Santan Abraxas with sonic holography wow!!!

Fongolio
Fongolio Posts: 3,516
edited May 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
I just received today a very clean copy of Santana's Abraxas and played it tonight on the old TT with the Hafler amp and Carver pre with sonic holography on and I was blown away with the dimension this album takes on the Carver. The bongos are way out wide and low down. The organ off to the right and mid way up and above everything dead center Carlos' guitar clear and beautiful. Best example of this Carver technology I've heard yet. And on an album almost 40 years old. Wow!!
SDA-1C (full mods)
Carver TFM-55
NAD 1130 Pre-amp
Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
The Clamp
Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
Ben's IC's
Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2008
    nice dude.. it is the 180 gram album?

    I have read that the 180 g greatest hits of Neil Young is jaw dropping. I haven't heard it yet.. but I keep reading about how amazingly well sounding it is. ;)
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited May 2008
    I never got into the Holography when I had my Carver gear set up. Maybe it was my particular unit, but it seemed to introduce a good deal of noise.

    Have you gotten to listen to any SDA's yet? If not, you owe it to yourself to find a pair. IMO, a much more natural presentation when compared to the Sonic Holography.
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited May 2008
    No danger boy it was actually an old copy just in good shape. And no strider I haven't yet heard SDA's but I sure want to. In the meantime though, I'm very happy with the Carver setup played on my RTiA7's.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2008
    The Carver hologram generator has sounded horrible to me for about 20 years now. I just keep using it you know.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited May 2008
    SDA's are better. I have both. For none SDA speaker it is good but it all depends on what song is playing.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited May 2008
    I saw a hologram generator on e-bay today while sifting through the carver stuff.being a rookie & all , what does a hologram generator do exactly ??
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2008
    It electronically attempts to nullify interaural cross-talk. It tries to make it so that your left ear only hears the left speaker, and the right ear only hears the right speaker.

    The exact same problem that Polk attempts to address with SDA technology.

    Both technologies have pros and cons, and avid followers. This being a Polk website, largely inhabited by avid SDA fans, you can figure out the rest.

    Either technology, when applied properly, can extend the soundstage far beyond the physical confines of the speakers themselves, and a great deal of front "depth" is enhanced.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited May 2008
    cool -- thanks for the explanation--- I've much to learn
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited May 2008
    You can get a hologram generator pretty cheap most of the time. Fun to play with but setup is critical. If you don't follow the setup, it doesn't work at all. Done right, SH is very good.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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