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    I was going to caulk my squakers until ...

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    hi,

    The short answer, as least to my ears, is no. The tube amps I have

    sound better. I use the Wright single ended triodes with the

    Cornwalls almost all of the time.

    The 3.5 watts is enough to drive them loud enough to satisfy me.

    As to the sound, it's like a veil has been lifted from in front

    of the speakers. Beautiful detailed highs and midrange and enough

    bass to play jazz and other acoustic music. It justsounds

    more real and more like live music then with the Soundcraftsman. The

    difference is difficult to articulate but it is VERY real. My wife and

    friends who have heard both clearly prefer the set amplification to the

    ss amp and the push pull tube amps I have. The second (very

    close second) best sounding amp I have, when used with the

    Cornwalls, is the Cary SLI-80 when used in the triode push pull

    mode.

    good listening

    Larry Citro

    I was going to caulk my squakers until ...

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Hi,

    Yes I have used the Soundcraftsman with the Cornwalls. Only

    when I really feel like rocking though. And that's what they do, very

    very well. The ss watts really move that 15" woofer cone, bass that

    thumps your chest 15 feet away with overwhelming sound pressure

    levels.

    Generally, best reserved IMHO after imbibing 4 fingers of bourbon , hopefully 100 proof or better :)

    good listening

    Larry

    I was going to caulk my squakers until ...

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    H all,

    I bought a pair of Sophia Electric 300B 2.5V Mesh Plate Tubes for 2A3 Amplifiers

    and pluged them into my Wright 3.5 monos.

    Really sweet right out of the box. All the detail is still

    present with a bit warmer sound and a bit more bass as compared to my

    RCA dual plate 2A3's. The best description I have is they raise

    the temp of the system from 70 to 72 degrees.

    good listening

    Larry

    Long but true

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Hi Mallette,

    Thank you for your great post.

    It says many things I have experienced also. I grew up with

    analog ( mono and then stereo ) switched to digital and then came

    back to tubes and a digital source for most of the time and to

    LPs some of the time.

    The emotional experience of music is, I suspect, why most of us are on

    this forum. The play back system we use to achieve this is to some

    degree not relevant. Some in the study did prefer digital while

    most favored the analog. My concern is that too many audiophiles

    listen with the cerebrum to their systems whether analog or

    digital in a critical fashion, chasing the measured audio nirvana

    and thus they miss the real soul satisfying experience of the music

    itself and the emotions it can evoke.

    good listening

    Larry

    Long but true

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Hi,

    A great read and I read it all.

    I found these comments to be most interesting found on page six.

    " On the other hand, for musical enjoyment, all of this should be

    irrelevant. In terms of the evolution of man, the part of the brain

    responsible for the recognition of sounds is relatively new, being

    located in the cerebrum. The part responsible for emotions is

    comparatively ancient, being located in the brain stem. With this in

    mind, researchers have conducted the following experiment (footnote 6).

    It's possible to numb the specific part of the brain

    responsible for the recognition and critical evaluation of sounds. If a

    person so treated is exposed to music, he or she will hear nothing. Yet

    the listener's mood will still be influenced by the music! This means

    that, for the emotional response to music, the sound, or at least the

    conscious experience of the sound, is unimportant!

    The

    far-reaching conclusion: You cannot tell what your emotional response

    to a component's sound will be from a description by a critical

    listener, because that response is independent of the conscious

    perception of its sound. "

    The emotional centers of the brain are located in the brain

    stem and are very primitive, meaning they have has an evolutionary

    presence for a much longer period of time then the cerebrum, which

    contains our speech and sound recognition centers. In the human

    brain there is a very direct neural pathway between the sound

    recognition center and the emotional centers in the brain

    stem. That's why music is such a powerful means of communication

    and why it can evoke such powerful emotions even in the absence of

    voice.

    For years I have listened to instrumental and vocal music. The voice

    for me becomes another instrument and for many songs which I like and

    have listened to many times, I do not know the lyrics. The sound of the

    voice is bypassing the speech recognition center on it's way to the

    emotional center.

    So what's my point ? When we listen to a sound system in a

    audiophile mode, listening for the bass response, soundstaging, depth,

    PRAT and so on, we are largely taking the brain stem emotive centers

    out of our listening experience which I think results in a much

    less satisfying experience. Listen to your system critically as little

    as possible to decide it has the quality you like and then enjoy the

    music.

    FWIW I also read and post on Audiogon, my Cornwalls take

    a lot of bashing from them. I just keep saying they sound great to me.

    Now I can reference this article to get those folks to listen with

    their brain stems.

    good listening,

    Larry

    Bought a Radioshack SPL meter and

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    I suprised myself with the reading levels when I play music.

    First the noise floor in my home is low, less then 50 db ( the meter only reads down to 50 )

    In my 24X14 foot LR with the Forte I's with the Cary SLI-80 in

    the afternoon, I find 70 to 75 db at 12 feet away from the

    speakers which is about average listening level for

    jazz. What I thought was loud was 82 to 85 db. I played some hard

    rocken stuff ( Eric Johnson, Alien Nation CD) as loud as I could

    tolerate and the levels were 95 to 98 db at the listening

    position and 104 to 106 db 3 feet from one speaker.

    In the rec-room with the Cornwalls and Wright mono 3.5s the levels were

    also 73 to 75 db for jazz 14 feet away from the speakers. With the

    Wrights I 'm using nos RCA 's dual plates. Anyone

    have experience with other brands of nos 2A3's ?

    I guess most of the time I'm using a lot less then 1 or 2 watts. So the amps are loafing most of the time.

    The Cary amp can run KT-90, KT-88s, 6550s, El-34 and 6L6s. Presently I

    have JJ KT-88s installed. I always wanted to try the 6L6 sound

    but was hesitant because the power of the amp is 30 watts in the

    ultralinear mode as compared to 80 with the KT-88s. Anyone have a

    recommendation for a good 6L6 new production or nos ?

    thanks

    Larry

    Forte II novice

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Hi,

    I have Forte I's and I've listened to them hooked up to an EICO Hf-81

    (14 watts pp EL84's ) and a Cary SLI-80 ( 50 watts triode mode KT-88s).

    Both sounded great. The EICO could play loud, the Cary pinned my

    ears back.

    These speakers are great on all music, but on large scale music, be it

    rock, big bands or symphonic they really come into their own.

    Sit back and enjoy !!!

    good listening

    Larry

    45 SET amps & Cornwalls ?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    Hi all,

    Been listeing to the Cornwalls with the Wright mono 3.5's. Some Johnny

    Cash, Miles Davis. Coltrane, Billl Evans and a lot of others. Mostly

    jazz , female vocals , or acoustic country/bluegrass. I've had

    several freinds over to listen to my set ups. We start

    upstairs in the LR with the Fortes and the Cary SLI-80 and move down to

    the rec-room to the Wtright mono 3.5 and the Cornwalls. They all

    say "lets stay down here".

    I'm with them. It's a totally different listening experience, very

    enjoyable and the one I prefer with the exception of rock/blues and

    large scale classical .

    Ok, I'm set on SET, so I am curious about the rest of it.

    Question to you all. 45's how will they compare to my 2A3's ? I know

    they won't be as loud, but will they have more detail and articulation

    ? Anyone have experience with both of these tubes in set amps ?

    thanks

    Larry

    Frustration setting in

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    hi,

    WOW!!!

    I guess she's angry, but I respectifully disagree. Music

    enhcances all aspects of life, including the dinner table. Nature

    is full of background sounds and none of them take away from a walk in

    the woods. Likewise, music enriches the intercourse at a social

    event, including dinner.

    Larry

    Who's in Dean's .." 10% " ..???

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Hi,

    here's a 1000 dollar system

    Fisher 400 receiver 340.00

    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?vintelec&1134826820

    Sony CDP-707Es cd player 350.00

    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1137131346

    Forte I's 499.00

    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1135626669

    for sale now on Audiogon ... total is 1100 and a bit of barganing will probably get it to 1000.

    A prettry good system for the price

    good listening

    Larry

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