Have you tried BACCH, with the newly added room correction feature built in? I believe that it can be a game changer for any system, no matter how expensive. It is priced well below your proposed budget and has a reasonable return policy if you are not happy with it.
Looking for the next level in imaging...
I enjoy my system every time I sit down and listen. But as we all do, we get the itch to seek improvement! I am intrigued by Omnidirectional speakers such as MBL’s, German Physiks etc. and breaking free from the head in a vice sweet spot to get better imaging throughout the room and better the imaging in the sweet spot! I believe changing the speaker will deliver on this quest! What speakers would you look at? Or would changing a component yield the result? Has anyone gone from the traditional dispersion speaker to an omnidirectional?
current speakers are Martin Logan Ethos
budget $20-30K...could stretch if something is exceptional
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What happens when you remove the table sitting between the listener and the speakers? I recognize that this is not a spouse approved move, but it might provide a no cost improvement. As mentioned above in reference to another poster, it is always helpful if we could see your components on your profile. I don’t have the expertise to analyze your component mix, but many here do. |
@bigtwin Wow! Someone else knows about Opus 3, Test Record 1 - Depth of Image! It has been my standard since first hearing it while demoing Mission 770's back in 1981. The two standout cuts for me for depth are "Tiden Bara Gor" and "Polka from the Bolt". In the showroom the depth portrayed by the Missions was deep and wide and I bought them on the spot. Unfortunately, I was never able to reproduce that level of imaging at home until 2016, when I got a pair of Martin Logan ESLs. |
@jhnnrrs Something else we have in common. Love of ESLs. I've owned Martin logan in the past. Kept them for 20 years. Now running a set of SoundLab Majestic 745s. Coming back to my main point, a speaker can't produce anything that is not embedded in the recording. The engineer crowds everything into the center, no speaker can magically spread the soundstage out. Likewise with depth of field. If it's not on the recording, it's not in your listening room. That's not to say some systems aren't a little better than others at reproducing soundstage, I'm simply saying that any exception that new speakers are the answer to creating it, is pure folly. IMHO. Cheers. |
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