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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    billbillw wrote: »
    I'm a little late to the party on this thread, but thanks Tom for suggesting this! I just added this to my server and the whole album so far is amazing! It's really testing my new Revels (and they are passing with flying colors)
    The dynamic range is incredible! I've never had my W4S STP-SE pre up to 40, but it was needed for the soft stuff. Thankfully I have 550wpc into 4 ohms for those peaks!

    Would love to see a separate thread review of your STP-SE.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,763

    jbreezy5 wrote: »

    Would love to see a separate thread review of your STP-SE.

    Not much to say. It works, it's neutral. It's almost like a wire with volume control but it has balls if needed. There are tons of reviews out there and I find nothing to disagree with most of what is already written.
    For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,411
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    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,763
    Another one worth hearing:
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    @treitz3

    Tom,

    I just picked up this 2-disc today, have only heard the first 5 tracks on disc 1, and I will say I find tracks 4 & 5 particularly breathtaking.

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    So, there you go. (but I’m still quite enamored with all the prior discs I posted 😂).
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,027
    Thanks man, I didn't order any because of the extensive library they offer but I already have one ordered of the one you just posted about. Should be here in about two weeks or so.

    I don't recall hearing songs 4 and 5 on any of my albums, so this will be cool for me. On these songs, is it just a guitar with soft orchestral movements or a full fledged orchestra that just so happens to have a guitar as a focal point?

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,027
    billbillw wrote: »
    Another one worth hearing:
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    Hi, Bill. I do love me the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel and the way they perform. Of course, it may also be the hall in which they record the music that makes them stand out to me. I have a couple of them that I use to grade how well a particular system sounds.

    Ordering this one now. Thanks.

    Tom

    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Thanks man, I didn't order any because of the extensive library they offer but I already have one ordered of the one you just posted about. Should be here in about two weeks or so.

    I don't recall hearing songs 4 and 5 on any of my albums, so this will be cool for me. On these songs, is it just a guitar with soft orchestral movements or a full fledged orchestra that just so happens to have a guitar as a focal point?

    Tom

    They are concertos for guitar w/orchestral accompaniment. True classical, as opposed to, just a guitar recording with filler like New Age might do.
    CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC

    DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)

    Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777

    Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)

    Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150

    Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i

    Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart

    Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables.
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