- Hi Everyone , I realize this is an Ancient Post but I wanted to chime in and say something about the subject -
- I realize it's kind of common - ( I do it too ) - to assume that the Manufacturer / Seller of audio equipment is usually fudging the " Specs " - and using a lot of " HYPERBOLE " in their - " Advertisements " of the Equipment - ( or Speakers ) - that they are trying to Sell , And in MOST cases that maybe TRUE - !!!!!
-- But in this case I really do not believe that to be true, Steve at Decware makes some of the best Tube Audio Equipment out there - ( PLEASE - before someone knee jerk reacts ... Have you Actually heard any of Decwares Amplifiers - ????? ) -- I have , I own a new SE84UFO with the 25th Anniversary Mods and it IS , By Far - THE BEST Amplifier I have ever owned in 30 years of being an Audiophile... and no I haven't owned everything out there and not even probably heard any of the really Expensive stuff... BUT this YEAR - 2022 , Four or Five of who I consider Very Trust worthy Online Audio Equipment Reviewers Gave The Decware SE84UFO Amplifier RAVE Reviews - !!!!!!!!!!
-- AND Steve Guttenberg --- AKA --- " The Audiophiliac " , Who a lot of people like and may be one of the better Audio Equipment Reviewers gave The Decware - SE84UFO Amplifier in 2022, His - " AMPLIFIER Of The YEAR AWARD " -- !!!!!!!
- If you Google the Decware SE84UFO Amplifier your can listen to all of the great video reviews, including Steve Guttenberg's - " The Audiophiliac" two videos on it ... - ( I know it's a strange name - lol ) ...
-- Anyway ,
My Point Is - that Steve at Decware makes Amazing Sounding Tube Audio Equipment and could Easily charge 2 or 3 times (or More) - for his Hand Made , Point to Point Soldered Tube Audio Equipment but he doesn't - !!!
--- and because of that , and Because of all of his Posts that he has made over the Years , And because of everyone else's opinion's about Steve who have actually Met him and Spent time with him . . . . I Believe His Posts and Descriptions in his Ads or Information pages on his Audio Equipment - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- ( in this case his Speakers ) -
------- So when looking at the the Specs for the speaker drivers..... on the Surface from the specs may not Seem like it would Sound very good --- but Steve has been designing and Building speakers for over 25 years , and wouldn't put Speakers for Sale on his Audio Website that didn't sound great - when he has Many other different models of Speakers for Sale, and also he has access to selling many other brands as well , so if he puts them for sale it's logical to assume they Sound very good , and there is a Lot of Feedback on the different speaker models that he sells as well ....... and by all accounts almost everyone who has heard his speakers says they sound Great.
-- THANKS for taking the time to listen, and I know everyone has their own opinions on our Audio hobby , Everyone brings something to this great hobby of ours - but I hope you will wait to hear some of Decware's Amplifiers or Speakers before pronouncing that they can't work well , Steve makes great equipment at pretty reasonable prices -
Kind regards, Dean