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Agreed, provided the reality meets the mystery...
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The Shindo brand
I purchased a Haut Brion amp & Masseto preamp a few years ago. The US distributer, Jonathan, was very interested in what speaker I was going to use as the Haut's performance would be hindered in a big way with speakers of a difficult load. I am glad he steered me in the right direction. Shindo is about a "system approach", not mix and match, however their amps & preamps are mated to many other speaker brands with great success, such as Audio Note, Devore Solovox to name a few. The owners of entry level Shindo amps cant we expected to spend $25k for a pair of Shindo Petite Latours. They also highly recommend Shindo or Auditorium interconnects and speaker cables, which from my experience are excellent. I have received superb service and advice from Jonathan.
Yes the brand is becoming a bit of an exclusive club, but that just furthers the pride of ownership in my mind. The other thing to remember is that Shindo products are produced is very low volumes, unlike CJ, Mac, AR. Does Shindo really need more positive news in the market place....no!...its already there. All their products are outstanding, just a bit different flavour, and more "there" as you move up the line. |
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It was actually your review of the Cortese that led me to joining this site - great review btw. The Cortese is probably the option I am leaning towards at this point in time, but I would still love to find more info/reviews/impressions of the C-C EL34 before making a commitment - unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any other Shindo owners in my neck of the woods so getting to demo either option, in my system or otherwise, is unlikely to happen.. |
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Well, when one of you guys puts together an all shindo system, I'll take you to dinner in exchange for a listen...
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Jeff,
I was going to offer before. While not an "all" Shindo system... I am pretty close. You are welcome to come listen anytime for as long as you like. I will leave you the keys while I go to work and you can listen to you hearts content. Stephen Santa Barbara CA |
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Next time I'm in CA, let's get together....
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Stephen,
When you'll get your Shindo speakers, I will buy a ticket to LA and come to visit you ! Jeff, if you come to Paris in september, you'll be probably very surprised to hear what a 20W 845 SET amp is able to !
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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats Albert Schweitzer |
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Jerome, better make that "first class ticket" for the very special occasion.
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Jeff, Jerome, Serge, and any others...
You are most welcome to come to my modest little home and hear what the Shindo is giving me. After listening to Neil Young sing for two hours last night in very good seats, I came home and put on Live at Massey Hall and felt as if I were still at the venue listening to Neil sing and play that old Les Paul Gibson. My system is giving me the most realistically presented music that I have ever dreamed of. |
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