until you hear more power in direct compare. filling the room, and higher degrees of commanding the music, are different things. different levels of engagement. this is nothing i heard, just feedback from others who have heard it. there are no wrong answers as far as power, w/107db, only how much one expects.
especially considering the differences with the number of Spacehorns. a single Spacehorn and lowish power SET is a different thing musically compared to more power and multiple Spacehorns. both are legit, but go different places. and room size implications.
enough.....is rarely enough. too much is enough. just how i see things for my musical needs.
In my limited experience (certainly compared with Mike L), I agree with this.
- All amps have ups, downs, strengths, weaknesses (even if those weakness are more like they are simply just less strong in certain areas than others)...but one thing I have admired about Boulder is that when they control, I mean they really really REALLY control. And when they want to command a speaker to go bigger, scale higher and not fly off the rails, they really do it.
- Lets set aside personal preference around tonality, harmonics, or anything else (there are fans of Boulder sound and others not so much).
- I have to say Boulder gives a MASTERCLASS in GRIP...and scaling up the speaker to its nth degree without the speaker starting to 'shudder/shake' like speakers often do as they lose control at higher scales/volumes/dynamics. When any speaker I have ever heard with them gets switched on, there is an effortlessness that brings to life a new dynamic in the music that usually is just missing with amps that cannot deliver that level of masterful control and grip. And that effortless continues further in my experience volume-wise with Boulder than many many other amps. It is impressive.
- Again, I set aside all the comments [others] may have about Boulder's harmonic or tonal qualities or anything else.
- I refer simply to the commanding power, grip and sheer untapped reserves of the Boulders and what they can do for systems at room filling levels. And if you are looking for THAT, then I could imagine an SET with 107db efficiency horns not quite
commanding a big room this way (40' x 30' x 15' like the one I heard the AG Trio G3s in). Loud? Yes. Commanding the room and the orchestra to
super-scale/effortless dynamics? Not quite.
