My Journey to Genesis and beyond! G5.3, G2.2 Jrs..
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garylkoh
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Sorry, Hi-FiGuy, but the Dragons are only going to be set-up for a max of 2 weeks. If you are coming to Seattle, we have a dealer here with a room large enough for the G2Jr's. The only dealer I have in the world with a room large enough for the Dragons is currently Hong Kong.
garylkoh
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Thanks for the great pictures, Wilson.
That special guy with the Dragon shirt with me and the Dragons is a very special friend - Rene Jaeger.
Any music recorded on this instrument that you know of, Gary? 
http://laughingsquid.com/the-octobasse-an-enormous-string-instrument-capable-of-playing-frequencies-lower-than-humans-can-hear/
http://laughingsquid.com/the-octobasse-an-enormous-string-instrument-capable-of-playing-frequencies-lower-than-humans-can-hear/
garylkoh
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The Laughing Squid may have made a joke out of it, but the octobass is a real instrument and has been used in concerts. I will have to dig into my collection, but at least one or two of the albums by Renaud Garcia-Fons featured the octobass. Here's one time when a music server is useless - I'll have to see if I can find the CD jackets.
carolkoh
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Yeah. The Octobass is a real instrument. According to Wiki - first built around 1850 in Paris by the French luthier Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798–1875)
Just want to step in and say these speakers are so awesome.. been playing some of mom's favorite music for her in my house, and she is so totally enjoying it..
Pretty much great sound everywhere in the house..
Love it.. Thanks Gary!
Pretty much great sound everywhere in the house..
Love it.. Thanks Gary!
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garylkoh
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Looking forward to your critical assessment, Wilson. It's a worthy arena - Audio Research, Mark Levinson and Genesis amps.
After giving a few days of spending time with the new gear, time to report back.
This amp is unreal!
Literally within the first hour after the Genesis GR1440 monoblock amps are installed in my system, both my wife and kids noticed the sound improvements immediately.
What the family said:
"Sounds liked live music"
"We are hearing things that not there before"
"Why are there echoes on the singer"
What i have in the current system:
Genesis 2.2Jr's
Vertere Acoustics SG-1 Record Player + SG-1 Motor Drive w/Pulse-R cable + SG-1 Tonearm with Handbuilt wiring
ARC Ref 150SE monoblocks
ARC Ref 1 preamp
ARC PH3 phono
ML 331
Absolute Fidelity Music Server
More to come..
This amp is unreal!
Literally within the first hour after the Genesis GR1440 monoblock amps are installed in my system, both my wife and kids noticed the sound improvements immediately.
What the family said:
"Sounds liked live music"
"We are hearing things that not there before"
"Why are there echoes on the singer"
What i have in the current system:
Genesis 2.2Jr's
Vertere Acoustics SG-1 Record Player + SG-1 Motor Drive w/Pulse-R cable + SG-1 Tonearm with Handbuilt wiring
ARC Ref 150SE monoblocks
ARC Ref 1 preamp
ARC PH3 phono
ML 331
Absolute Fidelity Music Server
More to come..
GR1440 update:
Another late night listening with the family.
We all agreed on the following:
Soundstage is spectacular. whether small scale, symphonic, solo . etc.
Everything is well delineated , can literally pick out each instrument's location, singer position, literally room size in the recording venue.
Front to back positioning realistic.
As a matter of fact, all the instruments sound so realistic, and the female voices have no hardness. it's almost as if it melted the best of tube sound with the frequency extension, and bass slam , body , texture of the SS amps.
Totally floored that this amp is that good!
Another late night listening with the family.
We all agreed on the following:
Soundstage is spectacular. whether small scale, symphonic, solo . etc.
Everything is well delineated , can literally pick out each instrument's location, singer position, literally room size in the recording venue.
Front to back positioning realistic.
As a matter of fact, all the instruments sound so realistic, and the female voices have no hardness. it's almost as if it melted the best of tube sound with the frequency extension, and bass slam , body , texture of the SS amps.
Totally floored that this amp is that good!
Wilson,
The ARC amplifier does not look as a REF150SE - that is really a stereo, not a monoblock.
Quick update:
On the way back home from dinner, interesting conversation with my wife.
Since she's been basically to all the HiFi shows since the 80's, and have seen/heard all the heavy hitters throughout the years, she knows what she likes, what's real, what's good, and what bad in our hobby.
After we started using the GR1440 monoblocks, we played and replayed many of our previous music, including many from the 1990's era.. and randomly, she said, this it the best system we have ever listened to ever.
Muttering, no need to go listen to other stuff anymore.
Humm. good or bad.. hahaa
On the way back home from dinner, interesting conversation with my wife.
Since she's been basically to all the HiFi shows since the 80's, and have seen/heard all the heavy hitters throughout the years, she knows what she likes, what's real, what's good, and what bad in our hobby.
After we started using the GR1440 monoblocks, we played and replayed many of our previous music, including many from the 1990's era.. and randomly, she said, this it the best system we have ever listened to ever.
Muttering, no need to go listen to other stuff anymore.
Humm. good or bad.. hahaa
True story!
One of the kids came back this weekend and after chit chatting , wife goes , "you should listen to our system now , it sounds so good !"
So they sat down and i put on a few songs along with a few she have been listening to throughout the years at home , and during and after , they say : WOWW.. it's just liked live ! Everything is there , you can placed where all the people , instruments are !
And then the next question , what did I changed ?
I pointed to those amps , and said : " Your mom's amps !"
Hahaa
One of the kids came back this weekend and after chit chatting , wife goes , "you should listen to our system now , it sounds so good !"
So they sat down and i put on a few songs along with a few she have been listening to throughout the years at home , and during and after , they say : WOWW.. it's just liked live ! Everything is there , you can placed where all the people , instruments are !
And then the next question , what did I changed ?
I pointed to those amps , and said : " Your mom's amps !"
Hahaa
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