IMO,SF is one of a VERY VERY few manufacturers that sounds outstanding with pretty much anything & everything,BUT ABSOLUTELY sing with Pure Class A Solid State,including the Class A Integrated Amp they marketed(not sure if still available) or Sugden,hybrid amps from Unison Research or Pathos & ANY good all tubes rigs from Chinese made amps like Yaqin & PrimaLuna to mega $$$ choices from a dozen different sources..
McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives?
We have heard a lot about the McIntosh sonus faber relationship which now has been legally consummated. Like Taylor and Travis it seems very harmonious.
I am interested in exploring an option involving infidelity. Are there alternatives to a sonus faber speaker with a McIntosh tube amp that are just as good? Or possibly even better? Will Taylor find a better suitor or is she resigned to eternity with this Travis guy maybe for lack of really trying.
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It depends on the sound qualities you are going for. From my experience and taste, Audio Research and Sonus Faber are a much better match. Macintosh is very mid range and bass heavy, notably lacking detail and treble. Audio Research is highly detailed with great midrange bloom , musical with natural rhythm and pace, so these are the great combination. While I slowly migrated towards this combination over my fifty years of pursuing the high end, only after assembling these together did I hear this is one of the great synergistic combinations: Audio Research, Sonus Faber, and Transparent cabling. I have heard the combination of Mac + SF many times, but it is not at all appealing to me. It may appeal to folks that love rock… although that combo is bested by Mac and B&W. |
@emergingsoul Oh the irony: "I am interested in exploring an option involving infidelity." Nice post. |
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