So, Christmas in the guise of USPS arrived today. In two compact boxes, I got the Sig 30 and the return of my (now) modded Olive Musica. In a little less than an hour, I had everything tricked out and I sat back to listen. Whoa! Using the music I had previously burned to the hard drive, I heard some incredible sounds emanating from my system.
I had been addicted to my Cayin TA30 integrated tube amp modified by Bizzy Bee -- a really great match with my Klipsch (original) Forte speakers (vintage 1987) with horn-loaded tweets/sqwaker and woofer with passive radiator, recently modified with new crossovers by the man himself, Bob Crites of Arkansas.
It's a new day, now.
It's hard to believe the Sig 30 -- and I guess the Musica as well -- open up more in the 100-200 hour range. I am hearing unworldly stuff. It's downright spooky to hear sounds from around the corner... sort of like the scene in "Rosemary's Baby" where you are looking through an ajar door at Rosemary and you can only see half of her. In the theater, everybody craned their necks as if they thought they could actually see the rest of Rosemary AROUND THE DOOR FRAME! (I love Roman Polanski's technique.) That's just the impression I got tonight with the music. Pretty amazing.
Thanks Vinnie, the world of music has now opened up to me again. Even my 55-year-young ears can hear the magic.
all best and I will keep you posted,
Flashman