[amartignano]

Hi everyone.

As title says... I have a G&W Tw-J1 to drive my Beyer DT880 (and the DT990 in few days...).
I'm happy with its sound.

But the Corda HA-1 appeals me very much.

Are the Corda Ha-1 a significant improvement over the G&W?

thanx and bye
Andrea

Ps. my G&W is not one of the "lemons", and it performs very well, yes, the comparison with a Rudi Rp-33 is clearly won by the Rp33, but not that much as the price difference would have suggested.

 

[boodi]

If I had to scale on amp for driving the dt880 I'd very likely take more far the plunge and get an HA2 at least .. this in the meier line
..but really if i had to pair the dt 880 and upgrade an amp I'm yet happy with ,i definitely would get something beefy with a soul.. ( ?singlepower )
I'd like also to hear a raptor with dt880 , and probably I'd step on one if i found one used ( I yet spot it on the FS forum )

 

[amartignano]

Thanks, boodi. I understand what you mean... if I have to make a step, better is if this step is big. I'm now very happy indeed with the g&w.

But I have to admit that the sounds that came from the Rp33+DT880 combo was truly a marvel to behold.

But I don't have now enough money...

bye
Andrea

 

[EdipisReks]

i haven't heard the TW-J1, but the HA-1 MkII pairs very nicely with the Beyer line.

 

[amartignano]

Hi EdipisReks

First, I quote your sig:
Björk is a Goddess True!

and... hail to Robert Fripp!

Can you tell me something about the crossfeed effect of the corda HA-1? Does it have a good effect on music?

thanx
Andrea

 

[EdipisReks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by amartignano Hi EdipisReks First, I quote your sig: True!

Quote:

Can you tell me something about the crossfeed effect of the corda HA-1? Does it have a good effect on music? thanx Andrea

i like the crossfeed with certain music, especially older jazz and rock. the Meier crossfeed makes the sound slightly brighter than normal, but it makes music that is heavily separated sound a lot better to my ear. it's a fairly subtle change, but for stuff like the Beatles and Coltrane it works wonders. i no longer have the Corda, but at some point i'm probably going to get the Corda crossfeed unit for use with my PPX3.

 

[amartignano]

Have you tested the crossfeed with classical/symphonic music?

 

[EdipisReks]

Quote:

Originally Posted by amartignano Have you tested the crossfeed with classical/symphonic music?

in my experience symphonic music, even if the recording is older, doesn't benefit that much from crossfeed as the sound balance is pretty good. usually even on old stereo recordings the violins and half the violas fill the left channel and the other half of the violas along with cellos and basses fill the other, so you don't get a weird feeling of extreme separation.

 

[amartignano]

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdipisReks in my experience symphonic music, even if the recording is older, doesn't benefit that much from crossfeed as the sound balance is pretty good. usually even on old stereo recordings the violins and half the violas fill the left channel and the other half of the violas along with cellos and basses fill the other, so you don't get a weird feeling of extreme separation.

Agree, in good classical recording with few microphones there is a good aomount of "natural" crossfeed in the recording itself. That's the reason why I asked it. You confirmed my idea.

bye
Andrea

 

[boodi]

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