I wanted to raise the Preludes up a little (just to line up the tweeter with my ears, which likely isn't necessary but hey, I couldn't help it and didn't want to move my ears) and I found some butcher blocks at a Home Goods store that were cheap and exactly the footprint of the Preludes. Painted them flat black and stuck small rubber feet on them so they don't move (a stack of 2 per side), and they look like they belong there. The Vibrapods are under the Prelude bases on top of the blocks in an Oriental rug based environment, although the Preludes are on the floor just missing the rug. I informally tested the Preludes low frequency limits with a test CD and although they are surprisingly full range, they don't have much going on below 50hz...the REL just sweetens everything and charges the room somehow to make it sound simply better, and it really makes the Prelude system sing (the REL is unobtrusive...you barely see it behind the left speaker). I had been using a Forte' 55 amp but changed to the Jolida out of curiosity and because they're so inexpensive it's hard to lose (plus they accept the nice XLR cables I had).
Silverline Preludes : Still a good buy?
Hi, thought I'd ask the question as I know there are a few owners of the Preludes here at AG.
I'm very close to signing up for a pair of these slimline floorstanders and it's a bit of an undertaking as I'm in Australia and they'll end up costing me about $500-600 over their US starting price by the time they arrive at my door down here.
I looked at Totem Arro's and I've looked at several Aussie manufacturers as well but I keep coming back to the Preludes and everything I read about them pleases me but I'm probably breaking cardinal rule #1 Audition your speakers...listen before you buy!
I can't of course but I see them as a way for me to advance my modest system as it stands at the moment.
I'll be driving them with either of my two intergrateds, my Rega Mira3 or my Redgum SonofaGum(you may not know this amp in the US) with a Rega Apollo doing cdp duty and I'll try bi-wiring and single but I've read that these will go well with tube amplification and that's what I'd like to do eventually.
Do you think these are still a good buy, are there any other slimline floorstanders I should be thinking about in this price range?
The Silverline company itself has been very helpful so far in quoting for freight and providing info and that also helps sway you when people come across as helpful and not every company does as I know from exp.
Buying from overseas can be fraught with pitfalls but I'm hoping that this will go smoothly if I take the plunge.
Any advice you could supply would be appreciated.
Cheers TL
I'm very close to signing up for a pair of these slimline floorstanders and it's a bit of an undertaking as I'm in Australia and they'll end up costing me about $500-600 over their US starting price by the time they arrive at my door down here.
I looked at Totem Arro's and I've looked at several Aussie manufacturers as well but I keep coming back to the Preludes and everything I read about them pleases me but I'm probably breaking cardinal rule #1 Audition your speakers...listen before you buy!
I can't of course but I see them as a way for me to advance my modest system as it stands at the moment.
I'll be driving them with either of my two intergrateds, my Rega Mira3 or my Redgum SonofaGum(you may not know this amp in the US) with a Rega Apollo doing cdp duty and I'll try bi-wiring and single but I've read that these will go well with tube amplification and that's what I'd like to do eventually.
Do you think these are still a good buy, are there any other slimline floorstanders I should be thinking about in this price range?
The Silverline company itself has been very helpful so far in quoting for freight and providing info and that also helps sway you when people come across as helpful and not every company does as I know from exp.
Buying from overseas can be fraught with pitfalls but I'm hoping that this will go smoothly if I take the plunge.
Any advice you could supply would be appreciated.
Cheers TL
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