yyzsantabarbara Persona B Speakers
I had this big long write up and I hit the back button accidentally lost all of it. I will keep this short. The room is 14 X 20, but has an entrance way, hallway and stairwell. Not easy to set up.
Anyway, the speakers sounded horrible when I first hooked them up. I almost crapped my pants after paying so much money for these things (used). Long story short, I had to change settings in my Amp (NAD T-777 V3). I was running stereo through a zone and that turned out to be a no no. I had to set a main output to stereo by creating a profile and assigning it to a preset, then assign that preset to the source; BluOS. That and adjusting speaker position changed everything.
NAD comes with BluOs which has a library of musical providers. I have been using Qbuz, Deezer and Tidal. They are free, so they may not be the 24 bit quality version.
I have been listening for a few days now and i love the speakers. I think these speakers take some time to get used to. They can be harsh, because they are so honest. These are the most honest speakers I have ever heard. They play it like it is, good or bad and the sound you get seems like the exact sound.
I have a story. A few years ago the wife and I went to the Walnut Valley Bluegrass festival in Winfield, Kansas. As we walked through the main thorough fair, there were two young boys who were 12 or 13 years old. They were both playing banjos. I am not a banjo fan unless its Bela Fleck, J.D Crowe or the like, but these two kids were amazingly good. They were trading licks and playing at amazing speeds.
While I was at home repositioning these new speakers and walking around the room, I walked right in front of one of the speakers when a banjo tune came on. It was so stark and realistic, the image of those two boys playing those banjos at Winfield jumped into my head. I hadn’t thought of that since we were actually at Winfield. The sound was so real, I was back in Winfield for a split second.
These speakers won’t be for everyone, but I’m sold. The clarity, the bass, the accurate sound which is completely honest of the recording is something I like. I think it takes some tuning to get it right. I also think different amplifiers may have a different affect on the sound. Not all will fit.
I had this big long write up and I hit the back button accidentally lost all of it. I will keep this short. The room is 14 X 20, but has an entrance way, hallway and stairwell. Not easy to set up.
Anyway, the speakers sounded horrible when I first hooked them up. I almost crapped my pants after paying so much money for these things (used). Long story short, I had to change settings in my Amp (NAD T-777 V3). I was running stereo through a zone and that turned out to be a no no. I had to set a main output to stereo by creating a profile and assigning it to a preset, then assign that preset to the source; BluOS. That and adjusting speaker position changed everything.
NAD comes with BluOs which has a library of musical providers. I have been using Qbuz, Deezer and Tidal. They are free, so they may not be the 24 bit quality version.
I have been listening for a few days now and i love the speakers. I think these speakers take some time to get used to. They can be harsh, because they are so honest. These are the most honest speakers I have ever heard. They play it like it is, good or bad and the sound you get seems like the exact sound.
I have a story. A few years ago the wife and I went to the Walnut Valley Bluegrass festival in Winfield, Kansas. As we walked through the main thorough fair, there were two young boys who were 12 or 13 years old. They were both playing banjos. I am not a banjo fan unless its Bela Fleck, J.D Crowe or the like, but these two kids were amazingly good. They were trading licks and playing at amazing speeds.
While I was at home repositioning these new speakers and walking around the room, I walked right in front of one of the speakers when a banjo tune came on. It was so stark and realistic, the image of those two boys playing those banjos at Winfield jumped into my head. I hadn’t thought of that since we were actually at Winfield. The sound was so real, I was back in Winfield for a split second.
These speakers won’t be for everyone, but I’m sold. The clarity, the bass, the accurate sound which is completely honest of the recording is something I like. I think it takes some tuning to get it right. I also think different amplifiers may have a different affect on the sound. Not all will fit.