hartsfield owners : what amp ?
HI all,
I have made a lot of tests with different amplifiers for the last 4 years ( Hartsfield's with E145 / 2441 with original diaphragm, 2405 , original N500 filter circuit with paper oil caps)
Differences are huge between every amp !
I actually use an AUDIONOTE P3 SE 300 b amplifier, alternatively with a PLinius Sa 102 Classs A...
I love the sound of 300 B, but not too powerful for my large room ( 50 square meters) when listening Wagner or Pink Floyd, and not too good in bass ...
I love the bass ,the transparency, and the power of Plinius, but it's too "cold" for me after a couple of day, and there's a loss of details in comparison with the valve amp...
A lot of hartsfield owners are on this forum... what amplifier do you use , did you tried electronic filters and different amps for the mid and bass ...?
Best regards
Klipsch Horn would be closer match.
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Originally Posted by
timc
I have not tried the Hartsfield, but listened quite a lot to the Klipsch LaScala II witch should be somewhat the same to drive.
What about finding a set of vintage Marantz 7/9 pre/power?`
McIntosh is also very nice.
-Tim
I have only listened to one Hartsfield, in the early 1970s a store in the Chicago area took one in on trade, since the owner of the store was also a Klipsch dealer I tried to get him to do an A-B comparison of a Klipsch horn and the Hartsfield, but he said no. Just the same it would have been very interesting to hear.
Over the years I listened to many amps, it difficult at time to heard the difference between good amps, but switch from speaker to speaker and the difference is very astounding.
Yes, tube amps have a sound guitar players love because of the "fat" sound.
Hi-Fi tube amps also have this sound and it is called "warm".
Most of my early listing was done on tube amps, today I use Solid state amps. I still have an Ampeg tube bass amp driving D140Fs when I out on a gig. John