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Review 1 of 4
Price Paid:
$5000.00
from London Summary:
This is rather a less technical review, more of an emotional one... it is how it makes me feel.
I have had the AN M3 pre for 4 years connected to a big MF A/370 power amp. I have now managed to replace the power amp with a pair of AN Conquests mono blocks. This is what happend -
I now have real music, real vocal, real flutes and violins, real guitars. I am listening to just that, the music, not a pile of electronic black boxes.
The synergy with the pre-power combo is superb. I replaced the M3 valves, hooked up the system, and from the first note just sat down in disbelief!
Plus 4 days in it is still improving, even smoother, even more realistic. I find I am playing it louder than with the old MF A370 and the big kef 107/2s. And the bass is
very close extension wise, but much better in speed and slap and realism. The mids and highs are in another league, Scarborough FC and Chesea FC.
The projection of the sound stage is remarkable. I left it on the other day, and before I unlocked the front door I thought I heard someone singing in
the kitchen, seriously!
Biggest change/upgrade is to orchestral, voice, wind instruments and organ music. But everything else is hugely smoother, with no fatigue at all.
The other weird thing, the difference between recordings (all music types) is greater than before. Good recording are very good, great recordings are
really fantastic. And I can here traffic rumble on orchestral passages which contain solo instrument or voice passages. Something I never heard before
except through the Stax headphones. Plus the decay on cymbals...superb.
I realise now I was not playing a lot of my CDs. Not because I had got bored of the music, but because the sound on this one or that one was steely, too bright,
to false. Now I can listen to any, and hear them for what they are, but with no fatigue or dashing for the volume control.
Sum up - 18 watts of pure heaven. Fantastically recommended! Strengths:
Smoothness, soundstage width and projection, vocal and strings ultra realistic, totally grain free sound. Impressive bass, 300b mids and crisp clean clear hi's. Listen to for hours. Weaknesses:
Warm's the room up. Can be tricky with children or pets as the valves are open. Not cheap, but when the wife hear's them all will be forgiven! Similar Products Used:
Musical Fidelity A/370 power.
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