mrquery 12 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) Humor me but I'm just trying new things. Regardless of platform may it be youtube, vimeo, facebook, etc. people now a days (that was yesterdays actually) has been uploading video show casing a thing or two about themselves and their particular interest. So I thought why not demo online? In the absence of real world audition I take youtube demo anytime. I said youtube demo because this kind of audition will not give you all there is to know about the system (there's alot I know). It's just like meeting Jim for the first time. I know his name, I know how he looks like and just enough to get both of us to know each other, the obvious stuff. But then if I want to know him better maybe I'll live-in with him for a while - Ops lets make that a her and call her vanessa, its fun that way Edited February 27, 2016 by mrquery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrquery 12 Posted February 27, 2016 So let me take the first shot. I uploaded 2 youtube videos to compare Marantz vs SET tube amp. Please note that this make more sense heard via earphones / headphones. Marantz and Klipsch - Playing Too Young by Ayako Hosokawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-w8Bum4iY Gemtue BL02 and Klipsch - Playing Too Young by Ayako Hosokawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzPMUA3lnk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrquery 12 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) OK so there are 2 videos here while they are crappy, if you listen closely I can say the SET tube amp wins, hands down with exception, that is: With the SET amp not only that the bass has more presence but you can hear the detail of the string being pluck. Also the voice is more romantic / palpable as they say. And the highs are sweet (lush). While the marantz do all of those things the SET amp does it does it with a little less sweetness and lush. Although the one thing the marantz does better is that it has more of the mezzo-soprano voice (hopefully captured this in this video). More bass, more low end, making the SET sound sweet but a little lean in comparison. In the end, the SET goes and marantz stay. On the second thought if the audio bug bites, I may get the same SET amp again. any thoughts or better yet let's see / hear your vids Edited February 27, 2016 by mrquery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattSER 396 Posted February 28, 2016 Are those KG4? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrquery 12 Posted February 28, 2016 Yes they are. Any reason of interest for this speaker model? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattSER 396 Posted February 28, 2016 I recently owned a pair of KG4 and they were surprisingly impressive. Far better than the newer KG 4.2. Very nice model. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrquery 12 Posted February 28, 2016 I read somewhere that KG4 was the best of the KG series, that makes me a proud owner Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
