Enough power but the i-3 is under-sophisticated (rough on the edges) for this articulate speaker.... |
Are you serious Sonicbeauty?
Anyways, the I-3 will power the Forest just fine. I beleive the I-5 would be a better matchup & a little more refined. |
I'm a little overkill on what I think the Forests like. True, they're not the Mani-2's, but they're also not super-efficient. The i-3 would be fine, and would have just enough power. Is it the last word in an integrated for the forests, no? But it's a good start.
The i-5, at 70 watts, would be too lean IMO.
Good luck! |
Plinius 8200II if you can find one |
Mimberman,
The I-5 would do a better job of powering the Forests than the I-3. |
my i3 powers my dyn 1.3 se,s just fine,no lack of sofistication her either.as mimberman said,the last word?its a great sounding int,sim rep recomended that over the i5 because efficiancy,forest are easy as i recall..imhoooo! |
Thank you for all the posts, i will buy the I-3 and the Forest i think. |
Mani_canadian: you're right in that the i-5 would sound better. I've been thinking about this alot and trying to remember my initial impressions on both amps with the forests. The i-5 is a much better sounding amp. I think the i-3 challenged the Forests better on the low-end, and the extra juice helped bring some life in the low-end which the forests aren't known for, and that probably excited me. The i-3 did,however give way in the midrange, and the i-5 clobbers it in that respect, which is what I like so much about the forests anyway. Thanks for reminding me of that.
-matt |
I finaly bought the Forest and the I-3 and it will be break in two weeks but it sound verry good now. A lot of bass and mid but i find the high is noisy. Maybe it's because the breaking time is not over. I will make a final answer in a cuple of weeks. |
I have found that a thin and irritating high end the most common attribute to new equipment. Give them a few weeks and I bet things smooth out. |
I asked Simaudio how long it really take for the breaking. I asked is it 6 weeks open or 6 weeks of playing. He is answer me that is 6 weeks of playing. But i dont know if it's 24 hours by day. Now i let play it 10 to 12 hours by day and i don't know if it's enough. What do you think? |
If you can just leave it running 24/7. You don't need to have the sound coming out of your totems, just so long as there's a signal coming in, that should do the trick |
I am not sure of that. If no power go out of the I-3 it's like staying powered on that's it. What do you think?
The next summer i will let play it more loud. I can't now because i am not alone in the house. |
Sorry, let me clarify: to break it in you'd want ot keep it playing so that a whisper of sound is coming out of your speakers. From what I understand the sound level isn't an issue, but it can't be on mute. (I wrote the other post in a rush, so it wasn't that helpful) |
I understand, you mean for the break-in of the I-3 and the Equinox. But for the Forests a little loud level is better i think. Am i right? |
Ah, I didn't realize you were still breaking in your Forests as well. You don't need to play them at excessive levels to break them in, but you will need something above a whisper. I don't know if this is an option, but you can leave them playing during the day if no one is home. Good luck! |
There's also a speaker break-in trick. Connect your Forests out of phase (so, reverse the leads going to ONE of the speakers), place them face-to-face right up against each other (as close as possible) and play a mono recording or throw the mono switch if there is one on your preamp. You can turn it up very loud and you'll barely hear a peep. Just be careful not to turn it up so loud you damage the speakers. |
Simaudio answer this: We recommend 300 hours of playing time to properly break-in the i-3 and
Equinox. This will realize the full sonic potential of each. The
break-in can be done continuously, or little at a time; it will make no
difference in the end, as long as 300 hours are accumulated.
So i brok the woofers of my forests for the third time now because i played them to loud. The woofer are made by Hi-Vi RESEARCH and the model is D6.8 => 77.92$cad or 64.94$us each. I think they are verry fragiles, any way it's on warranty but my dealer will become crazy. I think my I-3 is not enoung powerfull for the Forests and at a loud volume it send AC current in the Speaker and brok it. Now i am tired to go to my dealer, i will never play them loud again. Thanks for your answers. |
whats your situation now zutbof,you can over load voice coils that havent been properly burned in,moderate levels are all thats necessary..after 100 hrs of lower level,preliminary burn in,thengraduate it,imho. |
Thank you, i will do that with the next woofer. |
The Forest woofer is made by ATI |
The woofer are made by Hi-Vi RESEARCH and the model is D6.8 => 77.92$cad or 64.94$us |
Sorry you are right the woofer is made by ATI Totem confirmation |
I have just paired my Forests with a Simaudio i-5 and I must say that it is a quite pleasant pairing. I have never heard the i-3 with the Forest, but if you are still finding the high end to be 'noisy' after break-in I can tell you I am hearing nothing tingy or edgy on the upper octaves when paired with the i-5. |
I changed of room today and the problem come from a too small room. |
