In my experience most rooms tend to be on the bright side. Have you considered room treatments or some type of equalization?
Searching for a little more warmth
Hello all,
I know this might be a little open ended but I wanted to ask the crowd here for some thoughts and opinions on a matter I have been contemplating for some time now.
To begin. My current system is comprised of:
- Shindo Cortese 300b amp
- Aurieges pre
- Bluesound Node
- Zu soul vi speakers
- Thorens TT
I am looking for a little more warmth and richness from my system. The low end is there (to some degree), however it often feels as if the sound is having a difficult time filling the room. I'm not looking for a super boomy low end, just a little more presence from the speakers that is able to fill the room without turning to "11". The room is decent size, about 16' x 30' with high sloping ceiling. (Speakers are placed on the 16' wall about 11' apart and close to corners)
I've gone back and forth on what I believe might be the best path forward and after countless motions back and forth, I figured I'd put this out there to the crowd to see what the group thinks.
My gut tells me that swapping out my speakers might be the best option. Currently they are Zu soul vi but I have been considering Devore O/93 or 0/96 or audio note but am open to suggestions.
Option two might be to leave the speakers and add a small subwoofer.
Or lastly, consider the source, where most my music is played through bluesound Node, that adding or replacing that Node with a Gold Note DS-10 or (used) aurender might add some dynamics and texture.
Or... perhaps I need to swap out the system for something with a little more oomph..
Many variables and possible contributing factors, I know. I figured it'd be fun to see what the group picks out as the weakest link here or suggests as the best path toward a goal.
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Nice equipment. Well, the amp and preamp. Ok. If you are like most of us, then you sit and enjoy listening to music. To do that you set up your speakers 6 - 8’ apart and position your listening position to make an equilateral triangle. Then with lots of small adjustments the whole soundstage snaps into place. The triangle can be bigger with really huge speakers and powerful equipment… the exact opposite of what you have. You have some of the most coveted warm - natural sounding equipment on the planet. So, much discussion on the setup needs to take place. Photos would be really useful… there is a place under your userID to create a virtual system.
Next, the BlueSound is outclassed by orders of magnitude by your main system. It’s like you are using a transistor radio to feed it. Your system deserves at least an Aurender N20 or better with a high end DAC… I am a big fan of Audio Research DAC 9 for it’s warm natural sound that would complement your main system. |
Yeah, the midrange-forward, bass-light Zu coupled with 300B can't be filling the room that well. A pair of subs could help and will add to your system even if you change things in future. New DAC per @ghdprentice may also flesh out the music. |
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