{"id":552,"date":"2015-09-16T20:11:54","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T01:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.speakerandstereostore.com\/blog\/?p=552"},"modified":"2015-09-19T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T17:33:45","slug":"vincent-audio-asc-goldenear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speakerandstereostore.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/vincent-audio-asc-goldenear\/","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Audio, ASC, GoldenEar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a slice of life from my stereo store in my home in St. Louis MO. I’m no Music for Pleasure or Sound Room but I do a nice job for my clients.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Buyer report on Vincent integrated amp
\nI sold my demo SV237 amp (hybrid tube\/solid\u00a0state\u00a0150 watts x 2) to my friend Al. He buys and sells high-end audio, so he hears a lot of gear, and is a source of trusted opinion. He said that the SV237 is the second best integrated amp he has heard. The the best was a $12,000 amp, so that’s not a bad showing for a $2400 amp. Nevertheless he still prefers the Vincent\u00a0separates – the discontinued SA-T1 preamp and SP331 power amp.<\/p>\n

New Tube Trap\u00a0announced
\nAcoustic Sciences Corp, inventors of the\u00a0Tube\u00a0Trap, have a new IsoThermal Tube Trap\u00a0design\u00a0that is even more absorbent of low frequencies – the IsoThermal Tube Trap. If you have any glimmer of science in your being you might want to read about it at this link\u00a0http:\/\/www.acousticsciences.com\/search\/node\/isothermal<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nASC Tube Traps are a guaranteed way to improve the sound of a system. They are pricey, but they work, and\u00a0they\u00a0don’t wear out or become\u00a0obsolete. They stay in the room as your components change. As an ASC dealer I can order them for you and get you a small discount (small because they are not a high-profit product). Right now there is a\u00a0factory\u00a0direct sale of show demo traps. You\u00a0can find\u00a0it at the bottom of the page of\u00a0http:\/\/www.acousticsciences.com\/search\/node\/isothermal<\/a><\/p>\n

A satisfied GoldenEar customer\u00a0wrote me:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just wanted to let you know I am enjoying my Triton 7s and Bel Canto C5i. They are a great combo – very well matched. I\u2019m glad I chose the 7s as I believe the 5s would have definitely overpowered my room in the bass region. In fact, even the 7s can be a bit much compared to the Spendors if the recording is bass-heavy. While not a cube, the difference between room width & length is not as great as I\u2019d like, though this is helped a bit by a 6\u2019 opening to the dining room behind it.
\nThe Spendors have been sold (I ship them\u00a0tomorrow). I suspect I\u2019ll also end up selling my Image Audio tube amp, but haven\u2019t decided that for certain. Will shoot you details when we get to that point.
\nThanks for a smooth sale for some excellent equipment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wylie’s note\u00a0– He has a well\u00a0respected\u00a0tube amplifier but is probably going to sell it and use the Bel Canto C5i integrated amp instead. I point\u00a0this\u00a0out because Class D amps have a poor reputation for being too\u00a0clinical. But Bel Canto amps are an exception to that rule.<\/p>\n

Problem with previous newsletter –<\/p>\n

The link to the\u00a0Digital\u00a0Trends\u00a0review of the\u00a0Triton\u00a0Five didn’t work. The one below works. It includes a good video by the reviewer<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/speaker-reviews\/goldenear-technology-triton-five-review\/?utm_source=Digital+Trends+Triton+Five+Review+-<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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