xti16
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| Top monitors 3K - 6K range You mentioned Dynaudio C1's. If you listen loud most of the time they are great. The originals sound much better as you crank them up. On the other hand if you listen at lower to moderate levels the new MKII/Signatures really shine. They sound rea... | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's Believe or not I agree and if it was even close to be affordable for me I would own Burmester. I'll admit I have about 15K invested/spent on my Octave V70SE - Black Box and various tubes. The tubes can be extremely pricey. Check the cost of a quad... | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's Honestly I can't remember if it was the 956 or 911 and neither can my dealer (NextLevelav). Anyhow for my taste the Sim had great 'control' with all the instruments and vocals BUT was way too detailed. After about a hour of listening I found mysel... | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's I have to mention the Burmester 911 or 956. My Dyn dealer had Sim and Burmester and I like the Burmester much better. I listened to those with the original C4's not the MKII/Signatures. I now have the C1 Sig's and they don't seem to need as much p... | |
| Recommendations for 5k upgrade Earlier this year I had the Nordost Series 2 Norse demo case less the Heimdall's. The Series 2 have much more 'weight' in the bottom end. My ic's were the original Frey and sc were also the original Frey. I couldn't (and still can't) afford 4m Tyr... | |
| NAD 375 or NAIM 5i or NAIM Unite Qute Deetothevee - In my opinion over the years I have found that the speakers have a much larger impact on sound (especially when starting out). As you move up the speaker chain that is when amps pre and source will made the biggest sonic differences ... | |
| How do Au24e and Neutral Refs Compare? Tony I started with AQ Viper before getting the King Cobra then the Cardas NR. Again the NR had more emotion but had slightly rolled off highs and lows. Next I got Fusion Audios Interlocker which again was a step up from the AQ's and NR. Then on t... | |
| NAD 375 or NAIM 5i or NAIM Unite Qute Personally I would be looking at speakers before an amp. I upgraded my amp before speakers just to find out there were much better amps for the speakers. I had a Denon Pma 700 with Mission/Cyrus 782 speakers. I upgraded the Denon to a Bryston B100... | |
| How do Au24e and Neutral Refs Compare? I'm not familiar with the Audience but I did own the Cardas Neutral Ref for a while. Great mid range but rolled off highs and lows. Previously I had the AQ King Cobra's and they had better highs and lows BUT there was little emotion to the sound (... | |
| Tube Cage On or Off. Does it Make any Difference? I have an Octave V70SE and I leave my cage off all the time. It (as I was told by the dealer) is for protection in case small children or pets touch the tubes while it is on. Looks a lot better without it and I don't have to take it off when I dec... | |
| Dynaudio c1 signature Paul by any chance did you have the Rel still connected. I ask because I have the Rel B3 and found the combo to sound the best when I had the crossover set 34hz. Any higher and with a few recordings the bass is overwhelming. For me I use the sub t... | |
| What frequency do I crossover subs PS Even when the record has issues, there's always the purists's question of whether you want to hear what's on the record or whether you want to "fix" what's on the record by tweaking the system.Personally, I'm already there with systems that cor... | |
| Whats better a 2 way speaker or a 4 way speaker For me personally a 2 way monitor with sub works best. When you get the sub set up properly to just add to what the monitors are physically not capable of reproducing you will be in heaven. For me timing with the sub will make or break my statemen... | |
| Are Harbeth P3ESR's Any Different From B&W??? Consider Sonus Faber and Dynaudio too. Most non fatiguing but somewhat laid back (compared to B&W) that I have heard. Vienna Acoustics isn't too bad either. | |
| Frequency Response I agree with Plato but would like to add - Specs are just a guideline. Go and listen then make a decision from there. As far as a standard? For what - a desktop speaker or a 7' floorstander? Also +/- db can be all over the entire spectrum and with... |