Atlanta -Georgia - USA ... Older Music & CJ Lover

[dlb945]

Hello

My "today's system" utilizes an updated Marantz 7T Solid State Preamp, updated CJ MV75A1 Amplifier, and a pair of updated 1978 Klipschorns. Sources are turntable and Mac Mini with Cambridge DacMagic. Listening room is carpeted 24' x 24'.

It has taken years but today, when music is played from good vinyl or 24bit files ... The room disappears and the venue sonics appear.

My updates are done in a small lab (furnace room) with decent used test and measurement devices. At 76 y/o, my ears are going but the spirit if the music still comes through.

Dan

[admin]

Welcome to CJO, very nice to have you part of our community. I've read a lot about the Klipschorns, it seems people keep them around for decades! Once again, welcome to the site!

[camusmuse]

Welcome! Regardless of your age, I KNOW those Klipschorns can get through to you with ample volume. If your hearing loss is like most, you will have a "squeezing" of the bandwidth you can hear(losing of the lower and upper frequencies). I know to many it is "unthinkable"(even unbearable...lol), but maybe a good equalizer will help you get a bit more of a flat curve to match your particular hearing. I had a friend that had a pair of those horns(older Adcom amp), as well as an uncle that had a pair of Voice of the Theater horns(very similar, though he used all Mcintosh gear....*ducking*). Both systems were amazing,and both had EQs, just the nature of horns and your room specifics. Perception is a big factor too, many people get "told" what sounds good, and after a while they get used to it. I would think that the SS Marantz might be holding you back some, but really it depends on what sounds good to you. I'm a tuber, so besides my home theater stuff, its all tubes for me. On a side note, are your Khorns "finished" or the "plain janes". Would love to see pictures.

Hello

My "today's system" utilizes an updated Marantz 7T Solid State Preamp, updated CJ MV75A1 Amplifier, and a pair of updated 1978 Klipschorns. Sources are turntable and Mac Mini with Cambridge DacMagic. Listening room is carpeted 24' x 24'.

It has taken years but today, when music is played from good vinyl or 24bit files ... The room disappears and the venue sonics appear.

My updates are done in a small lab (furnace room) with decent used test and measurement devices. At 76 y/o, my ears are going but the spirit if the music still comes through.

Dan