Post by Owen Y on Feb 2, 2017 14:20:38 GMT 12
Mikey Fremer, you probably know by now, occasionally likes to do impressions, but he is deadly serious about TTs. Here, the new Technics SL1200G @ US$4k against his reference TT, the Continuum Caliburn, US$52.5k + Swedish Audio Technologies tonearm $US$28k. Both with Lyra's US$9k cartrdige  You can d/load the 96/24 tracks on Analog Planet yourself to hear the difference, if any....
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Post by Citroen on Feb 2, 2017 17:09:02 GMT 12
"As I said in the video, the audio may or may not be the same and if different, may or may not correspond with the audio (in other words the audio for the SL-1200 may be the Continuum recording and vice-versa..or not!"
what a tease!
I prefer the sound of the first one, if youtube SQ can be relied upon.
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 3, 2017 6:53:06 GMT 12
(OK, putting myself out there for potential embarrassment here....) Listening to just the youtube in the early quiet this morn upon awaking  .... I was surprised that the first playing sounded odd to me, the bells sounded harsh & the piano diffuse, unfocussed, overall hard on the ear & confused. The second sounded better to me, as if they instrumentalists were playing in the same space, the harmonics of the bells more natural & the piano had natural decay. Actually sounded like a nice piece of music!
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Post by guitardude on Feb 3, 2017 9:02:24 GMT 12
Ok Haven't listened to it as I don't have an easy means of doing so. but I can't see many potential Continuum owners tossing up as whether to buy a Technics instead ?
So theres a noticeable difference ?
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 3, 2017 9:06:43 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Feb 3, 2017 9:09:40 GMT 12
quite a difference even on youtooob. will download the hi-res files and listen through the main system.
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 7, 2017 19:13:27 GMT 12
I had a listen to the Songs of the Auvergne tracks (on youtube) & to me.... - on the SL1200G, the voice vibrato & extreme upper harmonics seemed brittle & uncomfortable, unpleasant even. - the Caliburn was not so, smoother & warmer as a result, without the ear being drawn to the upper octaves. Just my take.
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Post by Citroen on Feb 12, 2017 16:08:23 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Feb 12, 2017 20:38:06 GMT 12
Yes indeed - I did notice the warp and/or eccentricity. I still think the fist youtube sounds unnatural in the upper harmonics - maybe shoulda d/loaded the 24/96
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.... I was surprised that the first playing sounded odd to me, the bells sounded harsh & the piano diffuse, unfocussed, overall hard on the ear & confused.
