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Moving up the Shindo line of products
I currently own mid level shindo amp, preamp, auditorium speaker cables, shindo interconnect along with the new Devore O96's.(thanks Matt)
I often wonder just how far up the shindo line of products I wish to go. At what point do you say this is enough? My current system is very, very nice and I really enjoy listening to it but I often wonder what the incremental benefit of owning say a VR preamp would do to my system and further enhance my enjoyment. Is it really worth the extra $10k differential or would the funds be better spend elsewhere? Should I just try to maximize what I currently have by improving the room acoustics, tuning the system, etc? Any thoughts? |
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It is funny when a $23k combination of preamp/amp is considered midrange
Knowing the combination you are running I would consider my system as done, it's that nice. |
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I don't have any clue beyond the fact that everything I read says on the pre-amp side it just gets better and better. On the amp side I think they have slightly different sound signatures.
BTW - I live in North Van and would love to meet with you some time so I can hear your shindo/devore. I currently have Modwright/MC275 with Usher BE718's (see my thread). I am seriously considering switching the Modwright for Shindo and the Ushers for Devore's. |
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Perhaps at some point. I really like the MC275 though.
Sorry for the hyjack. |
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I may not be typical but I have a hard time using one amp for all types of music. I routinely change out amps based on the musical genre I'm listening to. So when it was time to maximize my Shindo $ I decided that upgrading the preamp would be the best bang for my buck. I moved from the Masseto to the VR about 10 months ago and I have absolutely no regrets. The VR is the mainstay of my system and expect it to be so for a long, long, time.
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Speakers: Tonian classic 12 (PHY driver) and Hawthorn Audio Trios (Open Baffle). Analog Source: Nottingham Ana-log, Garrard 301. Tonearms: SME 312S, SME M2-12R, Nottingham Unipivot. Cartridge: Koetsu Onyx, Lyra Helikon Mono, Ortofon SPU Classic. Digital Source: Eastern Electric Dac +. Electronics: Shindo Vosne Romane Preamp, 45,2A3,300B,F2a,GM70 SET amps, Atma-sphere S30 OTL, Dynaco ST-70, Shindo Haut-Brion |
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Yes "mid level shindo" at $23k is expensive, considering you could purchase a mid sized Japanese car for about the same price. Hi-end audio is a bit over the top at times, cant really equate it to anything else, however on a shear enjoyment level it is way up there in my experience. What other products give you this level of satisfaction, pride, build quality and attain this level of customer loyalty?
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Although the 275 is a fine amp, I agree with Restock. We have quite a few of them in our local audio group so I've listened to it extensively and I find the bottom end to be a bit woolly. Of the Mac amps I like the 225s the best, even though it has less power it has better control over the bass and is less veiled sounding IMO. However, moving to a Shindo amp, even the entry level Montille produces more texture and accurate tonality than the 225s even. This is just my 2 cents, YMMV and sorry for hijacking your hijack.
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