Nice to meet you Shindo-san

[Ankkor]

Today I listened to 753's driven by a Vosne-Romanee, Lafons and a Shindo TT for an hour. It will take some time to organize my thoughts.

[755a]

Not bad. Shindo 753's? Can't wait to hear more!

[Ankkor]

I loved the sound. I think everyone should hear it. For certain types of music it could be the best.
For the first five minutes I had a very uncomfortable feeling that I had spent my audio money in the wrong place but that concern abated as I listened to different music types.
My takeaway is that this system is scary good for jazz, vocals, acoustical and classical. These music types were off the charts goosebump stuff.
When I heard modern engineered music the system was ill suited. Just sounded bad. Lacked precision and impact. Maybe Shindo alone is ill-suited for someone who enjoys a very wide spectrum of music.
I think a solid state system should sit side by side a system like this. There is music suited for SS and music suited for tube. If I had to choose between one or the other I would pick SS because it is more universal in performance but the dream scenario is to have both.

[Jerome W]

I never heard Shindo electronics with Shindo speakers but used my Shindo's with various speakers from PMC, Wilson Audio, Rega, DeVore Klipsch and Harbeth. For all of them, not only Shindo was utterly dynamic, but it actually outperformed all of my other amps, SS or tubes.
Either something was wrong in the set up or those Shindo speakers are too " polite".
No matter the music I listen to, from classical to rock, Shindo is just like a musical explosion.

[2fastdriving]

You shindo guys make me want to spin up a second system...ugh! Maybe someday.

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

You shindo guys make me want to spin up a second system...ugh! Maybe someday.

A Shindo "second" system won't stay "second" for long....

[Ankkor]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

I never heard Shindo electronics with Shindo speakers but used my Shindo's with various speakers from PMC, Wilson Audio, Rega, DeVore Klipsch and Harbeth. For all of them, not only Shindo was utterly dynamic, but it actually outperformed all of my other amps, SS or tubes. Either something was wrong in the set up or those Shindo speakers are too " polite". No matter the music I listen to, from classical to rock, Shindo is just like a musical explosion.

I heard another speaker connected to the system after I heard the Shindo speaker. There was no comparison.

[fjn04]

So when you heard the second (secret) speaker, dynamics/drive were to your liking?

[755a]

Were you expecting the 753's to work with modern music? I wouldn't expect they would. That says nothing about the rest of the system. That is more about the speaker choice. What an opportunity you had. How did you get this opportunity?

What were the other speakers?

[NOLG4EVR]

Originally Posted by Ankkor

I loved the sound. I think everyone should hear it. For certain types of music it could be the best. For the first five minutes I had a very uncomfortable feeling that I had spent my audio money in the wrong place but that concern abated as I listened to different music types. My takeaway is that this system is scary good for jazz, vocals, acoustical and classical. These music types were off the charts goosebump stuff. When I heard modern engineered music the system was ill suited. Just sounded bad. Lacked precision and impact. Maybe Shindo alone is ill-suited for someone who enjoys a very wide spectrum of music. I think a solid state system should sit side by side a system like this. There is music suited for SS and music suited for tube. If I had to choose between one or the other I would pick SS because it is more universal in performance but the dream scenario is to have both.

I don't get this??

So if you listen to a wide spectrum of music Shindo or tube based systems just won't cover all your music choices. Are you kidding me?

What is 'modern engineered music'?

So Shindo and tubes are only good for 'vintage, non engineered music.

I would suggest you re-collect your thoughts. This post is ridiculous.

A Shindo owner should buy a SS system to be able to enjoy all kinds of music. Again, ridiculous!