[lonewolfny42]

satfrat

I'm gonna go out on the limb here and make a prediction that you'll keep the 2250's. Gotta hunch,,,,,,, that's all.   Regards, Robin

I can go out on a limb too...out of the two amps that he's auditioning this weekend...he'll pick the Butler.. [/list:u]

Better use the footstool to reach that limb Wolfy,,,,,, Regards, Robin

Hey...I gotta ladder...

[satfrat]

satfrat

I'm gonna go out on the limb here and make a prediction that you'll keep the 2250's. Gotta hunch,,,,,,, that's all.   Regards, Robin

I can go out on a limb too...out of the two amps that he's auditioning this weekend...he'll pick the Butler.. [/list:u]

Better use the footstool to reach that limb Wolfy,,,,,, Regards, Robin

Hey...I gotta ladder...

You godda Butler?

[Double Ugly]

Frankly, I didn't get this impression whatsoever. I was my thought that Srajan was just holding back so there would be something from Chip's followup to actually look forward to.

I don't know, Robin.  Having read a lot of Srajan's work, the review simply did not come across to me as being as strong an endorsement as I’ve come to expect for a component he nominated for an award.

There were a lot of positive things said about the amp, but where's the part where he describes how it sounds with specific CDs/LPs?  What's more important than how it sounds as a whole when music is playing?  I know he gave props to how it handled bass, midrange and highs, but they were treated separately IMO, which can give the impression that the whole - the coherency or "oneness" of the amp - was somehow lacking.  I suppose what I'm saying is that it wasn't so much what he said, but what he didn't say.

And as far a leaving something for Chip to say –

I guess I'm in the unique (read enviable) position of having heard it both ways; I lived with a single 2250 in my system for a week, and the second amp arrived a week ago today.  I'm here to tell you, there's a LOT to say about the differences.  If Chip has a problem hearing and/or articulating those differences, I submit he should find another line of work.

That's my story and I'm stick'n to it!  

And I hope you're right about the keeping 2250s.  They're great amps IMO, and I have no doubt I could live happily with them for a long, long time.  But the A100s are sweeeeeeet, seductive even, and I don’t know how it’s all going to shake out.

I guess it goes back to my wife's inevitable comment when I broach the subject of trying a new component - "you can't miss what you don't know you don't have."  It may be convoluted, but there's a lot of fiscal wisdom there.  In retrospect I should’ve avoided the audition altogether, but curiosity got the better of me.  Now Pandora's box is open and the A100s are here.  What happens this weekend will have a significant impact on my bank account, but since Kandy has equal say in what we do, I know a sanity check (or two) will be part of the decision-making process.

-Jim

[satfrat]

Your Kandy played into my hunch Jim.         Regards, Robin

[Double Ugly]

Your Kandy played into my hunch Jim.         Regards, Robin

The more you reveal, the more convinced I become that you're a purty smart feller, Robin.  

-Jim