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Zen TABOO Review
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Re: Zen Taboo Amplifier Beta Test
Circle « Reply #158 on: 03/25/05 at 8:34pm
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The Taboo driven by CSP pre-amp was as good as it could get at
imaging. The combo reminded me of the days when I fell in love with the Horns
and SV83 monoblocks. In fact, I think it's even better - I will have to go back
and check it myself. Sevag's guitar and piano sounded sweet, full-bodied,
"palpable", and three dimensional last night. Eva Cassidy's Songbird and Autumn
Leaves, Happy Rhodes' Temporary and Eternal were fleshed-out, lush, and very
emotional. After almost two hours (I skipped my dinner until after Brad
left - he didn't know) we unlugged the Taboo/CSP combo and in went the ClariT.
Brad and I agreed that there wasn't much in terms of soundstaging/imaging. He
noticed that with the ClariT the sound seemed more forward, more extended in the
highs (brighter in a good sense), but less 3-D. I mostly agreed about the 3-D
and imaging aspect of which I think the Taboo/CSP clearly is a winner. While I
didn't find the sound more forward with the ClariT (perhaps more "polite" or
"smooth" or even-balanced is a better description as Brad pointed today in his
post), I admitted the tone of the setup was what got me hooked. Even as
impressive as the Taboo/CSP was, I somehow was pulled more toward the tone that
the ClariT/BB-FTA2000 reproduced. Whatever major cause that made me prefer this
battery devide, I blame the dirty polluted AC line. Before we parted,
I mentioned to Brad that one day I would really be happy if I could find a big
enough battery power supply that I can plug in my Decware monoblocks or Nelson
Pass' F1. Then I would have the cake and eat it. Thank you Brad and
Steve for letting me taste the Taboo/CSP. The combo or each of them separately
will win the heart of many music lovers, especially those who appreciate
holographic soundstaging.
-Paul
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