Well, I've had the Jolida for a week now, the Sapphires a month....maybe 60 hours on the amp, 120 on speakers? Here's the equipment I have:
-Sapphire III LE's
-Jolida 1501RC integrated amp
-Sony 80ES CD player
-Generic Monster Cable sized speaker wires that have a 30' or so run
-Moonlight Clarity interconnects between the amp and the CD player.
-And other things not having any bearing on the sound right now, as I'm primarily playing CD's.
Room characteristics: small, maybe 14' long x 12' wide, 8' ceiling. Speakers that sit on stands on a raised stone hearth on either side of a stone fireplace with wooden bookshelves behind on either side. Bay window to the right, open traffic path to the left front and rear right. Built in wood cabinet in rear left corner w/ components, couch, coupla stuffed chairs, carpet.
I'm not one of you golden eared people who can describe sound in infinite, poetic & colorful detail, so I will be stating things simply as an amateur.
I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm hearing things, details I never heard before, more spaciousness, more clarity, more separation of instruments, voices. I get those blissful moments of "ooooohhhhh, and aaaaaaaahhhh."
The BUT is that thus far it is too bright for me. My ears actually hurt if the volume is too high, and I'm not really cranking it up [8:00 max]. I'd like to, but I'm not. I've read reports where people refer to "bleeding ears" (not regarding this system) and I thought, yeah. That's what it feels like. Like when you're sick and hearing is overly sensitive, if that makes sense.
So, I have to think that something needs to be done to make this better. I don't know if it's the speakers, the amp or what. Is more burn time really going to make any difference? Any suggestions on what I need to do would be greatly appreciated as it's a bit frustrating to me right now. Thanks.
Lisa
-Sapphire III LE's
-Jolida 1501RC integrated amp
-Sony 80ES CD player
-Generic Monster Cable sized speaker wires that have a 30' or so run
-Moonlight Clarity interconnects between the amp and the CD player.
-And other things not having any bearing on the sound right now, as I'm primarily playing CD's.
Room characteristics: small, maybe 14' long x 12' wide, 8' ceiling. Speakers that sit on stands on a raised stone hearth on either side of a stone fireplace with wooden bookshelves behind on either side. Bay window to the right, open traffic path to the left front and rear right. Built in wood cabinet in rear left corner w/ components, couch, coupla stuffed chairs, carpet.
I'm not one of you golden eared people who can describe sound in infinite, poetic & colorful detail, so I will be stating things simply as an amateur.
I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm hearing things, details I never heard before, more spaciousness, more clarity, more separation of instruments, voices. I get those blissful moments of "ooooohhhhh, and aaaaaaaahhhh."
The BUT is that thus far it is too bright for me. My ears actually hurt if the volume is too high, and I'm not really cranking it up [8:00 max]. I'd like to, but I'm not. I've read reports where people refer to "bleeding ears" (not regarding this system) and I thought, yeah. That's what it feels like. Like when you're sick and hearing is overly sensitive, if that makes sense.
So, I have to think that something needs to be done to make this better. I don't know if it's the speakers, the amp or what. Is more burn time really going to make any difference? Any suggestions on what I need to do would be greatly appreciated as it's a bit frustrating to me right now. Thanks.
Lisa