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I need DevillEars to resurrect the Seahorse Voodoo Doll, if only to answer the flood of e-mails I got, regarding the review posted on my xanga homepage.
I've written a handful of audio reviews, and previously, the most feedback I ever received was about the Creek CD43mkII CD player. I notified you guys about the GPH review last Monday. Since then, I've received over 65 e-mails on the subject, these in addition to the normal e-mails I get everyday. I normally try to answer each and every legitimate e-mail. But with so many about the GPH, I'm just going to have to address your comments and questions here. I apologize for not answering individually.
- About half of the issues dealt with xanga. On xanga, the most recent post appears first. Each page holds up to 5 posts. To view older posts, you have to scroll to the bottom and click on "Next 5," or use the Posting Calendar to go directly to a date.
To my knowledge, there is no way to re-order the posts. I know, I know, this makes reading in chronological order screwy or impossible.
- Thank you for your tips about maintaining and caring for Sonus Faber speakers. This is the kind of real-world, long-term advice that printed reviews usually skip.
- I enjoyed the talk about popular music. I especially like hearing about how you interpret the songs, where you first heard them, and why they touch you. Who knows? Maybe there are more audiophiles who like popular music than these pages lead us to believe.
- I enjoyed hearing from other GPH owners about how they set 'em up, what cables and electronics they found to mate better, and what environments they place the GPH in.
- In the mid-90s, I only briefly heard the original Grand Piano. So I have no idea how it compares to the GPH. The GPH was US$3250, so the comparable model in SF's current lineup is the $3450 Concerto Domus. The Grand Piano Domus is significantly more expensive. So much so, my opinion is, I'd rather spend less, and go with the Cremona Auditor. Or, if I needed a larger speaker, I'd save up, and get the floorstanding Cremona.
- But other than the xanga issues, most of the questions involved comparisons with other similarly-priced speakers. On xanga, I've already chronicled the Martin Logan Aerius i; Thiel CS2.4; Totem Model 1 Signature, Forest, and Mani-2 Signature. Have fun searching for and reading about these speakers.
In my medium-sized room, the ProAc Response One SC sounds less weighty than the GPH. But the ProAc counters with a more open, energetic, and extended (up-top) sound. You can "see" the instruments, and there's better separation of those images.
The Thiel CS1.6 is even more sensitive than the GPH, which makes it problematic. In a lot of systems, the CS1.6's high sensitivity means that, even with your preamp at MIN, the sound is too loud. That said, the CS1.6 is a completely different animal from the GPH. The CS1.6 is neutral, honest, resolving, doing a very good job of mimicking whatever you feed it. The CS1.6 does not fool around or play games. Some people like this, some people do not.
I have several audio products on tap, including, perhaps, one or two speakers. I know, I know, most of you are waiting for me to take receipt of the Nordost Odin interconnect. I, too, am curious. But all of this stuff will appear on my xanga blog, so check back from time to time. I usually update on weekdays.
-Lummy The Seahorse
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