Last Sunday three audio buddies converged here to carpool to the Feb. New Jersey Audio Society meeting. While I showed my amps to the two that had never been here before my friend Alan sat to listen. When we came back to the living room Alan remarked "You have a very balanced system." I had been listening but decided to wait another week.
OK after running the system all day today the time has come to sit and listen. Well the midrange is to die for! At first I thought vocals and lead brass instruments seem a bit forward. That's just more detail and definition of individual pieces. I'm noticing things in very familiar recordings I had not heard previously. Plus there seems to be just a bit more volume, had to turn it down two clicks from normal.
I'll take some reading with the sound meter and report back.
Next: I'll put the Winged C's back and hear what I've gained/lost. To do this fairly the C's will burn in the Marantz 8b for the day while I listen to the Genalex then out with the Gen's and in with the C's. Maybe tomorrow while it snows.
This work is just grueling, I wish you all could be here helping.
