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I will copy your thoughts and paste them to send to the greek importer ! Have a nice evening ! ( don't forget your wife ! )
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Alberto,
I wanted to share with you what Mr Batjikis, the Shindo importer for Greece, just replied to me. I know he is a great person now and I will buy from him with confidence, should I follow the green way according to Master Stephen and Preacher Alberto ! "Lafon GM70 may indeed give you what you are after provided that your speakers are not a difficult load. It is true that the expression of loudness in SE designs is different to that of PP designs, leading to the illusion that SE amplifiers are more powerful than they really are. I would say that this is more a sonic characteristic rather than an ability to drive difficult loads with low power. Given that only you can decide what is satisfactory for your musical tastes, you are also the one to judge what is a problem in your system and what is not. My suggestion is to borrow a SE amplifier from a friend and try it with your speakers. This would give you a good idea of what the limitations may be. There have been many discussions since the 90's regarding the possible compatibility of SE amplifiers with average sensitivity speakers, but I feel that including Shindo in such discussions miss the point. Shindo products are genuine Japanese artisan creations made in very limited quantities. They posses a unique sonic character no matter the design topology, type of tubes used, or power rating. It is up to the user to reveal their quality in the right system.*" I hope you will appreciate ! Cheers,
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Alberto,
Did you have a chance to hear the MONTRACHET EL34 ? I know it's a push pull but it is class A and from what I read, it has not the extreme finesse of the Cortese, but it swings more and it is highly musical....
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Hi Jérôme,
I think that, one day, we need to talk together since we are both French. However, I don't have much experience with the Shindo amps: I know better their preamps
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I can't send you any pm because you're not a subscriber. You can send me you infos at jeromewanono@yahoo.fr And BTW, Welcome to AA ! Ouuppps 98 posts, you're not a newbie here ! We probably don't go to the same forums....
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Jérôme, I'm Laurenta on the French forum: so, you know me.
And I was a good client of Alain C. in Paris, so we might have already met in person, in the past years.
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Alberto, Cellindo, Stephen,
The greek importer finally proposes me the Corton Charlemagne EL34 monoblocks : Shindo Labs Amplification Did you hear them ? Thanks !
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I'd hate to be in your shoes having to make such a decision without being able to hear them in person first. Personally, if I did not have a way to try them out first, I would not pull the trigger. I've gotten lucky a few times doing that, but I also knew that if I changed my mind I would not have lost too much time and money. This does not seem to be the case here. Alberto |
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I only did this with McIntosh products in the past and I have been happy with all of them. Moreover, selling them has always been easy. The Shindo prices are comparable to Mc amps, and much more expensive if you count the price per Watt. So yes, a tough decision....
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