jacquescornell
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| Initial impressions of Behringer DSP8024 Wow, best $150 I could have spent. After further tweaking, I've abandoned the PEQ for GEQ. The room resonance around 80Hz (+7.5db) is nicely corrected. And, I discovered that there was a huge suckout (-9.5db) at precisely 40Hz, probably due to the... | |
| Behringer DEQ2496 HELP Don't mean to crash the party, but I just wanted to add that I've put a DSP8024 between my preamp and the power amp bass channels in a biwired & biamped system with ML Aerius i's, and it works a treat for correcting my room's 80Hz resonance wi... | |
| Martin Logan Ascenti's or the new Vista. Help Andrewdoan,Speaking of "warm" Aeriuses, I recently bought a used pair of Aerius i's and am finding the mid-bass a bit overripe. I had the same problem with my Spica TC-60s, though to a lesser extent. I suspect there's a substantial room resonance.... | |
| Former Spica owners ... what did you trade up to ? TC-60s to Martin Logan Aerius i's. I bought the TC-60s in February to replace my Mission 772s, and after much placement tweaking, loved 'em. But, having owned Stax Lambda Pros for 19 years, I'd always lusted after 'stats. Quads had been priced way... | |
| Personal speaker evolution 1981 - Kenwood compact 2-way, $88/pr.1982 - Polk " ", $150/pr.1983 - AR 3-way towers, $200/pr.1984 - Mission 70MkII, $150/pr.2000 - Mission 772, $340/pr.2006 - Spica TC-60, $350/pr. (used) (currently owned)2006 - Martin Logan Aerius i, $1,000/pr. ... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Jdolgin -"One more point, keep experimenting with placement of the Aerius.......they will create a truly lifelike center image with true portrayal of real bodies in front of you. Don't settle for less. It's in there........I promise."Thanks for th... | |
| What don't you like about these speakers? First, let me say that I heard the Gallos in a suboptimal demo room. That said, I found the bass too lean, the top end a bit overwhelming, if not actually bright, and the imaging wide but not as focused as I like. The sound was punchy, very dynami... | |
| Gallo REfF3's-All their cracked up to be? I heard them in a small demo room and thought they were good but not magic. Admittedly, the room was too small, about 10x12, and the presence of a large plasma TV along the left wall probably scotched the imaging, so take my comments with a large ... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Jdolgin-That's a good idea. There is a big window in the wall behind the Aeriuses. Perhaps I should replace the Venetian blinds with curtains. Might look a little better, too. Fortunately, my room is long enough to put the back wall a good six fee... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Geronimo, thanks, that's an interesting suggestion. I had always assumed that a product like that would be much more costly. My H/K CD changer does have a coax digital out, so adding an outboard DAC is a possibility. I'm kinda tempted, though, by ... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Doncar-I'm sure you're right about the CDP - it's an H/K CD changer. Although the specs look good on paper (dual 20-bit Burr-Brown A/D converters and HDCD decoding), H/K has never won much praise for its CD players. Probably just competent mid-fi.... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Thanks, All, for the feedback.Honest1-Much as I like and respect the Spicas, I can't keep 'em now that the Aeriuses are imaging well. I don't have room for them, and money's tight. The Spicas have more of a "Wow!" factor on some intimate vocals in... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Update:After tweaking and spiking, the Aeriuses are now sounding really terrific, with central vocals that are as focused, if still not quite as solid, as the Spicas. I pulled the Aeriuses another 3" from the front and side walls (39" & 27"), ... | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 MikeJ - I think you misread my post. I'm not looking for other speakers. I'm very happy with the Aeriuses. I'm curious, though, about what amps, especially tube amps, people have found to work well with these. | |
| Martin Logan Aerius i vs. Spica TC-60 Jdolgin -I picked up a pair of Adcom GFA-5200 50WPC amps for $100 each and am using them to biamp & biwire. Even with these little tykes, though, I've got lots more power than I can use in the 12x19x9 living room of my thin-walled apartment. I... |