HI GUYS!
i've decided to re-post this here (thanks to iceman and the rest of the guys!)...thanks!
last night - a group fo us guys interested in the Wiredstate pre-amp had a listening session to help us decide on whether or not we would like the pre-amp in our system...
one of the members here - Superman (thanks bro!) was kind enough to invite anyone interested (and willing to travel to alabang) for an audition with his 2a3 amp.
as most of us were solid state users (amps & receivers) we thought it prudent to brinag along an integrated amp and a power amp to see if the synergy will be the same
first we listened to Superman's set-up (we only played 1 song for all combinations, i'll post details later) using S2 speakers ...
in my opinion the wiredstate pre-amp and amp are soul mates
next we listened using my Fase integrated amp and audience 52's (no pre-amp in the system yet)
which of the 2 systems were better? well to use a previous scientific method started by akyat, hans & james16... i would say its like comparing Francine Prieto (tisay na makinis) with Juliana Palermo (morena beauty)
depende sa type mo - the others will expound on the differences and similarities (i dont want to comment as i might be biased)
next we ran the same track, this time with the pre-amp hooked up...
aaahhhh... everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and disappointment at the same time...
a) OK!!!!!!! Tunog Tubo! (and all the good things that implies)
b) PATAY!!!! Gastos na naman (kailangan ko nito...)
next we tried it with akyat's kenwood power amp
result? let's just say you won't be able to wrest this amp from akyat even at 5 times the purchase value
system used:
cd player - Musical Fidelity E624
IC - eichmann & DIY braided silver w/ bullet plugs
speaker wires - IXOS 6007 (for the fase)
QED silver anniv (Kenwood)
Analysis oval (S2)
track - feels so good by chuck mangione
judges:
L-R (standing) - superdad, superman, j_albert, akyatbundok, hans , james16, nels76
seated - yukon, julsp168
naka alis agad si jvm eh
second shot of judges
the new guy in the middle is symon
another shot of francine & juliana:
i just realized - wala pa tayong pangalan sa combination... help me out guys!