This Saturday, I took a little audio break and flew down to Mumbai. The idea was to listen to Bhagwan/Shanti's Resurrection speakers.
I have been meaning to change my B&W 801 Matrix S3 speakers as i don't have enough room to play them to their true potential. And the Resurrection seemed like a good idea. Hence the special visit!
Also, since Bhagwan himself listens in a very small space, I feel that he is the forum's resident expert on audio in small rooms (after spending time with him and auditioning a few other set-ups that he helped put together, I think he is THE resident expert on all things audio! more later!)
So, as soon as I landed, another FM (and dear friend) - JLS (Joshua) picked me up and took me to Bhagwan's place. We heard a few tracks on his TAD set up and I can say I was floored. In my mind I was hoping that the Resurrection is at least 50% as good as what I'd heard....
A short drive later, we reached skljesus's place. This is where the Resurrection was set up. The Power amp was the Cadence Canasya Mono blocks and the front end was a Qsonic media player.
For the next 3 hours I was mesmerized. The Resurrection turned out to be one of the best speakers I have EVER heard. Up until then, my heart was set on buying a Harbeth or ATC. Both speakers that I have heard. In fact, I have had the pleasure of listening to one of the Harbeth's at my place with my Accuphase and was very pleased.... but this Speaker here was totally something else!
The hi's and mids were detailed and smooth. The resolution was something that is unmatched... the only other speaker that had as good detail and resolution was Bhagwan's own TAD...
Coming to the LF... I cannot imagine how the ATD's 6" woofer can produce so much of bass... I suspect that the TL design gives it immense LF capability.... Superb low end and tight too!
All in all I was floored! These speakers will soon be mine!
After the audition, we decided to go back to Bhagwan's listening pad. As I really wanted to get a feel of his current speakers.
Now, before I begin talking about his set-up, let me be clear on one thing. A few other FM's have mentioned his small space. IT IS TRULY VERY SMALL. all in all he has about 200 sam of space. this in itself is not small by any standards, but due to a beam in the centre of the room, Bhagwan gets a very obtuse shaped small space for his set-up.
If I were to plan audio here, i'd give up! but what he has achieved is SPECTACULAR - kudos to you sir!
As I move on to my listening impression, (note, i am not going to describe his set-up, as it has already been done so!) I must also tell you about the excellent chai that Mrs Bhagwan served us!
On this listening session, I was more attentive... the set-up has been set up with pure ingenuity... it doesn't conform to any norms of speaker placement. Truly, all rules have been thrown out of the window and have been replaced with common sense and a keen ear.
I abhorr the audiophile terminology of describing the sound and so will desist from using it as much as possible. To me the sound was completely life-like. one could hear deep into the recorded material. I look for detail and it pleased me! Most setups sound bright and shrill when there is too much of detail, the TAD's aren't like that at all... In fact even the Resurrection had the same quality!
The subwoofers have been beautifully integrated here as well... I have never ever liked sub's in any system as they tend to do their own thing. Not so here!
I wonder what the system would sound like, if it were given a little more room and better dimensions???
Later, Bhagwan took us all to another friends' place that was playing a speaker called Kaiser (??)... again, superb!
All in all it was a wonderful weekend, because the next day, I spent another evening with the Resurrection at skljesus's place. heard a lot of jazz! And truly made up my mind about buying them!
skljesus is another great person to know. He is an encyclopedia on jazz. a true music lover. And a superb host as well!
He has put up a considerable amount of very rare jazz cd's on sale (on audiophile labels that are hard and very expensive to find, guys! grab 'em before they go!)
Bhagwan, i salute you and also thank you for giving all so much of your time. You were a wonderful host and it was true pleasure to meet you. Hopefully, as more work comes in from mumbai, you will find me coming over more often!
skljesus, thank god for the forum! it connected two like souls! And JLS, thanks for everything mate! you are a true friend!
I have been meaning to change my B&W 801 Matrix S3 speakers as i don't have enough room to play them to their true potential. And the Resurrection seemed like a good idea. Hence the special visit!
Also, since Bhagwan himself listens in a very small space, I feel that he is the forum's resident expert on audio in small rooms (after spending time with him and auditioning a few other set-ups that he helped put together, I think he is THE resident expert on all things audio! more later!)
So, as soon as I landed, another FM (and dear friend) - JLS (Joshua) picked me up and took me to Bhagwan's place. We heard a few tracks on his TAD set up and I can say I was floored. In my mind I was hoping that the Resurrection is at least 50% as good as what I'd heard....
A short drive later, we reached skljesus's place. This is where the Resurrection was set up. The Power amp was the Cadence Canasya Mono blocks and the front end was a Qsonic media player.
For the next 3 hours I was mesmerized. The Resurrection turned out to be one of the best speakers I have EVER heard. Up until then, my heart was set on buying a Harbeth or ATC. Both speakers that I have heard. In fact, I have had the pleasure of listening to one of the Harbeth's at my place with my Accuphase and was very pleased.... but this Speaker here was totally something else!
The hi's and mids were detailed and smooth. The resolution was something that is unmatched... the only other speaker that had as good detail and resolution was Bhagwan's own TAD...
Coming to the LF... I cannot imagine how the ATD's 6" woofer can produce so much of bass... I suspect that the TL design gives it immense LF capability.... Superb low end and tight too!
All in all I was floored! These speakers will soon be mine!
After the audition, we decided to go back to Bhagwan's listening pad. As I really wanted to get a feel of his current speakers.
Now, before I begin talking about his set-up, let me be clear on one thing. A few other FM's have mentioned his small space. IT IS TRULY VERY SMALL. all in all he has about 200 sam of space. this in itself is not small by any standards, but due to a beam in the centre of the room, Bhagwan gets a very obtuse shaped small space for his set-up.
If I were to plan audio here, i'd give up! but what he has achieved is SPECTACULAR - kudos to you sir!
As I move on to my listening impression, (note, i am not going to describe his set-up, as it has already been done so!) I must also tell you about the excellent chai that Mrs Bhagwan served us!
On this listening session, I was more attentive... the set-up has been set up with pure ingenuity... it doesn't conform to any norms of speaker placement. Truly, all rules have been thrown out of the window and have been replaced with common sense and a keen ear.
I abhorr the audiophile terminology of describing the sound and so will desist from using it as much as possible. To me the sound was completely life-like. one could hear deep into the recorded material. I look for detail and it pleased me! Most setups sound bright and shrill when there is too much of detail, the TAD's aren't like that at all... In fact even the Resurrection had the same quality!
The subwoofers have been beautifully integrated here as well... I have never ever liked sub's in any system as they tend to do their own thing. Not so here!
I wonder what the system would sound like, if it were given a little more room and better dimensions???
Later, Bhagwan took us all to another friends' place that was playing a speaker called Kaiser (??)... again, superb!
All in all it was a wonderful weekend, because the next day, I spent another evening with the Resurrection at skljesus's place. heard a lot of jazz! And truly made up my mind about buying them!
skljesus is another great person to know. He is an encyclopedia on jazz. a true music lover. And a superb host as well!
He has put up a considerable amount of very rare jazz cd's on sale (on audiophile labels that are hard and very expensive to find, guys! grab 'em before they go!)
Bhagwan, i salute you and also thank you for giving all so much of your time. You were a wonderful host and it was true pleasure to meet you. Hopefully, as more work comes in from mumbai, you will find me coming over more often!
skljesus, thank god for the forum! it connected two like souls! And JLS, thanks for everything mate! you are a true friend!
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