Apologize that I have not been adding more items on the blog. I have been tremendously busy for the last few weeks. Below is the new video on youtube on my system in detail.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-IL-ZU25qk&feature=channel_page
A fellow audiophile-r asked me why dont I change to a full hifi amplifier. I will in the future but as for now my girlfriend and myself love our movies as how I love listening to the music. So far the Primare spa21 fills my heart with all the sound stage, details, and rhythm.
Who said AV amp cant be musical? I have tried and tried again to find the perfect combo for music and movies and so far the best sounding (audiophile sound) AV amp on 2 channel is the Primare SPA21. Honest to goodness a few consultant in CMY and Singapore said in Hifi mode, the SPA21 sounds in between the Primare I21 & the Primare I30. This sound I suppose was on a 2 channel mode RCA on the SPA21. I then emailed Sumiko and also Primare in Sweden. A friendly consultant from Primare Sweden advice me to hook up the interconnects to the "EXTERNAL" link behind the Amp to make full use of the by pass option on the amp. What I have found out that... FuiYooo! the sound was actually wayyyYyyy better than using the normal 2 channel RCA for music. The sound just opens up and finally the details comes out.
I also did an A/B comparison on the SPA21 and the I30 and I must report in that the SPA21 at External mode comes extremely close to the Primare i30. The only thing that the SPA21 loses out was the bass was not as precise as the i30.
Primare is distributed by CMY Audio. So far I have good experiences with these 4 Primare experts in these branches in Malaysia.
Sunway Pyramid - Richard 03 - 74928551
Balakong - Andy 03 - 90742345
Bukit Bintang John 03 - 21439406
Damansara Uptown CHua 03 - 77272419
The new SPA22 is coming soon. Maybe they can give a discount on the SPA21. NO doubt, the SPA21 is a must buy if you're an audiophile-r but still want to satisfy the family at home with movies =)
Hello Brad, I'm also a proud owner of a Primare SPA22, and after reading your blog about your experience with connecting the RCA to the "ext 1" and then "bypassing" the DSP. This indeed opened up the soundstage and gave a lot more air around the voices, the basslines were easier to follow. It made the music a lot more snappy! Thanks for sharing.
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hi i am a hifi kaki also..a newbie wit a china made EL84 tube set up..enjoy jazz...may i know wat the album u playing on ur u tube vedio??
ReplyDeletei like it when i 1st listen...can email me the album name n recomend sum similia of that kind off jazz??my email roy.thean@yahoo.com
thx a lots...
Thank you so much! Pro-Ject LP player is now connected through the Primare R-32 phone corrector to the EXT on the Primare SPA21. WAW!
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