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Amps are often not considered as a serious source of transparency or outlet for improved fidelity. But anyone knowing of names such as Krell, Threshold, and Mark Levinson may well disagree. The qualities associated with good amplification include wide and deep soundstaging, focused instrumental imaging, quiet backgrounds, explosive dynamics, and when called for … slam! And they are all in abundance here in this high bias frequency Class D monoblock amplifier. From the small pair of packages (4 pieces for stereo left and right) connected by less than a foot of finely braided solid-core cable is unleashed a torrent of current and voltage that easily isolates and controls all aspects of you loudspeaker's drivers; no matter the number or size per channel. It is my assessment that these Golden Cherry are easily able to accommodate up to (nearly) 300 watts of unceasing high current balanced Class D power into a 6 ohm average load with precision, grace, voluptuousness, and see-through transparency; allowing the essence (forgive the pun) of the music to come through apparently unhindered or abated. I listened to over a 1000 different albums in the course of reviewing the below mentioned Ceratec Mk. IV Loudspeakers and of the available choices, both analog and digital for increasing volume to the speakers through amplification including both tube and solid state choices from over 30 years, these Cherry amps were easily able to negotiate what most often appears a done deal in terms of improved interaction with one's music. These Golden Cherry Amps revitalized every pair of speakers I connected them to in any of the many different arrays of systems I auditioned them in, including speakers by Ologe Acoustic, Snell, Ceratec, Symdex, Waterfall Audio, Bose & Cambridge Sound Works.
These Golden Cherry Amps revitalized every pair of speakers I connected them to in any of the many different arrays of systems I auditioned them in, including speakers by Ologe Acoustic, Snell, Ceratec, Symdex, Waterfall Audio, Bose & Cambridge Sound Works.
Stereo Maraschino won a Stereo Times Most Wanted Component Award ! Review on the way....
I am with you in wondering at the relative quiet on the Maraschino and the DAC DAC front. John
i thought i purchased the stereo version of the maraschino on feb 4th - (i got a receipt from paypal) - but still no acknowledgement from the company. and i sent emails as well?
Stereo Times review is up:http://www.stereotimes.com/post/stereo-maraschino-amplifier/Another great review, Tommy, congrats.I remain puzzled that the DAC products get great review after great review with what seems to me like little attention.But hell, talk about another me-too ncore-in-a-box and people come out of the woodwork... Tommy, any idea when the PF review will be up? From the excerpt above that review should stellar.-Mike
I am with you in wondering at the relative quiet on the Maraschino and the DAC DAC front. I have now installed inline Maraschinos in two very different systems and settings, and they shine in both. I am also using the TL DAC DAC to great effect.I have written about the magic of Maraschinos with GR Research Wedgies, but I haven't given a full account of the Maraschinos on Legacy Audio's Classics (the ones with the black domes). The Classics are the first pair of good speakers I heard and that I owned, and I am now using them nearly daily for Netflix and occasionally for Tidal. I am mesmerized by the open-baffle sound of the Wedgies, but had I started with DAC equipment on the Classics I may never have looked any further. The combination of the TL DAC DAC and the King Maraschinos make movie and show soundtracks impactful and utterly enveloping. The Classics combine a bunch of drivers with a complex crossover, and the Maraschinos, brought to life by the DAC DAC, handle them handily at a whisper as well as a shout, not to mention explosions. There is no need to consider adding subs with the grip on bass the Maraschinos provide, and the sound comes through glowingly clear and smooth through the entire frequency range.The new review points out something I learned about Tommy when I first dealt with him -- he really listens and constantly seeks ways to offer equipment that will fit each customer's needs. I am running nearly identical sets of Maraschinos with two different sets of power supplies, as recommended by Tommy, and each set is just right for the system. I consider Tommy more an audio consultant than a salesman, and he has always responded in full whenever I have asked his advice.Each review reinforces what I hear every day -- I hope others tune in and get to hear the same!John
