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This preface appears in both the “WAF-1 pair and 5.1 system - 1st impressions/comments†thread and the “Dual 10†subwoofer - 1st impressions/comments†thread. The threads are intended for customers to eventually post their 1st impressions / comments over time. We’re starting them because we (Jack & Ray) have a unique perspective – we’re the only ones who have heard/seen the products so far. Kind of like a “First Contact†in Star Trek terms.
Let’s discuss that for a minute. We are TCA reps. This is more of a hobby than livelihood and we decided long ago that denigrating a competitor’s product in comparing it to a TCA product and/or using effusive marketing hyperbole is not the way we will do business. Besides - an individual’s ears will sort out their impression regardless of what we have to say. To add to the mix – we also have ears that are telling us things and we are sharing from that perspective. This note is a shared effort; the comments we post will be completely individual and may even be contradictory.
Along those lines, we also wanted to avoid setting expectations that wouldn’t be met and dangle a “product-in-development†carrot for something that is months/years away. When we have something that is right at starting production, has been produced and is on the way to the warehouse or is in the warehouse – that’s when we get down to announcing and selling. On this last piece, Craig has done an outstanding job with timing of information and honesty.
Everybody reading our impressions/comments on the products that we have heard will need to take the above information and read our input with whatever combination of filters and bias assessment works for you as you read our input. Over time, our comments will be lost in the thread as folks who buy the products post their comments.
So, we spent 4 hours at Craig’s listening to a 5.1 System of WAF-1s and our new dual 10†subwoofer. Connection to a Denon 3808CI in a 3,700 cu. ft basement room.
A list of what we auditioned:
Movies
The Haunting- "Door Knock" scene (along with several other scenes)
Titan AE - “Ice Rings†scene
War of the Worlds – several scenes
Music
Diana Krall Live In Paris
Steely Dan Two Against Nature
Mozart
Led Zeppelin Moby Dick
Animusic 2
Tony Bennett Live SACD
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
Eagles Hell Freezes Over
Our impressions follow below.
Let’s discuss that for a minute. We are TCA reps. This is more of a hobby than livelihood and we decided long ago that denigrating a competitor’s product in comparing it to a TCA product and/or using effusive marketing hyperbole is not the way we will do business. Besides - an individual’s ears will sort out their impression regardless of what we have to say. To add to the mix – we also have ears that are telling us things and we are sharing from that perspective. This note is a shared effort; the comments we post will be completely individual and may even be contradictory.
Along those lines, we also wanted to avoid setting expectations that wouldn’t be met and dangle a “product-in-development†carrot for something that is months/years away. When we have something that is right at starting production, has been produced and is on the way to the warehouse or is in the warehouse – that’s when we get down to announcing and selling. On this last piece, Craig has done an outstanding job with timing of information and honesty.
Everybody reading our impressions/comments on the products that we have heard will need to take the above information and read our input with whatever combination of filters and bias assessment works for you as you read our input. Over time, our comments will be lost in the thread as folks who buy the products post their comments.
So, we spent 4 hours at Craig’s listening to a 5.1 System of WAF-1s and our new dual 10†subwoofer. Connection to a Denon 3808CI in a 3,700 cu. ft basement room.
A list of what we auditioned:
Movies
The Haunting- "Door Knock" scene (along with several other scenes)
Titan AE - “Ice Rings†scene
War of the Worlds – several scenes
Music
Diana Krall Live In Paris
Steely Dan Two Against Nature
Mozart
Led Zeppelin Moby Dick
Animusic 2
Tony Bennett Live SACD
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms
Eagles Hell Freezes Over
Our impressions follow below.
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