Shindo Time

[Jerome W]

Congrats Serge !!

I think you'll love them.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by Alberto

That's fantastic Serge - the long lost twins are "reunited" and back in sync :-).

I hope it works as well for you as your recommendation of the Tannoys worked for me!

Alberto

Alberto, over the years, I've learned to trust and value your opinion. I'm looking forward to "delicious sound" of my own.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by two dot

Shall we call you the Glimmer Twins???

Stephen, I guess that's better than the Chang and Eng Bunker Siamese twins.

[PHC1]

Originally Posted by C220MC275

Congrats Serge !!

I think you'll love them.

Thanks Jerome. This is not the first time I am going down the path of low tube wattage and higher efficiency speakers. In the past systems the results were very enjoyable. I am looking forward to this new system for sure!

[MisterBritt]

Has anyone had a chance to employ the Auditorium 23 speaker cables? I recently inquired about availability and pricing. From what I have read they are ideal with the Shindo products but also quite suitable for other applications. Thoughts?

Has anyone had a chance to give their speakers (link below) an audition? Just curious. Also, ballpark -- give or take $10K -- what they go for? I mean, are these $10K speakers or more like $100K speakers.

Latour

[sibelius]

Originally Posted by PHC1

So I am pretty sure I will go with Shindo for my "analog room".

Having spoken with Alberto about his experience, talking to Matt at Pitch Perfect Audio and having read all the reviews I could find, I think the Shindo Monbrison and Cortese will be the system build out to drive the Tannoy Kensingtons.

I think the 10w SET Cortese should be just right with the Tannoy's, my room and type of music I mostly listen to on vinyl but we'll see how this plays out.

The wait begins. It takes 4-6 weeks for Ken Shindo to build the units. This will give me time to prepare the room with acoustic treatments, choose and get a rack (no more gear on the floor ) and to choose a turntable for this system.

I hope you have a chance to listen to some different set-ups before purchasing. In my experience each of the Shindo amps has a very unique tonal flavor and while each are exquisite pieces in their own right you most likely will have a distinct preference between the varying models.

The preamp solution is easy. Buy the best you can afford. I've listened to the Monbrison and have owned both the Masetto and now the Vosne-Romanee. The level of detail and emotional involvement increases as you go up the ladder - and it's not subtle.

The amps on the other hand really are a personal call on how you respond to the sound of the particular output tube. Ignore topology (SET vs PP). Buy the sound that floats your boat.

My $.02

[lowens]

Auditorium speaker cables are very, very nice. They are a bit like audience products in my experience. They just let the music come through. They are great value. If you cant afford shindo speaker cables (I couldnt) I think you cant go wrong. There are a few reviews of them floating around the web.

Those Latours are the big boys and are likely around $50k to start?. The last time I inquired about the "peitie" latours they started at $25k. Now I hear they are at $30k! Gee the global economy is in the dumps but prices are going up? I realize some of it has to do with the foreign currency exchange rates but surely not all.

[MisterBritt]

Originally Posted by lowens

Auditorium speaker cables are very, very nice. They are a bit like audience products in my experience. They just let the music come through. They are great value. If you cant afford shindo speaker cables (I couldnt) I think you cant go wrong. There are a few reviews of them floating around the web.

Those Latours are the big boys and are likely around $50k to start?. The last time I inquired about the "peitie" latours they started at $25k. Now I hear they are at $30k! Gee the global economy is in the dumps but prices are going up? I realize some of it has to do with the foreign currency exchange rates but surely not all.

Thanks for your reply. I might be confused, but I thought the Auditorium 23 speaker cables were Shindo speaker cables. Am I missing something?

Also, thanks for the info on the Latours. That price tag is about what I expected to hear. Oh, well ... one can dream.

[omodo]

The A23 cables are produced by a german company "Auditorium 23"

Kabel

[MisterBritt]

Originally Posted by omodo

The A23 cables are produced by a german company "Auditorium 23"

Kabel

Roger that. Thanks.