Mr.Ian
11-01-2012, 22:26
One of Maidstone's finest 6 channel amps tri-amping a pair of Impulse H2s is a recipe for disaster with most digital front ends, especially when Nanci Griffith hits the higher notes. Always been so with the digital sources I have had pain and anguish from start to finish.
Stan's Caiman was the first to bring solace. Clarity improved no end with the addition of a Gator board but I was tempted by the dark side and sold it for an Mdac.
Boy was I impressed, it was like stripping away a cloth, I heard more than ever before, the tonality was spot on but ouch - Nanci Griffiths -
I just couldn't play - Just had to turn off.
No big deal there's far more to life than NG and for a while I loved what I had, It was almost like I was living with a live band every night.
But hey hang on whats up with my feet they seem to have stopped tapping
.............
swap the filters all night but no improvement so it had to go
After selling my body and sole to Stan a new SEG with a NEW Silmic Cap Gator Board arrived almost (Give him a chance he had to build the thing) the next day.
So now after about 20 hours run in I gave it a serious listen. Well as serious as one can after a skin full of foreign ale.
Foot Tapping is back with a vengeance, Nanci is listenable once again and all is smiles once again.
So how do the new Silmic caps contribute, All I can do is hazard a guess - its been too long since I heard the original SEG to comment accurately but from memory I am getting much greater space around the instruments, more height in the replay space and a little more clarity.
I still think the Mdac was a little more life like and had better tonality but for overall listen-ability I reckon the SEG has the edge by a long way - not to mention at nearly a third of the price - HUGE value money.
All for now off to listen to some music and foot tapping
Stan's Caiman was the first to bring solace. Clarity improved no end with the addition of a Gator board but I was tempted by the dark side and sold it for an Mdac.
Boy was I impressed, it was like stripping away a cloth, I heard more than ever before, the tonality was spot on but ouch - Nanci Griffiths -
I just couldn't play - Just had to turn off.
No big deal there's far more to life than NG and for a while I loved what I had, It was almost like I was living with a live band every night.
But hey hang on whats up with my feet they seem to have stopped tapping
.............
swap the filters all night but no improvement so it had to go
After selling my body and sole to Stan a new SEG with a NEW Silmic Cap Gator Board arrived almost (Give him a chance he had to build the thing) the next day.
So now after about 20 hours run in I gave it a serious listen. Well as serious as one can after a skin full of foreign ale.
Foot Tapping is back with a vengeance, Nanci is listenable once again and all is smiles once again.
So how do the new Silmic caps contribute, All I can do is hazard a guess - its been too long since I heard the original SEG to comment accurately but from memory I am getting much greater space around the instruments, more height in the replay space and a little more clarity.
I still think the Mdac was a little more life like and had better tonality but for overall listen-ability I reckon the SEG has the edge by a long way - not to mention at nearly a third of the price - HUGE value money.
All for now off to listen to some music and foot tapping