New Year Tron Session with Mr.DV
This Syren was once owned by Marvel bro. I bought it. The circuitry is very simple and elegant, dual mono board construction like Wavac's PR-T1.
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The presence of syren changes everything, as I feel strongly the driving power and the dynamic response comes from the preamp, NOT from the Telstar. Syren has a character (seen from the context of mating it in other system and other brand of amplifier), no doubt about it as 發哥 told me the output gain of syren is very very high, his 天鵝 system cannot take it.. I remember Graham had once said he wanted the amplifier to work as little as possible. I know I understand what he means.
The birth of Tron electric is due to the scarcity of amplifiers/preamplifier to serve horn speakers with absolute silence despite high sensitivity. The unison of syren and telstar must drive Horn speakers with very high sensitivtity .
By now, I know understand why people still love horn despite all the challenges and shortcomings. The magic is there now. To verify my feelings, I SMS Mr.DV to come yesterday. He showed up within 30 minutes. He loves the Tron 211 but he had never listened to the syren together. Together with the Shilabe cartridge, Mr.DV endorses the supreme reproduction of piano. Dynamic of the New World Symphony is very shocking to both of us. DSo will soon find out tomorrow.
I also learn once more that Tidal really adds nothing and subtracts nothing because transformer coupled volume control adds coloration (those extra energy). It will be an experience to listen to a complete Tidal suite.
I got a feeling that not every amplifiers are made for the Horn speakers regardless of small power or large power. The designer must understand the characteristics of horn. When Yamada san of Zanden re-designed his 300B for the Alpha One based on his actual listening experience, we were so shocked that he seems to break new ground. The subsequent arrival of the Masterpiece Model Wilson 211 push pull mono block amplifiers had me in awe despite the 1st 30 minutes of listening in Mr.Zanden's home because the designer has almost two years of close encounter with Cessaro Horn to understand the speakers to create the seamless match.
DSo, you will understand what I meant by Asian coloration tomorrow.
Shilabe is hooked on DV arm which frankly I like the DV cartridge more because all in all the most attractive and seductive part of PTs system is vocal and without the DV cartridge, part of the seduction was traded off with a faster speed and transient...good for instrumental music like Cello but definitely not comparable to DV cartridge in producing the kind of 'magnetism' on the vocal...Tron pairs does not exhibit the kind of 'agitation' and 'hurry' when only Syren was singing alone in my system. Graham really designs the whole amplification as a one-box roadmap so without its matching power amp, we cannot realise (but now I do) the magic of the combo in
delivering a very unique and elegant sounding with an ultimate transparency on the tonality and microdynamics.
Voy, why do you sell the 211? I know you are getting something more matching with Algame but separating Syren from 211 seems like separating a heavenly matched couple...like my wife and myself...ha ha...
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But if you were still impressed by the Tron system, the Shilabe contributes no small part. Does this make sense to you?
Voy, I do agree most of the Asian tube amps have the Asian coloration, but not PRT1/833 and that's why I have been spending so much time in tackling the noise problem.