Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
My view is that if one truly cares about getting the best possible sound, you have to use components designed to work best together. Otherwise, things may still sound good, maybe even good enough for all practical purposes, but you will likely be missing the best performance possible until everything is more optimized together. Anyone looking for a nice well cared for pair of Decapos keep your eyes open... :^) |
Charles, yes, what the Kit 1 does in terms of purity of tone and the ability to re-create ambient space (where it exists on the recording) and unravel complex musical material is quite something. I feel like I owe you some thanks for inspiring me to move in this direction. The level of emotional engagement with the music and the ability to re-create such beauty is really delightful. Jetrexpro, I'm not a huge classical music aficionado but I do have some classical records that I like and also some film soundtracks but I really enjoy. Back in the 1980s, I purchased a number of Chesky LPs that I'm going to have to go back and explore  they should sound really terrific. If you haven't heard it, I am a big fan of a somewhat obscure animated film soundtrack. It's an anime film called Princess Mononoke. It's on the "Milan" label. Extraordinarily well recorded and some beautiful music, too. Map, Sebrof may be lending me his Tekton Katz Meow speakers to try out at home. It will give me a chance to see what a much higher efficiency design sounds like. I am very interested in the prospect of getting a much higher efficiency speaker in the mix and seeing what that does for the synergy of the system. On the other hand, the De Capo is sounding VERY good right now. Decisions, decisions |
Very glad to hear the good news, Rebbi. Speaking of Chesky, and also of classical music, I recommend that you consider purchasing a used or new copy of Chesky CD31, Dvorak's "New World Symphony," Jascha Horenstein conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. A magnificent performance of great and immediately likeable music, which is also one of the best sounding orchestral recordings I have ever heard. And one which I suspect would be particularly revealing of whatever the differences may be between the sonics of your De Capos and the Katz Meow or any other speakers you may compare them to. You won't believe, btw, that this CD was created from a recording made in 1962! Although it is out of print, the CD can be obtained from a number of sellers offering it at Amazon. Best regards, -- Al |
