Joey_V
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I went over to visit Steve (Stesom) today and I got the opportunity to hear his Summits being driven by my preamp RC1070 with my amp (RB1070) vs his Rotel RB1090. Needless to say, I'm impressed to say the least.
The 1090 definitely takes control of the panels better than the 1070. There was always this "haze" that I knew was messing with the *focus* that I always talked about and I'm glad to report that it definitely has a lot to do with the amplifier. His Summits werent as aggressively toed-in as mine were, but I still got a sense of focus, plus immediacy and transient dynamics with his 1090. With the 1070, we both agreed that the background wasnt as black nor were the dynamics as palpable relative to the 1090.
I also got to listen to his Classe CA400, which is a definite monster, physically and sonically. I wasnt able to really A/B the Classe vs the 1090 so it's hard for me to appreciate the nuance differences.... but the 1070 was definitely up to its waist in mud.... the 1090 simply danced around it.
Steve was very generous and let me listen to a vinyl record on his very expensive TT... very impressive - especially on the Classe!
He kept mentioning Plinius, so I will look more into the Plinius... though most probably I will stick with the 1090 until I graduate.
Thanks again Steve! And... nice car!
Joey
The 1090 definitely takes control of the panels better than the 1070. There was always this "haze" that I knew was messing with the *focus* that I always talked about and I'm glad to report that it definitely has a lot to do with the amplifier. His Summits werent as aggressively toed-in as mine were, but I still got a sense of focus, plus immediacy and transient dynamics with his 1090. With the 1070, we both agreed that the background wasnt as black nor were the dynamics as palpable relative to the 1090.
I also got to listen to his Classe CA400, which is a definite monster, physically and sonically. I wasnt able to really A/B the Classe vs the 1090 so it's hard for me to appreciate the nuance differences.... but the 1070 was definitely up to its waist in mud.... the 1090 simply danced around it.
Steve was very generous and let me listen to a vinyl record on his very expensive TT... very impressive - especially on the Classe!
He kept mentioning Plinius, so I will look more into the Plinius... though most probably I will stick with the 1090 until I graduate.
Thanks again Steve! And... nice car!
Joey