Larry's Phase Linear 700B

[laatsch55]

On the horns it goes.

 

[laatsch55]

Doug, FINALLY, I can ship this beast tomorrow.

 

[laatsch55]

Doug, could you please PM your address again. I would hate to sort through a months worth of PM's to find it again.....

 

[fitz43]

Done, thanks again.

 

[laatsch55]

No, Thank YOU for patiently putting up with me.....

 

[mlucitt]

This is a patient lot. Or, maybe Lee, they're just forgetful...

 

[laatsch55]

One can hope......

 

[laatsch55]

I thouight Doug would post a review so we could put this to bed. Course---it is hard to write when you still have cats on the ceiling......

 

[fitz43]

Will do.I've had about 20 minutes to play with it. Family members don't share my listening tastes or volume levels. Give me a couple more days.....

 

[laatsch55]

OPK Doug! Didn't mean to sound peevish, just wondering...........as I do...........like when Kev plugs something in and that's the last you hear for weeks......

I have forgotten what it is like to catch a mach 8 tune while the kids are swimming and the wife is shopping and Dad is NOT napping......

 

[fitz43]

OK, here is my brief review. Other components used were Sony Carousel CD player, Spectro Acoustics P-101 pre and Mission 74 speakers.

I had already sent my other 700b to Lee, so I couldn't do any A-B switching to compare the amp with an old one. I had to use my recollection of what it used to sound like. I used a CD track I was familiar with. Michael McDonald (yes, the Doobie Brothers one) - Motown. Track 4 - I'm gonna make you love me. 2003 - Motown Records

Bass = was a lot tighter, more punch Mids = I would describe them as being more open, airy. Hi = my speakers have been reviewed as being bright at the top end and I attenuate them a bit on the pre. Truthfully I can't say I hear any difference, but I would suggest that might be due to my hearing.

Overall the sound quality sounds exceptional to me. I guess in the end that is all that matters.