South India Audio Meet-2013

[ajinkya]

Capt., I stand corrected... How did I confuse a Kef for the famous Klipsch horn sound?

 

[KiranPS]

I thought highs were pronounced with Klipsch speakers when played with Dared. I felt Dared sounded more warm with Cadence.

-John.

Yes John they were warm but did not loose detail at highs. Most tube amps I have heard (very few to be honest) had always lost the details ln the pluck of an individual guitar string or the sound of the fingers pressing against the strings and the frets or a bell at the end of an orchestra. Dared was pretty good in that respect.

Klipsch (I hate them , and have a bad past with them) colours music to crazy levels. Some one in the forum had mentioned that klipsch makes even a bass drum sound metallic. I guess they are suited for hard rock and heavy metal.

They are very sensitive though. I guess that is the reason they brought it , to pair with low wattage tube amps.

Regds
Kiran.

 

[thevortex]

Rajiv, what an interesting article "God is in the Nuances" is - thank you. Part of the initial hypothesis is what i was referring to in another post on 100k DACs earlier this week. I agree with some of what he says and often when you think he will go one way, he goes another....

Well said, Staxxx

 

[srinisundar]

Kef LS50 with Quad II combo in the meet.

It performed really well with good mids and highs with required bass which can pull the budding audiophile to buy it.

KEL LS50 with Quad II and Bryson Dac - YouTube

 

[KiranPS]

Hello,

Few FMs had asked me to list the songs I had brought for the meet, here they are.

01 - Allan Taylor - Colour To the Moon
01. Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra
02 Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - (Original Frank Sinatra)

01. Omana Penne
02. Munbe Vaa
04. Hosanna

04 Club de Sol
05 - Come Away With Me
05 - Mike Silver - Old Fashioned Saturday Night
06 In The Arms Of An Angel
09-grandma's Hands-09-Livingston Taylor
09. I'll Make Love To You
10 Kem - Heaven
11 Spanish Harlem
12 Introduction Fortune
15 The Four Seasons
60 Le phare et la lune, Olivier Lataste
All 4 One - I Can Love You Like That
Andrea Bocelli - 02 - Vivere (Ft. Gerardina Trovato)
Andrea Bocelli - 15 - Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro') (Ft. Sarah Brightman)
Blind Melon - No Rain
Dance Of The Elephant God
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
Kelly Rowland - Dilemma
Sagar Kinare - SitarScape
SeanPaul - Like Glue
Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)

-KiranPs

 

[GeorgeO]

I heard some really nice Tamil Blues stuff at the the meet, any pointers to artist?

 

[himadri]

However, Byju suggests another Dared amp VP845 which is far better match to the Aristas. I intend to visit Angamaly shortly to check them out and then decide.

Hi
SETs have certain magic different from push pulls. Worth a try provided they are able to drive the aristas.
Cheers

 

[murali_n]

I heard some really nice Tamil Blues stuff at the the meet, any pointers to artist?

Hi george,

I think it is "Kurukurukannae" song from the album "Couple's Retreat" by AR Rahman.

N.Murali

 

[captrajesh]

SETs have certain magic different from push pulls. Worth a try provided they are able to drive the aristas.

Oh yeah, I intend to check them out in due course.

 

[ajinkya]

Hi,



Here you go. The LS3/5A response is not flat. But boy does it sound good.



ls3/5a frequency response - Google Search


This is an article you should read .

God is in the Nuances | Stereophile.com

Quoting from the last page of the article.



Another article worth reading.

Down With Flat! | Stereophile.com


Regards
Rajiv

Rajiv,

Thanks for the links. I will go through them next week when I have more time and get back to you. I'm also going to compare the LS3/5A FR with other "neutral" speakers to see how big the differences are.

Regards,
Ajinkya

 

[bchacko]

Daa-red from what I understand. I agree the combo of the Cadence and Dared amps was very very nice.

Yes boss you said it right.....that word is always confusing when we try to read it.....manufacturers call it 'Daa-red'!

 

[bchacko]

Hello,

Few FMs had asked me to list the songs I had brought for the meet, here they are.

01 - Allan Taylor - Colour To the Moon
01. Strangers in the night - Frank Sinatra
02 Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - (Original Frank Sinatra)

01. Omana Penne
02. Munbe Vaa
04. Hosanna

04 Club de Sol
05 - Come Away With Me
05 - Mike Silver - Old Fashioned Saturday Night
06 In The Arms Of An Angel
09-grandma's Hands-09-Livingston Taylor
09. I'll Make Love To You
10 Kem - Heaven
11 Spanish Harlem
12 Introduction Fortune
15 The Four Seasons
60 Le phare et la lune, Olivier Lataste
All 4 One - I Can Love You Like That
Andrea Bocelli - 02 - Vivere (Ft. Gerardina Trovato)
Andrea Bocelli - 15 - Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro') (Ft. Sarah Brightman)
Blind Melon - No Rain
Dance Of The Elephant God
Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
Kelly Rowland - Dilemma
Sagar Kinare - SitarScape
SeanPaul - Like Glue
Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)

-KiranPs

A wonderful collection indeed!

 

[bchacko]

I think the drivers are Klipsch, not KEF; could someone confirm? I hope Byjuchacko would chip in.

Ofcourse they are KLIPSCH drivers from KLF-10 in the legend series!

 

[grubyhalo]

Hi george,

I think it is "Kurukurukannae" song from the album "Couple's Retreat" by AR Rahman.

N.Murali

I think the specific song that George was impressed with was from a tamil movie. A very bluesy one with a few malayalam lines in it(?). I could be wrong though...

 

[grubyhalo]

Hey Ajinkya,

Thank you very much for your very kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you and discussing the various topics that we did. Hope your stay in Chennai is fruitful and pleasant, weather permitting ofcourse...

 

[thevortex]

I think the specific song that George was impressed with was from a tamil movie. A very bluesy one with a few malayalam lines in it(?). I could be wrong though...

Aaromale from Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya?

The only other bluesy song from Tamil film music I can think of is 'Adiye' from Kadal by Rahman!

 

[grubyhalo]

Aaromale from Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya?

Bingo!

Aaromale | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (VTV) | HD - YouTube

 

[hydra]

Kef LS50 with Quad II combo in the meet.

It performed really well with good mids and highs with required bass which can pull the budding audiophile to buy it.

KEL LS50 with Quad II and Bryson Dac - YouTube

Sorry to bring up this thread, but could somebody tell me what is the music that is playing (in the video)? I'm completely blank on classical, and this sounded mesmerizing!

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

It's M. BalamuraliKrishna. Probably my CD, but I can't think of the name. Might be Savasri?

 

[hydra]

Thank you Thad. This is enough to go on