Anyone ever hear those big Japanese systems?
Moss_Man
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I was watching audiophile videos on youtube and found a lot of videos from Japan. They seem to love restored Vintage American equipments.
Some have seriously huge high end gear in very small rooms. I had never seen anything like it. Judging by the audio (on good quality vids), they seem to sound fantastic in those rooms.
Just wondering if anyone here have heard one of these systems? What did you think?
Some have seriously huge high end gear in very small rooms. I had never seen anything like it. Judging by the audio (on good quality vids), they seem to sound fantastic in those rooms.
Just wondering if anyone here have heard one of these systems? What did you think?
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Not in person I have not. You probably came across Kenrick Sound in Japan.
http://kenricksound.com/
Kenrick has some great demo video on YouTube.
They specialize in the old JBL studio speakers like the 4345 and so on -
Some of us go that Asian style route -- single-ended, direct-heated triode amplification and big, generally horn loaded loudspeakers.
DSC_9976 (3) by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
Yes, I have heard many such systems -- it doesn't get any better in terms of scale, dynamics, and emotion.
Many modern loudspeakers simply suck the life out of music.
Just my opinion, of course -- hardly a humble one, though.
DSC_5143 by Mark Hardy, on Flickr
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Two other thoughts.
1. Big hifis (generally) sound even better given a little room to breathe.
2. As in automobilia, when it comes to loudspeakers and dynamics -- there's no replacement for displacement.
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Not in person I have not. You probably came across Kenrick Sound in Japan.
http://kenricksound.com/
Kenrick has some great demo video on YouTube.
They specialize in the old JBL studio speakers like the 4345 and so on
Yes! It was Kenrick. I've been watching a lot of their videos. One that really stood out for me was the JBL Paragon delivery to a very nice home. That one went to a bigger room.mhardy6647 wrote: »Two other thoughts.
1. Big hifis (generally) sound even better given a little room to breathe.
2. As in automobilia, when it comes to loudspeakers and dynamics -- there's no replacement for displacement.
Thanks for sharing the pics. Your set ups are amazing. I remember seeing some of them back in the old forums. I always drool when I see your horn set ups.
Before I downsized to the low end system I have now, I had a pair of La Scala and several SET amps. Still miss the LS.
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Where does all this stuff even come from? You rarely see any of it for sale -
Not a good example of a Japanese system simply because the room is too big.
yeah, yeah --
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Where does all this stuff even come from? You rarely see any of it for sale
chance favors the prepared mind.
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For example, you could've been at the European Triode Festival a couple of weeks ago
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmw9QsUS
etf18_036 by Holger Barske, on Flickr
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Where does all this stuff even come from? You rarely see any of it for sale
Had to do a double take on that. At first I thought it was a picture frame up there between the speakers. It's a bass horn omg!
The one I want is right behind those. The JBL Paragon. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFRzcZz1_6s
I was really digging the Burmester 100 phono pre-amp in this video at 20 seconds in. Did some quick searching and now I know why I liked it, $20,000 retail. It is a beauty. I'll have to just keep on liking, but not having. Which is how it goes in this hobby, in life too. It's way above what my phono equipment would benefit from anyway. Like feeding strawberries to a pig. -
speaking of "ETF", saw a link at audioasylum today for this little musing by Herb Reichert:
https://www.audiostream.com/content/secret-societies-audiophile
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You rarely see it because those Asian markets started buying them up at “cost no object” prices.
Where does all this stuff even come from? You rarely see any of it for sale
Now anyone that still might be hanging on to these knows where they can unload them too.
Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
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Yes I've seen this picture at least twice and for some reason my eyes went right to that today I want to hear that sucker he heThe one I want is right behind those. The JBL Paragon.
Looks like they're two paragons in that room or the other might be a metrogon. The other is along the wall to the left. Either way the finish on the Paragon behind the JBL's is fantastic ! a lot of elbow work went into that.
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Where does all this stuff even come from? You rarely see any of it for sale
It's like the old saying
If you want to know the price, you can't afford it.
I thought to myself after reading your post;
I don't know where these special speakers and things come from either and the reason might be, I can't even get into that circle of people who know where to find them AND can afford them. So it's like this to me, If I don't know where to buy these...I can't afford them.
I couldn't afford the cables, stands and racks for a lot of this super high end stereo stuff. But I sure would like to sit and listen for a while.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZirUclw9XQg
