chapsjon
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Thank you for your service!
Almost all of my vintage stereo gear is thanks to my recent tour in Japan, bought at Japanese 2nd hand shops. That's how I got these beauties cheap that sold new for about $700 a pair in Japan (in 1974). I'm not sure if they were ever released to the US. I also have a JVC QL-7 that I'm currently running a Shure V15 type III on. The JVC TT-71 is rock solid and UA 5045 Tonearm is really smooth. It would cost a bit to compare a new TT.
I haven't heard a Rachel, so I can't say it would drive all speakers an MT will, but from what I've read elsewhere in the forum, power output should be as good or slightly better than an MT. As you know, that's not the only factor with speakers though. In Steve's white paper on the MT, he writes that it really delivers bass to speakers like you wouldn't expect for a 4 watt SE. Maybe the SEP vs SET typology is a difference that helps with driving speakers regardless of watts. I'm not sure.
I would personally try it, especially since you already have the speakers. You've got nothing to lose. If you are getting the surrounds redone, you may want to exercise the speakers a bit with another amp to loosen things up first. New surrounds can require some break in, which would further limit what the Rachel could do.
My Decware 945's are technically crossover less (w/ cap on ribbon tweeter) and I think they sound great, but I am more of a fan of large 3-ways for classic rock and more complex music like classical. I don't own a sub, so that's part of it. I have never tried nor wanted to try integrating a sub, when a good 3-way can give you the low end without the synch, blending, or placement issues of a sub. Good 3-ways deliver bass, weight, dynamics, fill the room, etc.... That's why even though I have other speakers, I will not give up my 3-ways.
When I first decided to try Decware several years ago, I bought the 945's at the same time as the MT with the assumption that nothing else I had would work. Being the curious type, I decided to try the MT with everything I have anyway. I don't own speakers that don't work with the MT, though volume does decrease with less efficiency speakers. What really blew me away though, was how great it sounds on my Yamaha NS-1000M, 500Ma, and Sony SS-5050's. My 945's are used now on my ZEN 2.3 watt.
I'm with you that there's really something to paper cones, and paper or silk domes. Paper is fast and natural sounding. Silk tweeters can deliver the high freq without harshness. A well designed 3-way with the right speaker in each position can really sound good. One of the things I love about the Sony is that the mid-dome handles everything from 1.5KHz to 8KHz, so the most sensitive area to human hearing is all from one driver. Because all cone and dome material is the same, coherency is amazing.
I haven't play my MT with horn speakers, so can't advise. I hope you have the same experience I have an your JBL's sound great with your Rachel.
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