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| How did "Oh Mercy" end up sounding so great? Tostadosunidos,This is the kind of thing I was curious about. I also wonder what Lanois did to achieve the kind of wide, soundstage "spread" that the record manifests... instruments seem to come from way beyond the outer limits of the speakers, an... | |
| Help me discover some new music... Gumbydammit,Great moniker, and thanks for the suggestions! | |
| Speakers for EL34 amp: $1,500 - $2,000 Seconding Grinnell, the Reference 3a De Capo's are a wonderful option. They love tubes... I'm running mine on little Manley Mahi monoblocks; I have a similar sized room to yours. I run the Mahi's in triode mode (20 w/ch) and I can't run them any l... | |
| Reference 3A line updated Yeah, Scott was kind of wishy-washy on the sound in the Ref 3A room, and I have to agree that the cosmetics of the Nextel finish aren't as nice as the veneers. Still, I'd like to hear the new line for myself. | |
| Reference 3A line updated Here's a report by Scott Hull of parttimeaudiophile.com on the Ref 3A room at THE Show in Las Vegas. Apparently, the BE tweeter was added to the line because the Murata super tweeter from the Grand Veena and Episode is no longer made. Interesting ... | |
| How did "Oh Mercy" end up sounding so great? One of the things that I found really fascinating about that video (link earlier in this thread) interview with Daniel Lanois is that "Oh Mercy" was recorded in a way that Dylan wasn't used to working. He just sat with Dylan and recorded him playi... | |
| Reference 3A line updated Catama,On a very different note (no pun intended) I was listening to my De Capo's a couple of nights ago and had Sade's "Promise" on the turntable. It was glorious.. I'd never experienced such a sense of a coherent performance on that album. Very ... | |
| Reference 3A line updated Just heard from Ref 3A that it'll be a few weeks before the tweeters can be shipped because their tweeter supplier is behind schedule and they Ref 3A needs to get new speaker stock to their distributors first. So, good things come to those who wai... | |
| Reference 3A line updated Catama,I think I am. Just need to remove the old tweeters and solder in the new ones. Ref 3A even provides the solder. I'll report back on how hard or trivial a job it is.I know what you mean about the De Capo's. I'm regularly struck by how they k... | |
| Reference 3A line updated They cut me a bit of a deal because my speakers are so new I bought them only a couple of months before the new line came out. Let's just say "very reasonable" and "you could easily spend more on a fancy power cord." :-)For the heck of it, why n... | |
| Reference 3A line updated Agisthos:I'd really like to see that new finish in person. When my De Capo's have the new tweets, they'll be up to current spec except for the Nextel finish. | |
| Reference 3A line updated So, I ordered the replacement, Beryllium tweeters from Reference 3A (birthday present to myself). Once I have them installed in my De Capo's, I'll report back. | |
| Reference 3A line updated Catama,I was in touch with Tash at Reference 3A earlier in the week and it turns out that upgrade parts (like the new, beryllium tweeter) are available to end-users to upgrade their speakers. So all is not lost if you decide to go the upgrade rout... | |
| HELP Best speakers btw 1000$ and 3000$. Real tests Sinae,If you look at the Reference 3A site, the line is described as "phase coherent," and the baffles are raked (and the tweeters offset) to allow for time alignment of the drivers. Whether the Reference 3A line is more phase and time coherent th... | |
| HELP Best speakers btw 1000$ and 3000$. Real tests Sinae,With the caveat that people in threads like this will tend, naturally, to recommend what they own or have owned, if you're interested in the coherence of time/phase aligned speakers, look into either the Reference 3A Dulcet or De Capo. Used,... |