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AN-E-SPE-HE Advice

I have  moved and my audio room is smaller , 11.5 ft wide x 18 long ft x 7.3” ceiling.

I have Coincident Total Victory IV Loudspeakers but the width of the room is affecting the sound.

I have made corning acoustic tiles which help but the sound is not as good as it should be.

I am in the process of ordering AudioNote AN-E-SPE HE .

I have 4 usable corners and I feel the AN Loudspeakers will be a better match for my room.

The rear of the speakers will be parallel to the short wall.

I have Herron Preamp and Phono and was wondering if they mate well with AN Loudspeakers .

I also have (3) 300B amps , Frankenstein II ( 8 watts ), Wavelength Triton Blue ( 15 watts )and Canary 330 MK II ( 26 watts ) .

I know AN Loudspeakers sound best with AN Gear but if possible I would like to use my current gear if possible but if I need to sell it I will.

I am hoping to have a system that lets me enjoy the music and I have read many good things about AN Speakers.

Any suggestions about the AN Loudspeakers and associated gear will be helpful.

Thanks,

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abill

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abill OP
80 posts
 

Jond ,

Thank you for the input .

I am hoping my herron pre and phono will sound good .

They sound very good with my Coincident speakers.

I will eventually sell one or two amps after the speakers burn in.

The Franks and Wavelength are my favorite amps with the coincidents.

I have a difficult anything .

The Total Victorys are nice sounding speakers but they need a little more room .

Erik,

Thank you for the suggestion but I made corner traps and side panels .

It improved the sound but the speakers are too large for the room .

If the room was at least a  couple feet wider I would keep them.

I think getting the best speakers for your room size is very important .



abill OP
80 posts
 

sorry for the typo.

I meant I have a hard time selling anything .

abill

abill OP
80 posts
 

Has anyone listened to the AudioNote Alnico Drivers ?

Are they worth the extra cost ?


Abill

abill OP
80 posts
 

Hi Charles,

I've been using the TV IV for 5 years , I hate to see them go but I have finally come to the realization that I can only do so much with my room .

I'm trying to avoid any unforeseen issues before getting the AN Speakers and enjoy the music.

I have been told that all the AN high efficiency speakers use the hemp drivers. I'm research it , it could be the older AN speakers need a different crossover to solve this issue.

thanks for the input.

abill OP
80 posts
 

Jond,

Thanks for reply.

Who is Vu ?

I heard this today from a company that sells AN Gear and he said the same thing .

He has some people order the hemp drivers to upgrade their speakers and they ended returning because of the lack off bass and a bit dry.

I'm delaying my purchase until I research it.

I have a verbal cost the Alnico upgrade drivers are $5000 + .

I won't get that upgrade.

I would appreciate any links that document the hemp driver issue.
Or any links with AN Speaker info.


abill

abill OP
80 posts
 

A little update.

Today I listened to a pair of AN-E / Spe-HE with my Wavelength amps and the sound was heavenly .

Plenty of bass , nice sound stage , at 60 db still enjoyable with low level detail and at 90 db no distortion .

Very happy with the demo .

Even the dealer agreed the wavelength amps sounded better than the OTO amp but the wavelength amps cost more.

Part of it could be mono blocks versus integrated amp.

I haven't ordered the speakers yet , I am hoping someone could comment on a comparison of this speaker and the next model up.

The Lexus Signature with the external crossover box.

I can't find anyone that has them in stock , no way would I order them without a demo .

Not quite sure I can afford them.

Any comments anyone ??

Abill

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