HI ALL, BACK TO NEXT ROUND OF DEMO COMPILATIONS:
DEMO NO.9
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1 (COST: 18K)
AMP: EMOTIVA X-100A MINI
SPEAKERS: BOSE 301 (COST:18K)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
FIRST TRACK PLAYED IN HONOR OF THE BOSE WAS BHAG D.K. BOSE :lol: I THINK THAT CAUGHT OUT 1 & ALL IN THE AUDIENCE AS THIS SUDDENLY SHUT THE CHATTER UP FOLLOWED BY PEELS OF LAUGHTER
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SINCE BOSE DOES NOT DECLARE ANY SPECS OF THEIR PRODUCTS, WE SHALL CONTINUE IN THE SAME VEIN & KEEP SILENCE :indifferent:
MAYBE THE OWNER OF THE 301S WILL SHARE HIS VIEWS
MY VIEW: EVERYTHING MINUS THE SPEAKERS WERE BADLY INSULTED
DEMO NO.10
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1
AMP: ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT SWARA PRE + POWER (COST:80K NOW BUT ROHITMUSIC GOT THEM FOR 45K, NEW OR USED I DONT KNOW
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SPEAKERS: BOSE 301
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
1 TRACK WAS PLAYED, THE AUDIENCE PROTESTED LOUDLY FOR WHAT YOUR GUESS IS GOOD AS MINE & SO THAT WAS THE END OF THE BOSE BEING PLAYED DURING THE MEET
SINCE BOSE DOES NOT DECLARE ANY SPECS OF THEIR PRODUCTS, WE SHALL CONTINUE IN THE SAME VEIN & KEEP SILENCE :indifferent14:
MAYBE THE OWNER OF THE 301S WILL SHARE HIS VIEWS
MY VIEW: NO COMMENTS AT ALL, IN FACT NOTHING TO SAY
DEMO NO.11
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1 (COST: 18K)
AMP: ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT SWARA PRE + POWER
SPEAKERS: KRYPTON AUDIO K-100B TL (KEVLAR CONED) (COST
ROTOTYPES & HARI DID NOT REVEAL EXACT COST OF THEM)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
SYNERGY WAS AWRY, AMP VOLUME @ 1 POINT OF TIME WAS @ 3 OCLOCK
& THE SPEAKERS STILL COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY AMOUNT OF ADEQUATE SPL LEVELS. REALLY WAS DUMBFOUNDED AS WERE THE OTHERS.
MY VIEW: HAVE EARLIER HEARD THE SPEAKERS GO LOUD WITH A 40 W OLD SONY AMP, BUT SADLY FELT THAT THE AP AMP WAS JUST NOT HAVING ANY BALLS TO DRIVE THEM. OWNER OF AP AMP WAS JUST AS SHOCKED AS I WAS :sad:
DEMO NO.12
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1 (COST: 18K)
AMP: NELSON PASS DESIGN B1 PRE AMP MADE BY FM OMISHRA (COST:MATERIALS 10.5K + LABOUR[PRICELESS]) PAIRED WITH NORGE 1200 POWER AMP (COST:16K) FYI COST OF NORGE PRE-POWER WHEN LAUNCHED ABOUT YEAR BACK WAS 13K, THEN HIKED TO 16K & NOW AROUND 23K(DUE THANKS TO PEOPLE THINKING THAT THE NORGE GEAR BEING PRICED SO CHEAP IS NOT WORTH!!!) HOW WRONG THEY ARE HAS BEEN PROVED DURING THIS MEET
SPEAKERS: KRYPTON AUDIO K-100B TL (KEVLAR CONED)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
FIRST SONG PLAYED WAS DARD-E-DIL & THE AUDIENCE JUST SHUT THE F@CK UP IMMEDIATELY!!! IT WAS LIKE MOHAMMED RAFI SAAB WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US SINGING LIVE :clapping: IN 1 WORD, THE SYNERGY WAS SUPERB & PUT A SMILE ON THE FACES OF ALL.
MY VIEW: WOWOW! COMPLETE SYNERGY ALWAYS HAS THAT MAGICAL EFFECT! YOU GET LOST IN THE MUSIC. THIS SET-UP HAD THE FOLLOWING IN SPADES:
GOOD SOUND STAGE, INSTRUMENT SEPARATION, PERFECT VOICING, MICRO DETAILING & ULTIMATELY VERY MUSICAL.
1 OF THE BEST SET-UPS THAT I HEARD DURING THE MEET.
SINCE THE AP FIASCO WAS STILL QUITE OMNIPRESENT IN OUR MINDS, WE JOINTLY DECIDED TO TRY SOME EXPERIMENTS TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE MUCH FAMED AP GEAR TO UNDER PERFORM. WE DECIDED TO DO A MIX N MATCH OF THE AP PRE/POWER WITH THE PASS B1 PRE & NORGE POWER AMPS. WE DECIDED TO PLAY THE SAME 3 TRACKS THAT WE PLAYED DURING THE DEMO NO. 12. THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
DEMO NO.13
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1
AMP: ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT SWARA PRE + NORGE POWER 1200
SPEAKERS: KRYPTON AUDIO K-100B TL (KEVLAR CONED)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
LESS CONTROL OF AMP TO SPEAKERS, THE MAGICAL FEELING WAS ABSENT & SO WAS THE EMOTION. QUITE SAD ACTUALLY. ANY EXCUSE OF THE TUBE PRE NOT GETTING SUITABLY WARMED UP TO OPTIMUM IS NOT VALID AS BY NOW THE TUBE PRE WAS KEPT ON FOR QUITE A WHILE
MY VIEW: JUST DISAPPOINTED, AS THE EMOTIONAL CONNECT WAS LOST. YOU HAVE TO DOFF YOUR HAT TO MAHA GURU NELSON PASS DESIGNED B1 PRE AMP, WHICH WAS EXECUTED TO A T BY HIS AVID CHELA OMISHRA! NO 2 WAYS ABOUT THAT :clapping:
DEMO NO.14
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1
AMP: PASS B1 PRE + ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT SWARA POWER
SPEAKERS: KRYPTON AUDIO K-100B TL (KEVLAR CONED)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
FOUND THAT THE COMBINATION WORKED BETTER THAN THE EARLIER ONE, PRE TO POWER & SPEAKER SYNERGY WAS MUCH BETTER. VOCALS FOUND TO BE MORE REALISTIC & IN THE SPOT LIGHT.
MY VIEW: BETTER THAN THE EARLIER COMBO, NO DOUBT, BUT WAS THOROUGHLY SPOILT BY PASS B1 PRE & NORGE POWER 1200 COMBO, SO AS MUCH AS I TRIED, MY HEART DID NOT CONNECT WITH IT :sad:
DEMO NO.15
SOURCE: ASUS ESSENCE 1 (COST: 18K)
AMP: PASS B1 PRE + TRIPATH TA2022 POWER (COST: MATERIALS 12.5K + LABOUR[PRICELESS])
SPEAKERS: KRYPTON AUDIO K-100B TL (KEVLAR CONED)
CABLES: TCHERNOV JUNIOR ICS FROM DAC TO AMP + GENERIC USB CABLE TO LAPTOP + AUDIOQUEST X2 SPEAKER CABLES
OBSERVATIONS:
GOOD SYNERGY OVERALL, WITH PUNCHY BASS. MUSICAL TO BOOT.
MY VIEW: HOW I WISH WE ALL COULD DO DIY !!! TO GET A FANTASTIC PRE & POWER AT A COMBINED COST OF 23K + ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF YOUR HARD LABOUR TRULY IS PRICELESS :clapping: PRE & POWER COMBO WAS HAVING REALLY GOOD MATCH SO FOR ME THEY WERE 1 OF THE STARS OF THE MEET
