Comments from a new Sound Lab G9-7c (945) owner

Posted by E-Stat (A) on December 6, 2024 at 08:24:53

found here.

I am envious of his ceiling height and power amps!

What I found interesting is how closely some of his observations mirror mine from having owned the seven foot (Ultimate steel frame) flavor for nearly twenty years.

"It's a strange sensation to hear these as the volume control is raised. They don't get loud subjectively speaking. As you walk towards them or away from them, the sound remains remarkably stable. It's an eerie sensation because most loudspeakers get loud as you crank up the volume. These don't seem to in the same way. There's a very graceful quality about their sound production that's due to their large surface area...

I've found that electrostatics have an interesting property that the sound doesn't change a lot when you walk towards or away from them. My SLs have this quality in spades. There's no audible drop out when you stand up or sit down. My La Scala horns sound great when you sit in the middle on a low sofa. When you get up the soundstage collapses. Here, not only does this not happen, it lets you walk around and if your eyes are closed, you can't really tell that much has changed. Now unavoidably the position of instruments will change, which is a function of our binaural hearing mechanism. An instrument recorded in dead center will shift left or right as your listening position changes. But its sound should not change much...

Here's an experiment to try with your loudspeaker. Walk up to it and try to listen to it at one foot or six inches or your ear against it. The huge SL G9-7c with 9' x 4' if radiating surface area sounds as composed at normal listening distances of 12-14' as it does at one foot or six inches. Surreal. There's no drop in tonality. No change in balance. Just the same sound. But the apparent immersion changes."

Similarly, I agree with his comment regarding switchers and stats. My short experiment with a Hypex amp was a failure as it didn't seem to be very happy driving mine. I would very much like to hear VTL Sigfrieds or ARC REF750SEs like his in the system. Sometimes, I need just a bit more headroom for demanding material like Rite of Spring if not just for mere seconds. :)

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Topic - Comments from a new Sound Lab G9-7c (945) owner - E-Stat 08:24:53 12/06/24 (31)

RE: Comments from a new Sound Lab G9-7c (945) owner - josh358 13:44:19 12/10/24 (0)

I personally do not care - Jon L 15:30:45 12/07/24 (1)

That's really an indicator - E-Stat 15:39:28 12/07/24 (0)

Interesting - G Squared 10:47:23 12/06/24 (1)

Shows are tough places to really hear stuff - E-Stat 12:21:12 12/06/24 (0)

Fascinating report - M3 lover 09:41:42 12/06/24 (25)

While exotic, yes - E-Stat 09:50:25 12/06/24 (24)

RE: While exotic, yes - Atmer 18:54:08 12/07/24 (22)

Wow, thanks! - E-Stat 18:59:03 12/07/24 (21)

High-end audio prices have been going up out of proportion to... - MWE 14:42:15 12/08/24 (20)

RE: High-end audio prices have been going up out of proportion to... - saucyworchester 09:07:56 12/09/24 (19)

And with either - E-Stat 09:40:31 12/11/24 (0)

RE: High-end audio prices have been going up out of proportion to... - goryu 04:43:22 12/10/24 (17)

Your advice works fine if... - E-Stat 08:54:29 12/11/24 (16)

You might try the Spectra series, 4400 or 6600 if you want a better comparison. - goryu 15:23:06 12/11/24 (15)

Disagree - E-Stat 15:38:36 12/11/24 (14)

RE: Disagree - goryu 16:28:26 12/11/24 (13)

Which Sound Lab model did you hear - E-Stat 16:43:23 12/11/24 (12)

RE: Which Sound Lab model did you hear - goryu 17:01:37 12/11/24 (11)

So you can't answer the question - E-Stat 17:44:13 12/11/24 (10)

RE: So you can't answer the question - goryu 06:45:46 12/12/24 (9)

Your answer covers about a dozen possibilities - E-Stat 07:09:34 12/12/24 (8)

RE: Your answer covers about a dozen possibilities - goryu 08:02:10 12/12/24 (7)

Mike who? - E-Stat 09:00:48 12/12/24 (6)

RE: Mike who? - goryu 10:58:21 12/12/24 (3)

Thanks for - E-Stat 12:13:19 12/12/24 (2)

Speaking of whining.... - goryu 15:21:06 12/12/24 (1)

Happy Holidays to you :) -nt - E-Stat 15:34:03 12/12/24 (0)

RE: Mike who? - saucyworchester 09:27:16 12/12/24 (1)

Seems - E-Stat 09:57:28 12/12/24 (0)

The price=performance ratio is off the charts - Mike K 11:23:46 12/06/24 (0)

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