.
You are correct.
I HATE The Seas Thors.
I hate all Troels Gravensen designs to boot.