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https://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0123/Greg_Weaver_The_Audio_Analyst_Home_Audio_System_Report_Review.htm

I should note that when it comes to what we hear in qualitative terms, Greg and I are of a single mind 95% of the time. Indeed, I marvel every time I describe to him the sound of a component that we have both heard, only to have him echo (down to the micro level) a nearly identical set of sonic impressions. Any points of sonic discord (a rarity) typically boil down to our different listening preferences, not to wholesale disagreements about what we have or haven’t heard objectively.

By the same token, Greg and I differ greatly over the kinds of music we use to evaluate systems and components, or for sheer enjoyment. Dr. Weaver inhabits a musical universe where the likes of Carlos Satana, David Bowie, Supertramp, Alan Parsons, and Papa Ludwig hold court. I live in the post-bob jazz multiverse, with a healthy dose of Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Bill Evans, and Charlie Mingus thrown in for good measure.

https://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0123/Greg_Weaver_The_Audio_Analyst_Home_Audio_System_Report_Review.htm

I mention these points to highlight the fact that time and again, Greg and I were in unison about what we heard over the weekend in sound quality terms, while freely admitting (and accepting) any aesthetic differences between us. More importantly, the side-by-side comparisons discussed above reveal that the very best audio systems (and Greg’s system clearly ranks amongst the very best that I have heard) can render fine sonic details not merely as audio spectacle, but as genuine “added musical value” propositions. The better recorded Miles and Supertramp discs did not (and do not) just sound better; they also allowed me to connect with the music and the performers in a more immersive and emotionally engaging way.

Undeniably, the addition of the remarkable Kronos Pro turntable and Discovery RS tonearm to Greg’s system delivered the same overall “obliterated room boundaries” listening sessions that I enjoyed at GTT Audio & Video when I head the then new Kronos Discovery turntable and now discontinued Kronoscope tonearm (here) (the original Kronoscope has been replaced by the new Kronoscope RS tonearm that I soon hope to have in my system). Not to mention the relatively short-lived but equally transformative addition of the stellar VAC Statement Line and Statement Phono Stages andgorgeous Statement 452 iQ Musicbloc all-tubed mono amps (units that Greg sadly had to return not long after my departure).