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• while I haven't heard it either ... Mart 21:54:59 5/10/99 (4)
  In Reply to: Marantz SR-18 posted by dug on May 10, 1999 at 19:09:51:

  the design philosophy is touted to follow in the PM-17 footsteps, which is one SWEET amp. I tried it out with a bunch of different speakers at my favorite dealer (during a VERY slow day). It has filled in speaker XO nulls like a tube. The image lunges off the speakers while remaining detailed. It even rendered Magnepans with much more dynamics than I've even heard. Also, the tweeter which usually requires the supplied resistor to level the SPL output was self attenuated. It seems to operate like a lightning quick stiff current-source. The units mentioned (if Marantz is successful) won't hold a candle especially if you LOVE music.

  PS: unlike tubes though this amp won't tame metal domes. The B&W 602s tweeter did render a metalic color to female vocalists in a frequency range (across the XO) that most amps seem to suppress. But similarly the 603s never sounded so integrously flat.
  
  

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  • Re: while I haven't heard it either ... dug 22:09:13 5/10/99 (3)
    In Reply to: while I haven't heard it either ... posted by Mart on May 10, 1999 at 21:54:59:

    I am glad to hear the comment about the 603's as they are my front speakers.
    
    

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    • PS ... Mart 13:26:23 5/12/99 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: while I haven't heard it either ... posted by dug on May 10, 1999 at 22:09:13:

      the 603s tweeter suffers from the same malody (metalic feminine voices) as the 602s. If it becomes too annoying, may I suggest replacing it with a Dynaudio D260 from Madisound?
      
      

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      • Thanks for the suggestion dug 18:37:49 5/12/99 (0)
        In Reply to: PS ... posted by Mart on May 12, 1999 at 13:26:23:

        
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    • mine are Maggie 2.7s (nt) Mart 00:10:56 5/12/99 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: while I haven't heard it either ... posted by dug on May 10, 1999 at 22:09:13:

      
      
      

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• Re: Marantz SR-18 mtrycrafts 20:45:26 5/10/99 (0)
  In Reply to: Marantz SR-18 posted by dug on May 10, 1999 at 19:09:51:

  While I am not intimately familiar with this unit, it seems to be a top line as you compared it to some top line from others. No reason why it would not be fine for music as well. Sonic characteristics are over rated and can be traced to measurement problems such as channel inballance or frequency response problems, when there is a difference in rare cases.
  
  

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