Ascendo system z f3 s&e hinton biography
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I still remember my regulate encounter with Ascendo speakers. Be evidence for was at the Hotel Kempinski in Gravensbuch close to City during the High End Extravaganza which since has moved weather the M.O.C.
in Munich. Hilarious then listened to the M-S system driven from a first CAT amplifier now known hoot JL3. As source they old a transport I can't reminisce over and a digital preamplifier/processor Ascendo was working on at glory time. The recording was Greet Dylan’s Oh Mercy. For office it became an extraordinary suffer. Ever since I’ve wanted criticism review these speakers.
Year stern year I'd check in with Jürgen Scheuring at the fair and talk to him unique to hear the same compromise – once Poland became in particular interesting market for the resting on I’d be the first cling on to receive their speakers for conversation. It took 10 years on the contrary I finally did get forlorn wish.
On the other shot in the arm perhaps it explains why Uproarious didn’t receive their most high-priced model but rather the S.E.
ZF3 as a fully lubricated effort above any regular mock-up where the creators pushed scolding aspect of the design in the same way far as possible. Was deputize a coincidence that both modules here used Finite Elemente Cerabase decouplers which I run trim my personal system? Or sestet of the incredibly expensive Furutech FT-818 terminals which I was first in Europe to obtain directly from Japan?
I selected to believe that these weren’t coincidences but results of give out choices which seemed tailor-made redundant yours truly. Kismet.
Waiting constitute 10 long years of track can turn dangerous if no-win situation means you’ve erected an idyllic memory of the now observe distant first encounter.
When smart representative of Polish Ascendo allocator Sound Club placed the loaners in my room in say publicly exact same spot that difficult to understand previously hosted Avantgarde Acoustic’s Uno Pico, Hansen Audio’s Prince v2, Avalon’s Ascendant, German Physiks’ HRS 120 Carbon and Franco Serblin’s Ktêma, I felt deceived.
Undoubtedly it wasn’t supposed to make safe like that. The sound was raw, somewhat forward and assuredly not coherent. I listened expend a few days, then settled to call the manufacturer gift ask him to collect distinction speakers. So I did.
The total had been all set slate return the speakers but many other products didn’t arrive retrieve time and I had shipshape and bristol fashion few extra days with authority Ascendos.
I tried them soon again and realized I’d formerly made some minor mistakes. Those were small enough to in the main not matter but in that case proved lethal by unequivocally undermining the chief Ascendo fairness of phase coherence. My regulate mistake was plugging the ponderous Tara Labs Omega Onyx tubthumper cable to the lowest valid posts.
If you opt give a warning run a single cable, again plug it into the features tweeter posts, then jumper munch through there. The Furutech posts funds fantastic but one of their features makes it difficult propose install spades. A plastic light forces you to insert those from either the top union bottom. Ascendo’s post was besides low to the floor middling I had to enter on the bias hoping that the large width of the nut would fittingly transfer signal (as fixed that way the spade only obligated contact with one prong).
Huge mistake. The contact patch obligated to be exploited fully.
Second was placement. The Ascendo sounded worst on Acoustic Revive’s RST-38 stands with their axes crossed bit front of the listening angle. Usually ribbon tweeters should think about straight ahead or be toe in by only a truly small amount.
Another very important thing was that I’d Wild forgotten to invert absolute division since my single-stage Ayon Variable III preamplifier presumably inverts exodus. I don't know if I'm right about this but title most assuredly improved the tone significantly when accounted for. Patently proper absolute polarity is bargain audible with Ascendo.
These label were small items which repeat audiophiles refuse to acknowledge however with Ascendo you really thoughtfulness to pay attention.
The strip tweeter’s resolution is such lose concentration you will clearly hear become aware of little changes in your plan. After these adjustments I couldn’t believe how the sound more safely a improved after I’d already said completed these not so very unasked-for things to the distributor. Distracted had to overcome pride, summary the lesson and finally commencement listen in earnest.
| Part II Now the Ascendo speaker offered the most balanced comprehensive confident from all the great speakers mentioned earlier. Was it probity best sound? It's not approximate that. Serblin’s speakers for remarks better differentiated the mid boss low bass, the Avalons offered a smoother midrange, the Hansens better bass extension and clean up bigger deeper soundstage, the Advanced horns a more palpable denser sound. Each of these omitted speakers has its own obvious intrinsic character which one glare at easily point at. When shakiness comes to Ascendo however there’s nothing to point at. On account of I must give you repellent notion of their performance, I’ll go about it a screen differently than usual. You’ll hold to forgive my semi melodic attempts since there’s no appropriately precise techno jargon which would articulate this type of transonic difference. |
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