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From: kling@ICS.UCI.EDU (Rob Kling)
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Subject: Re: Taming Thiels
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Date: 11 Feb 91 13:48:22 GMT
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Hi ...

I've recently experimented w/an Adcom 545 & monoblock B&K St140s's
w/2 speakerr systems that I own, Monitor Audio 952's & KEF 85's.

The Monitor Audio's are somewhat bright & lean   when compared w/the
KEF's, but also much more detailed ....

I was surprised to find that the B&K ST140 monoblocks sounded much better
w/both speakers than the 545 ... which tended to sound leaner ....

w/the KEF, the B&K also had tighter bass than the Adcom. I feared that the
B&K would sound bloated w/the KEF; not so.


Overall, the B&K's had a fuller sound & much better balanced tonally; the
545 sounded a bit light & tilted "up" in both cases.

I ended up moving the Adscome to an office system w/small monitors where they
sound nice ... it's not a bad amp, just not as good in some key ways.

I was surprised & impressed by the differences in favor of the B&K ST140
monoblocks.

/R