Videos: Cessaro Zeta, Dava, turntables, Alieno, Thrax phono

[morricab]

I liked both video and in person the Pnoe more. Bill's Pnoe is not ideally set up so not as balanced on everything as Audioquattr's but on this track it was, and when properly set up it is amazing, and Yamaura single driver remains my favorite speaker. Audioquattr too preferred the Vyger RS Mayer Pnoe (I had asked him to go listen to it, after which he changed a lot of things in his system over the years)

On this particular video the flow is better and rise and nuance I find easier to hear, more ease due to easy drive free flowing. I also find the rise in scale more. I heard 3 cube audio I did not like them, though 2 were with digital.

I preferred the Pnoe until the music got busy...then you hear it struggle.

 

[hopkins]

The Altec system gets pretty muddy sounding when the piano and orchestra are really going at it. The sounds blend together.

I believe there are room resonances in the lower notes (more obvious perhaps on the other violin track - the lower notes are muddy).

 

[morricab]

I believe there are room resonances in the lower notes (more obvious perhaps on the other violin track - the lower notes are muddy).

Could be but it is muddy nonetheless

 

[bonzo75]

It’s neither muddy in person nor on video to me

 

[bonzo75]

Devils trill, Oistrakh
Stereo playing Mono record

Up was a Dava stereo cart playing a mono record.

Here is Miyajima infinity mono playing mono through top Kondo phono, pre and Kagura and Euronor. On a Schroeder BA arm which is great with Miya mono for mono

 

[morricab]

It’s neither muddy in person nor on video to me

Can’t comment in person but video is as I described…

 

[hopkins]

It’s neither muddy in person nor on video to me

On the video, just slightly in the lower frequencies but it could definitely be heard differently in person.

 

[PeterA]

Up was a Dava stereo cart playing a mono record.

Here is Miyajima infinity mono playing mono through top Kondo phono, pre and Kagura and Euronor. On a Schroeder BA arm which is great with Miya mono for mono

I prefer the wooden speakers to the Zeta on this music where the violin sounds more like a wooden instrument, less synthetic, more natural tone.

 

[Audiohertz2]

So the Pnoe is the best speaker of choice?


Learning ...

 

[bonzo75]

I prefer the wooden speakers to the Zeta on this music where the violin sounds more like a wooden instrument, less synthetic, more natural tone.

then violin and insight to recordings sounds different in each Cessaro video.

The Kondo and the Euronor have tone better than anything, the insight to different recordings (not reflected in one video) is blocked due to baffle staging.

Plus, in this case it is a mono cart playing mono, and the klangfilm excel at mono because their baffle stage disadvantage is not an issue

 

[Ron Resnick]

His system finally is sounding so good that I started listening at 9 am and sat intensely till 7:30 pm fatigue free save some quick breaks.

What specific changes has audioquattr made to the driver positioning or to the system recently which now makes you like it so much?

 

[Ron Resnick]

Up was a Dava stereo cart playing a mono record.

Here is Miyajima infinity mono playing mono through top Kondo phono, pre and Kagura and Euronor. On a Schroeder BA arm which is great with Miya mono for mono

In this comparison I think the Euronor sounds richer, more natural.

 

[bonzo75]

In this comparison I think the Euronor sounds richer, more natural.

yes. The Kondo with the Euronor has incredible tone and flow in general. And that mono playback of Schroder BA with Miyajima mono is so far my reference mono, it was quite better than all the stereo we played there. Also mono tapes. Haven’t heard Dava mono yet

 

[bonzo75]

What specific changes has audioquattr made to the driver positioning or to the system recently which now makes you like it so much?

He did some aligning of drivers physically as well as made small adjustments to the attenuation in the crossover

I did not say only that made me like it so much. He did other, mostly small changes. the Dava reference with more hours on it is he tuned it in better. Power amp Alieno tubes were rolled to Mayer 300b.

I will go back in a few weeks as the Dava soul will burn in more, and he will move it off the Reed 5T to other arms.

Will also be interesting to check some cable adjustments

 

[Ron Resnick]

With the Dava you like the Reed 5T now?

 

[bonzo75]

With the Dava you like the Reed 5T now?

Most of the videos are Dava reference on Ikeda. The Soul has 10 hours on it and has to burn in more, and he will try it on another arm. I will comment more on soul and reference after my next trip and after I visit Leif (he has been out on boat at sea all summer since I told him I wanted to visit)

 

[Ron Resnick]

Leif has been out on boat at sea all summer since I told him I wanted to visit

I understand.

 

[bonzo75]

So the Pnoe is the best speaker of choice?


Learning ...

All the speakers in this video sound great. The Pnoe with Vyger RS Mayer 46 was awesome. In the posted video the pnoe is better.

I posted alternatives because some think only five way 500k speakers work, but it is the systems letting those recordings and music through with good analogue. Look on YT at many other Cessaro videos and check the sound

All are high efficiency and have a massive dynamic range. There are different types of horns that can do it

 

[bonzo75]

Two beryllium driver speakers

 

[bonzo75]