09-Sep-2014, 08:24
That Pinterest board is a nice way to display your history - I must have a go myself.
I'm not yet clear on SAM with Q1s (with or without Torus) - and further listening and tweaking is a bit limited by the fact that the Devialet configurator is currently not working fully for dual mono setups. I'll report more after a few weeks.
My thinking is that SAM should be more profound on more compromisingly engineered, probably less expensive, speakers. With the Atohm which is in the Devialet package, the effect is marked.
What I'd really like to hear is SAM with
(a) the Quad ESL63, Peter Walker's original concentric rings design. Or even with the later versions in the 98* series or the 2*05 or 2*12 series. Those speakers were/are allegedly substantially phase correct and overdrive protected - suggesting that the SAM effect should be minimal other than at bass frequencies; and
(b) a really poorly designed unit, just to see how much SAM can achieve. In fact, I'm surprised Devialet don't use something like that as a demonstration tool for dealers and at shows.
I'm not yet clear on SAM with Q1s (with or without Torus) - and further listening and tweaking is a bit limited by the fact that the Devialet configurator is currently not working fully for dual mono setups. I'll report more after a few weeks.
My thinking is that SAM should be more profound on more compromisingly engineered, probably less expensive, speakers. With the Atohm which is in the Devialet package, the effect is marked.
What I'd really like to hear is SAM with
(a) the Quad ESL63, Peter Walker's original concentric rings design. Or even with the later versions in the 98* series or the 2*05 or 2*12 series. Those speakers were/are allegedly substantially phase correct and overdrive protected - suggesting that the SAM effect should be minimal other than at bass frequencies; and
(b) a really poorly designed unit, just to see how much SAM can achieve. In fact, I'm surprised Devialet don't use something like that as a demonstration tool for dealers and at shows.
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