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Post Subject: An impression of the injection channelPosted by yoshi on: 6/9/2007
OK, Romy gave me an oppotunity to hear the system with the injection channel, so here's what I heard.
The injection channel affects the presentation in a minor and in a very major way. Minor in context of already well accomplished Melquiades/Macondo system's dynamic and tonal capacity. Very major in terms of the effect that the injection cnannel has to the enhanced perception of color and texture. With the injection channel on, the characteristic color and texture of every instrumentation became better defined and expanded, making the musical message even more easily understandable, communicable and enjoyable. This "expanded" sense of color and texture also seems to add "expanded" feel of dynamics.
The effect is most noticeable on string instruments, but other instruments receive very positive result too. Turning the channel up makes the whole presentation like that of hyper enhanced photograph. Taking it off makes the sound feel almost slippery in comparison.
It is difficult to describe what the injection does in its micro dynamics with my limited understanding of audio and my limited language ability (not just of English). Probably what Romy called "bubble" would come closest.
I've heard speakers with resonance of the cabinet supposedly caliculated into the design. Some Tannoys, some Harbeth, Audio Note, one with PHY (forgot the model). As Romy posted before, the effect of the resonant cabinet always demonstrate itself everywhere. You enjoy some and hate some depending on the material played and the characteristics of the resonant. The effect of Romy's injection channel is very different. It is more subtle yet more universally effective in a very positive way. I assume it is the result of specifically targetted application to an already highly accomplished system, and would be very difficult to duplicate anywhere else.
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