What is a "fast" preamp. Just want to understand your context of a fast pre amp. Is it pretty much the same as when people describe a cartridge "fast?" What brand is a not fast pre amp you found?
Speakers for Kondo Ongaku... Please Help
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This is too absolutist. You are omitting the usual qualifiers about "in my personal, subjective opinion" and "in this particular system with the following particular associated components, etc."
On the ribbon panels of the Genesis Technologies 1.1 I loved the Kondo Kagura. I also liked the Kondo at Rhapsody.
That's a silly statement if you want people to write it for their personal posts.
The Vitus was much better than the kondo at Rhapsody on Magico.
I can't help out if you cannot hear the kondo under driving these speakers and the coloration. It is one of the most rose tinted products. Maybe the old kondo were good, most who used that don't like the new ones. I have also heard the kagura at its best lack of dynamic range on apogee diva, the ongaku compared to absolare on the top Diesis, and the ongaku on the smaller living voice. This is not at shows.
Audio note is similar, even a KT88 integrated from KR audio is quite better than the audio note jinro.
The real good thing is the Japanese AN IO field coil cartridge. And the AN 2a3 amps. I haven't heard the kondo 2a3 amps they might be good
I do accept that a 211 amp will be much more improved adding Amperex or United or WE 242c, but if people prefer it with stock tubes the kondo should suffice only those who listen to audiophile female type music.
The Kondo Souga which is 2a3 is sublime. Driving a pair of YG carmel was one of the best simple systems I have heard.
Isn’t it implied that it’s his opinion? Using “imo” is duplicative on any audio forum.
I think Ron takes my opinions as facts otherwise. Good for him. If he could not hear the short comings of the kagura, his opinion is suspect, imo
That's the magic of the valve. It requires a very simple circuit and is a great valve. Any good local DIYer can make you a good 2a3. Did you compare the kondo 2a3 to any other 2a3 amp, like new audio frontiers, for example?
FM Acoustic preamp in most circumstance must pair up with their own poweramp, the gain of the FMA preamp is too overwhelming, it will cause overload to most amp unless it has a "variable" gain switch (like the FMA amplifier).
Not saying that G70 is the best amongst them all with all things equal….but with the given circumstances it was.
This is the one brand that I have great interest in. One of these days I gotta own the DAC or the Phono but not today. Today I am looking at keeping my Kondo Ongaku + G70 and looking for a matching speakers.
I didn't but it was so good that some 10 years later, it still sticks in mind vividly.
Have you heard other good 2a3? You should get speakers that can work on one (YG can't, so you will only like it much more)'
I don't recall. Yes, I expected YG not to work at all with the Souga so I was pleasantly surprised. I agree that other brands would probably be even better.
I have Kagura driving the Diesis Romas OR Roma Triodes and I personally love the sound, not as a dealer, but as me loving music playing on the system. Definitely not under powered. In the past and when Ked heard my system I did not have the correct speakers for the Kaguras, now I do.
The Dallas RLR also has Kaguras driving Roma Triodes. Chris the owner of the Kagura/RT in Dallas loves the combination as well. Chris also has the 300B Gakuoh II monos that drive the RT.
I ask anyone that is interested in hearing these combinations please visit and then give your opinion.
A few opinions on this forum regarding Kondo vs. 40 years of Kondo creating and selling hundreds of Kondo systems internationally as well as right now hundreds of Kondo customers using Kondo gear with customers enjoying music through these systems is the flip side to the opinions of a few forum members opinions.
I respect Ked and anyone else's opinion but I also respect hundreds of Kondo users opinions that has been backed by them spending their $$$ on Kondo products.
These two system that Chris and I spent a boatload of our own $$$ on don't suck, imo.
The Dallas RLR also has Kaguras driving Roma Triodes. Chris the owner of the Kagura/RT in Dallas loves the combination as well. Chris also has the 300B Gakuoh II monos that drive the RT.
I ask anyone that is interested in hearing these combinations please visit and then give your opinion.
A few opinions on this forum regarding Kondo vs. 40 years of Kondo creating and selling hundreds of Kondo systems internationally as well as right now hundreds of Kondo customers using Kondo gear with customers enjoying music through these systems is the flip side to the opinions of a few forum members opinions.
I respect Ked and anyone else's opinion but I also respect hundreds of Kondo users opinions that has been backed by them spending their $$$ on Kondo products.
These two system that Chris and I spent a boatload of our own $$$ on don't suck, imo.
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That is like an experience I had with the WAVAC HE-805 that I heard way back in 2006...it blew my mind and I still think about how unbelievably good it sounded at that time.
Have you compared either or both of those to the M-77? THat was always the one I was kind of interested in. I had the M-7 for review many years ago and while it was OK with digital (my Silvaweld SWC 1000 was just as good for digital) it was absolutely stellar with vinyl (where it surpassed my Silvaweld combo for phono). If my system was primarily digital I think there are some real competitors out there (at least against the M-7) but for an "all-in-one" vinyl combo (also with the top Kondo stepup transformer) that was one of the nicest I had heard up to that point (now would have to consider the Aries Cerat Talos to be the best I have heard).
