Hutter honeymoon over
Posted by: bob atherton on 27 January 2001
I’ve lived with them for a few months now & as the time goes by I become less aware of them both visually & sonicly. My previous stands, indeed all others ( with the possible exception of Quadraspire ) that I have tried draw attention to themselves in a sonic signature sort of way. It’s like they are saying “ OK, I’ll show you what I can do, but you will also be aware that I am doing it” .
Hutter goes about it’s business in such a discreet & uncoloured way that I can see how one may start to be complacent about what they are doing.
My musical tastes are fairly broad & my collection goes back over 30 years. Of course some of the recordings are going to be technically better than others. Over the years I have noticed the tale tale sign that things are not quite what they should be when my record/CD selection is based on technical not musical merit. Well over the past months I have delved very deeply into the collection, indeed a very good sign.
When CD first came along I did not emotionally latch onto it’s presentation. A friend of mine at the time said he thought that as we hear in analogue, it made perfect sense to him that listening to something in digital would be alien. I feel the same about Hutter, IMHO it’s incredibly natural & if you like, analogue.
Of course electricity is rather inconsistent & there have been occasions when the system has not sounded it’s best. In the past I always had this nagging doubt that the stands had gone off song & would occasionally strip them down & re-tune. With the Hutter there is never any of that paranoia, I just think the electricity is a bit off & by the next days things are usually back to normal.
So to briefly sum up. Am I pleased with my choice of stand? Too damn right!
Bob.