My word , that's a gorgeous system Karl . Made even more special because you played a very big part in building it . It must give you great pride and pleasure in equal measure :)
How does the Neurochrome compare to the Croft monoblocks Karl ?
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My word , that's a gorgeous system Karl . Made even more special because you played a very big part in building it . It must give you great pride and pleasure in equal measure :)
How does the Neurochrome compare to the Croft monoblocks Karl ?
Thanks Brian ,
Yeah it really does give a great sense of achievement.
I didn’t want it to lull me into a false sense of sounding better than it actually does because I made it and was attached to it in a different way than usual, but the simple matter is that it is a better amplifier than the 7Rs .
It is a narrower soundstage but apart from that there is more detail, dynamics , transparency and that warm valve haze that was around the Croft sound has gone which lets more info through. It has plenty of air and space but precision aswell . Don’t get me wrong the Croft are amazing too but this is definitely slightly better .
I need to upgrade my preamp now though as the 25R is holding back the 686 potential a little bit . I should have been running a 25RS or RSLS with the monos but the price of the upgrade (1500) put me off a little bit .
I’ve got another preamp ordered though so shouldn’t be long before I really hear what it’s capable of .
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Pray tell Karl . . . . I'm very interested to hear what you have shot for . . . I'm guessing some kind of Bigbottle build or maybe a matching Neurochrome of some description?!?! (I suspect I'll have to wait for it to pop up on here though!).
I had planned to partner my 686 with a Neurochrome pre but I'm so happy with how my (highly modified) Musical Paradise MP-701 sounds with the combination, I just know I'd be well into four figures to do better . . . which brings us to the aforementioned pre's . . .
System looking and I'm sure sounding great mate.
One day I will be dual mono'ing my 686 as it will definitely yield improvement but for now I'm just in awe of it how it is.
Cheers