Had an interesting auditioning session yesterday.
SW Speakers 'Magic Flutes' in the foreground,
Fischer+Fischer SL1000's at the side.
Both systems sound quite well, although they are radically different in their design. The Flutes are made of ultra-light high-tech carbon fiber, the SL 1000's are housed in stone
and are heavy. Both systems use the same drivers. The SL1000's had a deeper low end extension due to the integral sub-woofers in the system. Calysto amps drving the setup.
Harry Belafonte's live performance of "Leaving Jamaica" featuers some gentle percussion in the second part of the piece, completely missing or reduced to an unintelligible background noise with other electronics. Worth noting is the harsh sibilance some amps produced, presenting the "s"-es more like a whistling sound. The Eagles' Hotel California from "Hell freezes over" produced some long faces in the audience - they heard the drums
as they should be for the first time, I guess. The imaging on this recording is near perfect, hats off to the recording crew!
But hey,
amps are 'just amps' and are all the same, right!? Never mind, carry on...
