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Re: Just Gotta Be A Mod-Mad Tonemeister!!!

Posted by FRG7SWL (A) on April 9, 2007 at 09:40:42

In Reply to: Re: Almost fell back into the "what if I just upgrade this..." trap posted by Plavcan on April 7, 2007 at 09:16:53:

Having been a funk-n-rock fanatic, wanted systems which could deliver plenty of clean volume via moderate wattage. Thus efficient two-way speaker designs became a prefered medium. 'Twas through a Fisher tubed amp, coupled with a Sanyo/Fisher solid-state receiver, & Utah/Jensen speaker system moi first experienced hearing recording limitations! Just like what them tech sarges used to point out thru their Fisher systems(Macs-n-Marantz were for officers). Eventually got comfortable with Marantz solid-state tonality, until bein' Sansui 9090 seduced recently. Love that reserve-power sonic solidity. Having hemp-coned Celestions has also been a revelation. Through Mesa Boogie Black Shadows can clearly hear how midrange-centric those vintage amps-n-receivers were. So it's all just a matter of mix-n-match to suit personal tonal taste. Am still vunerable to occasional gear substitutions, only to put the original back in da signal chain. After several months enjoying them smooth Black Shadows, went back to hemp-coned V30s in da living room speaker system. There's sum'pin sumptuous about alnico robustness, even faux in this instance. Especially combined with 60's-era alnico tweets. Harmonic hipster heaven! Would only be tempted by Celestion's new 50 watt Gold driver, which would be sent to Brown Soun for hemp-reconing(if ultimate hi-fi were required, substitute Celestion Century driver). For around a grand total, you'll hear your amp's full glory(hemp cones demand quality amplification). Who'd wanta spend several G's on a speaker that might tank in resale? Better to have spent two bills on an unloved '64 Fender Jag back in '79, which now garners several grand thanks to Curt Cobain!!!

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