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In the Thread: “Zarathustra” amplifier: loosing of virginity.
Post Subject: Taste of Blood - the further thoughts... Posted by Romy the Cat on: 5/25/2005
I read the Owen’s observation and it strokes me that he was in a way correct: the Zarathustra does sound kind of strange and very much sonically it reminds a 150W 300B SET. It has some beauty, sweetness, liquidity and appeal at MF and in someway calmed but clean and not challenges HF. What distinct the Zarathustra form 300B is it’s ability to handle LF all the way down (none of the single-channel SETs can do bass), the ability to do handle the real upper bass (300B has incorrect upper bass) and a certain “dynamic strangeness”.
Again and again I am trying to identify this "strangeness" and I would give you an association:
Pretend that you play volleyball but the floor of your volleyball court has an ability to move up and down very fast. Now pretend that your coach holding the remote control of the court’s floor and when he finds it necessary he accelerate the floor up or down. For instance when you jump to assault your coach speeds up the floor providing you with an extra velocity. Sometimes he instantaneously lowers the floor allowing you to handle an attacking strike ageist you providing you with more “damping”…. As the result - it creates a sort of vibrant, vivid and constantly dynamic environment where everything is moving and it is unknown where would be the efforts of your couch and where would be the efforts of your own mussels. Whatever it is, but the eventual game’s scores is in your favor….
Rgs,
The caT
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