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von
Auditorium 23 in unterschiedlichen Ausführungen (Impedanz und
Verstärkung) für Denon DL 103, Ortofon und andere klassische
Tonabnehmersysteme wie z.B. EMT. Gerade für MC-Systeme ist der
passende Übertrager wichtiger als ein vermeintlicher “Alleskönner“.
Lesen Sie auch die Berichte in Image-HiFi und auf 6moons http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/auditorium23/23.html, April 2005:
“If you have a Denon 103 and a low-gain phono preamplifier, you
should run out and get an Auditorium 23 tranny right now! Don't even
think about it - just do it!“
sowie den Artikel von
Jules Coleman, veröffentlicht im US-Magazin American Wired, zu lesen auf der Website unseres US-Partners Tone Imports http://www.toneimports.com/reviews.html
"The
A23 step-up may be small and easy to place, but it packs a hell of a
wallop. In fact, getting the measure of this step-up was surprisingly
easy. The A23 SPU step up is incredibly dynamic and extended, from top
to bottom. It is neutral, extremely vivid and present. While it is by
no means lean or bleached, it is not as weighty as the other step ups I
had on hand. It is primarily about speed, openness, extension, clarity
and presence. I have reason to believe that its designer, Keith
Aschenbrenner, voiced this unit around the basic SPU Classic, which
like the Denon 103, is all about tonality in the same sense that the
folks at Audio Note UK claim their components are. Both cartridges
favor the body of notes over the leading edge and weight over speed.
The
A23 Denon 103 step up is a perfect complement for the cartridge of the
same name. Played through it, the Denon 103 maintains its body and
weight, but its apparent speed and resolution improve dramatically,
especially throughout the upper registers. The A23 step up for the SPU
has the same impact and would be a perfect match with the standard SPU
Classic. To know it is to buy it“.
Weitere Kommentare:
Jeff
Day on the Origin Live Silver tone arm: Listening
Impressions Round 3 -
Using the Auditorium 23 Step Up Transformer at Terry's Place
I
drove over to Terry Cain's famed Cain & Cain world headquarters
in
Walla Walla/Washington with the full-boat Garrard 301 restoration
project with his plinth, the VTAF and Silver arm and Denon 103
cartridge tucked carefully into my Miata. I also brought along a little
surprise that had come from Jonathan Halpern - the Auditorium 23 moving
coil step-up transformer designed for the Denon 103 cartridge. The
Auditorium 23 is an unassuming looking step-up tranny that is about the
size of a pack of cigarettes with RCA inputs on one side and RCA
outputs on the other. That's about it. Jonathan Halpern of Shindo USA
is so enamored of the design that he's begun importing it to the US so
others can get in on the fun. But I'm getting ahead of myself again.
Terry set up the Garrard 301 Project table in his system of Studio BEN
(Big E-Nuff) ES double-horn loudspeakers that use a full-range 8"
Fostex driver and a horn-loaded Fostex super tweeter. For
amplification, Terry had the full spread of Josh Stippich's wondrous
Electron Luv 45 amplifiers and preamplifier, which are easily the most
gorgeous amplification devices ever created by human hands. They should
be on display in the National Gallery of Art - really. I wish I could
afford the Electron Luv gear; I'd buy a pair in a second. For phono
amplification, Terry was using a big underground favorite known for its
giant-killing performance: The George Wright-designed and -built vacuum
tube phono preamplifier. When I got to Terry's place, his Teres
turntable was sitting idle and music was playing through one of Vincent
Sanders' computer hard-drive digital powerhouses to warm up the system.
Terry's system has it all: Beautiful tone, great dynamics and a very
musical yet detailed presentation. Then we dropped the needle on one of
the many LPs we would spin that day and heard pretty much what Pete and
I had heard with the burned-in Origin Live Silver in my system - good
but not great.
"Hey
Terry," said I, "Whaddya say we drop in the Aud 23 step-up tranny and
see what happens?" "Sounds like an idea," said he. So we did and
dropped the needle again. "Whoa!" said I. "Whoa!" Terry tossed right
back at moi. All of a sudden everything that had troubled me about the
Origin Live Silver arm vanished. In its place was one of the most
stunning portrayals of the analogue kingdom I have ever heard -
breathtaking! The vocal sheen and sibilance were gone and in its place
was real flesh-and-blood vocal magic. The arm now conveyed music that
was warmer, darker and fuller without losing any of the detail and
snappiness that made it so engaging in my system. The notes became more
liquid and fragrant too. Fed by the Auditorium 23 to amplify the Denon
103, I couldn't find a nit to pick with the Origin Live Silver arm. It
was a beautifully emotive as well as a great-sounding presentation of
the music. If you have a Denon 103 and a low-gain phono preamplifier,
you should run out and get an Auditorium 23 tranny right now! Don't
even think about it - just do it!
Berichte aus 2005, den vollständigen Artikel finden Sie hier
http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/originlive/silver_3.html
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