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Originally posted by Calanctus
How do this amp and your Galantes sound on big orchestral climaxes? With such low power, and tubes to boot, can you get detail and definition from all the instruments, plus good volume also? |
A few details. The system is placed in a room measuring 10'x11'x8 that is acoustically untweaked at the moment. Rated at 96dB/1w/1m, the Rhapsodys impedance load never dips below 6.2 ohm.
From speaker face to ear, the distance is under 7'. Since I listen at an avg. of 74 to 78 dB, I seem to have a decent but not ample amount of overhead. On average I rarely have to turn the vol. past halfway (except for Telarc discs). The system handles your run of the mill crescendo with ease--with clarity and authority.
Mahlerian climaxes may be another story. I'm not familiar enough with the system to take a guess at this time, but there may be a bit of clipping or compression going on, and/or there may be the case that the acoustic limitations of my room become more pronounced during those power filled passages. I believe that my system could perform better in a slightly larger room where it might breath easier.
Another limitation is the listener himself. The most dynamic speaker I have experience with is the admired (by me) Avante Garde, but only for a brief listen. I do not know the full sonic potentialities of my Telarc Mahler's 5th, so I cannot tell when and where the system or the recording is at fault.
Big Orchestral sound is a recognized Achilles' heel with SET, and especially with moderately efficient speakers such as my Galantes. All of this considered as a whole, I think it performs very well, to brilliant in that respect.