New Snaxo

Hi Manu, I picked one up at the weekend and just running it in so I will post as soon as I can appraise the differences. Has anyone else tried one?

I picked mine up on Friday and have had a weekend listening.

It does what the new stuff does: greater dynamics, more spacious, bass goes down deeper. Actually, much better cold than old one was fully run in and warmed up. Definately worth the money. My last bargain as I will need to spend mega bucks if I want to improve system from now on. Sounds so good that I might just leave it there (yeah right!).

Steve

After 5 days of running in I can well and truely recommend it. At 1st I had my doubts but now its just getting better and better.

I've had the new Snaxo 362 for just over a week. It really is a very large improvement over the older one. It is much more fluid in presentation with the old one sounding rather disjointed tonally and rhytmically. In a very Linn-like fashion the notes start and stop quicker with more space between them. Oddly enough the effects are even more noticeable on the LP12 than on the CDS2. The horizontal layout also allows you to mix and match amplifiers- which may be a good thing or a bad thing as one of my recent threads will attest to.
This is a serious component upgrade and an entry-level component price. I doubt though if it will transform a mediocre-sounding old-Snaxo-based system into one that is entirely enjoyable-that would be more related to set-up than componentry. The old Snaxos (and even the IXO) when in an optimized system were usually not the bottle neck.
My CDS3/SuperBurndy should arrive today. I cant wait to hear what it sounds like now the 500 and new Snaxo have warmed up....

Ron
Dum spiro audio
Dum audio vivo

Hi Ron

When you mention mediocre systems - are you referring to mullet style systems or something else ?
I assume the new snaxo is compatible with all the old burndies/snaics etc...

naheed. . .

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When you mention mediocre systems - are you referring to mullet style systems or something else ?
I assume the new snaxo is compatible with all the old burndies/snaics etc...

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I mean that if you have an old Snaxo-based system and for some reason it does not sound very good, then moving up to the brand new Snaxo will not transform it. For instance, sluggish tuneless bass and a smeared leading edge that may be caused by using big speakers on flimsy suspended wooden floors without attention to speaker/floor interfaces will not be cured. It will also not remove the compromises of power amps less than the new-250 level.But it will allow a very good system to become even better. The new Snaxo makes the impetus for first-time active users even stronger. Also, the older Snaxo was also rather prone to RF breakthrough; the newer one seems less so.

And yes, the new Snaxo has the identical pin-out as the old one for p/s inputs, so existing Snaics and Burndys need not be modified.

Ron
Dum spiro audio
Dum audio vivo

Ron:

Your response naturally elicits this next question.

Is there a new style Burndy (like there is for the 252)for the new Snaxo?

Arthur Bye (hoping to save the extra 500+ bucks)

No new "super" Burndy for Snaxo.

Emmanuel

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