Thanks for the points so far.
A couple of clarifications:
- The room is bass-heavy even with the sub UNPLUGGED. It's +8 dB at 31 Hz even with my Odysseys set to deliver -3dB in the bass region. A different sub isn't going to fix that.
- Both amps deliver 200 wpc into 8 ohms, 400 wpc into 4 ohms. They may or may not do any particular thing well (timbre, image, etc) but one thing they do NOT do is run out of gas, even with my speakers. They both sound pretty good now, actually.
- On the newforms, what do they recommend for HT?
- I'm definitely checking into the VMPS's. I've heard good things about the RM40s, and at least from reading their web site they look like the sort of thing I'm after. I also like the way their line appears to be skewed toward 2-ch.
- The Audio Physic is also on my listening list. They too seem to have an attitude toward HT that matches mine. (Ie do it reasonably well but don't overdo it.)
- I'll look into the Talons. They didn't occur to me to be something that might be even remotely like electrostatics.
- I've never heard of the Gradients before! Something new to consider.
- Aren't the Magnepan 1.6's just as picky as the 3.6's about location? Sure, they're smaller, but not THAT much, and even a smaller panel in the middle of the room is a panel in the middle of the room! Or am I just missing the point about them?
- Don't the Quads need a lot of space???
- What about Triangles? I've never heard them in person, but I've been told more than once that they are really fast, detailed and transparent.
A couple of clarifications:
- The room is bass-heavy even with the sub UNPLUGGED. It's +8 dB at 31 Hz even with my Odysseys set to deliver -3dB in the bass region. A different sub isn't going to fix that.
- Both amps deliver 200 wpc into 8 ohms, 400 wpc into 4 ohms. They may or may not do any particular thing well (timbre, image, etc) but one thing they do NOT do is run out of gas, even with my speakers. They both sound pretty good now, actually.
- On the newforms, what do they recommend for HT?
- I'm definitely checking into the VMPS's. I've heard good things about the RM40s, and at least from reading their web site they look like the sort of thing I'm after. I also like the way their line appears to be skewed toward 2-ch.
- The Audio Physic is also on my listening list. They too seem to have an attitude toward HT that matches mine. (Ie do it reasonably well but don't overdo it.)
- I'll look into the Talons. They didn't occur to me to be something that might be even remotely like electrostatics.
- I've never heard of the Gradients before! Something new to consider.
- Aren't the Magnepan 1.6's just as picky as the 3.6's about location? Sure, they're smaller, but not THAT much, and even a smaller panel in the middle of the room is a panel in the middle of the room! Or am I just missing the point about them?
- Don't the Quads need a lot of space???
- What about Triangles? I've never heard them in person, but I've been told more than once that they are really fast, detailed and transparent.