Gronitz PCK vs Meinl Weston Thor

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bloke wrote:
rascaljim wrote:Any comments about the overdrive factor? Do either of these horns help keep things "in the box"?

Maybe it's just me, but I felt like the thor wanted me to turn on the afterburner.
I don't own a Thor, but I view it as everything in a 4/4-5/4 the Miraphone 188 is not.

' need a low range? ' got it.

' need a more open blow? ' got it.

' need piston valves? ' got 'em.

' still want the 188 intonation and clarity? ' got those, too.

' need a price that, for now, doesn't climb up into the XX,XXX range? ' barely got that - for now.

Funny. My impression of the Thor is that it got all the best features from a marriage of a Mira 186 (or 188, whateva) and a Willson 3050.
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