Insanely good. Last night the bass howled, I could not get the amps to blend. 20 hours in, there is true magic. The vocals are now full and dead on centered. NO DRIFT AT all, with any frequency change. When power is needed (bass thump) it WHACKS the speakers. I hear all sorts of percussive effects on lower registers that I never heard. I still hve the tone control in to reduce the bass, slightly on the C2200.
Clarity? 10/10.
Did you know on "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straights there is a glissando when he mentions "the 12 keys hanging off of her chain". Great content\form match, he mentions the 12 keys and the keyboardist runs his hand down 12 keys. Never heard that before, even with my McIntosh 352. Clear as a bell here.
My advice, and yes I am serious. Sell your SS amps now while there is still a market. You own a wooden ship, and here comes the Merrimac.
There is time to recoup your investment, but the future is ICE. No doubt.
Even when someone here will claim superiority of some kind, ICE is to solid state what CD was to vinyl.
Back to listening. I could never tire of this. Chips and Salsa by Steve Oliver, I am hearing percussion I never heard with Bryston or BK. CLARITY is the operative word.
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Topic - 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - Duilawyer 14:01:42 03/26/08 (38)
- Been there, done that, got the T-shirt... - morricab 01:57:31 03/28/08 (11)
- Amen to that!...(nt) - Ozzy 11:00:25 03/28/08 (0)
- And I'll stick with the clarity and correct tone of ss amps done right!! :-)) nt - andyr 03:19:10 03/28/08 (9)
- RE: And I'll stick with the clarity and correct tone of ss amps done right!! :-)) nt - morricab 13:43:19 03/28/08 (8)
- ASR Emitter - Charles Hansen 19:48:00 03/29/08 (1)
- RE: ASR Emitter - morricab 04:30:43 03/31/08 (0)
- RE: And I'll stick with the clarity and correct tone of ss amps done right!! :-)) nt - andyr 15:30:35 03/28/08 (5)
- RE: And I'll stick with the clarity and correct tone of ss amps done right!! :-)) nt - morricab 03:06:36 03/29/08 (4)
- You have no idea, mate! :-)) - andyr 03:31:18 03/29/08 (3)
- RE: You have no idea, mate! :-)) - morricab 04:23:34 03/31/08 (2)
- "Experience with amps on Maggies" ... - andyr 04:51:11 03/31/08 (1)
- RE: "Experience with amps on Maggies" ... - morricab 02:55:43 04/01/08 (0)
- Glad to read your enthusiasm about switching amps... - Al Sekela 10:30:37 03/27/08 (0)
- That brings a tear to my eye - 5maggies 20:21:34 03/26/08 (1)
- yeah but - Green Lantern 20:48:17 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - Ozzy 17:01:13 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - splittailz 16:24:14 03/26/08 (1)
- funny, I hated CD the first three or four years of its existence. - Duilawyer 19:48:16 03/26/08 (0)
- hmmmm, not quite sure what to make of this one - wazoo 16:10:06 03/26/08 (11)
- thank you. One major change is clarity of lyrics. - Duilawyer 20:32:09 03/26/08 (0)
- "ICE is to solid state what CD was to vinyl" ... - andyr 17:05:48 03/26/08 (9)
- an unfortunate confession - wazoo 17:50:34 03/26/08 (8)
- we were all "duped" who bought into quad. - Duilawyer 19:50:36 03/26/08 (0)
- Hehe ... a wall-mounted stand! :-)) ... - andyr 18:11:46 03/26/08 (4)
- wow - wazoo 18:57:55 03/26/08 (3)
- RE: wow - Norman M 07:43:35 03/29/08 (0)
- Don't see why not! :-)) ... - andyr 19:17:45 03/26/08 (1)
- thanks - wazoo 19:27:53 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: an unfortunate confession - splittailz 18:09:38 03/26/08 (1)
- it already has - wazoo 19:04:48 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - PlanarHead 15:53:06 03/26/08 (1)
- My mistake, you are obviously right. I got tube preamp as well - Duilawyer 19:53:27 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - Wasteh202 15:26:45 03/26/08 (1)
- The damping factor is one of the best assets. - Duilawyer 20:02:22 03/26/08 (0)
- RE: 24 hours in-MG20s and Spectron Musician III - Green Lantern 14:58:57 03/26/08 (1)
- I got a II that had all new boards - Duilawyer 20:00:34 03/26/08 (0)
- Clear as a bell on my system, too ... - andyr 14:56:42 03/26/08 (1)
- one time I told Mart, I wish he had just gotten me - Duilawyer 15:05:32 03/26/08 (0)