rogerwilco82 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Aftercompleting my Cornscala I was pretty thrilled from the heritage sound this3-way speaker was giving me. Coming from an RF-82 I made a huge step especiallyin the mids and the hard and well controlled bass. I was still using my PioneerElite AVR and was looking for some stereo amps to see how far I could go withan amp. At thispoint I have to admit that I was pretty skeptic about this "amp sound" topic. Ihad the opinion that all amps sound pretty similar, after I had compared fewamps with my RF-82. But as you all know that this hobby can be prettyaddictive, I couldn't stop trying with my new Cornscala. So I checked aRaysonic tube (3500$), an older Marantz PM-17mkII, an Italian Lector Amp (1500$considered as best-buy) and another big Denon AVR (2000$). With some of them,there was a difference but not in a positive way. The Marantz gave me prettysmooth but bloated bass, the Lector lacked it. The Raysonic sounded, as crazyas it sounds, pretty much as my Pioneer Elite. The Denon sounded warmer and hadbetter bass control...but nothing special and worth an upgrade. So at this pointI was pretty sure to stick with my Elite. At thispoint the review of a German amp called Aaron No. 1.a coughed my attention (http://enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1008/aaron_no_1a.htm)and as I knew that one of our famous Klipsch dealers in Germany was pretty keenwith Aaron too, I gave him a call and asked him for a demonstration. We figuredout a day and he came to my place with a fine selection of electronics as yousee can on my picture. Well...and tomake a long story short: This set was kickin' my Cornscalas. The bass controlwas simply stunning. Using a Crites crossover I knew that the 15" woofer wasable to cause some amps trouble which often resulted in lacking deep and hardbass. The Aaron was able to deliver pretty intense bass punches, making myRW-12d redundant. Concerning the mids the biggest improvement was the gain indetail and the ability to reproduce especially female voices so emotional thatI got goose bumps. It was like Alicia Keys was standing right in front of me J pretty awesome experience. Verdict: If you have the opportunity to try oneof those amps (and I'm pretty sure you'll find a retailer in your area) I wouldconsider a listening test. Considering its look and feel, the stability even at1 ohm and the ability to get Alicia Keys in your living room, I'm pretty sure Iwon't be able to resist and have to buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 the ability to get Alicia Keys in your living room Only the living room? then forget it! [] Sounds like a great amp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwilco82 Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 the ability to get Alicia Keys in your living room Only the living room? then forget it! Sounds like a great amp! To cite Austin Powers: "Oh Behave!" [] The hard part for me is to decide what to do now. I could go for the pre- end- combo...but then I would have to make a Cornscala center speaker [] well well well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Enge Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Makes me very happy to read Your lines bout Cornscala and Aaron Amplification . You´ll be very happy bout Your decision taking the Aaron No.22 and the Aaron No.3 Millennium , which offers You a various perspective adding other components and givinYou the real sound . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werner Enge Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 If You ´re interested , see more information bout those amps incl. press reviews : http://www.klipsch-direct.de/Aaron-Verstaerker.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Well...and to make a long story short: It was like Alicia Keys was standing right in front of me J pretty awesome experience. Verdict: If you have the opportunity to try one of those amps (and I'm pretty sure you'll find a retailer in your area) I would consider a listening test. Considering its look and feel, the stability even at 1 ohm and the ability to get Alicia Keys in your living room, Now all you have to do is take it to the next level ~ instead of your playback system bringing Alica Keys into your living room, your next task is to make the whole system, AND room disappear, and take YOU to the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwilco82 Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Now all you have to do is take it to the next level ~ instead of your playback system bringing Alica Keys into your living room, your next task is to make the whole system, AND room disappear, and take YOU to the performance. true. My next step is to build a cornscala center [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montigue231 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I would love to see a pict of a cornscala. I cant really see yours close up. I can imagine the sound of intergrating the best horn of klipsch into the best woofer of klipsch would sound like[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerwilco82 Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 I would love to see a pict of a cornscala. I cant really see yours close up. I can imagine the sound of intergrating the best horn of klipsch into the best woofer of klipsch would sound like Here they are http://community.klipsch.com/forums/t/129268.aspx Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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