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In Reply to: Will a tube amp tame a harsh metal tweeter?? posted by Mr Blue Sky on May 24, 2003 at 17:16:43:
I've had Silver 8i's for just over a year, and my opinion of them is similar to yours. I found that they need to be at least 5 feet out from the rear wall, or the bass was unbearably bloated. Also, I found that they needed to be spaced further apart than most speakers or else the sweet spot was too narrow. I do find the tweeter to be somewhat bright, but not to the point of being fatiguing. To me, they're biggest flaw is that bit of break up in the upper mids and lower highs. Possibly where it crosses over? My untreated room, I'm sure, compounds the problem. Is this possibly what you are hearing too?I've also had them paired to a small Arcam Alpha. I found this pairing to be polite and occasionally exciting, but far short of outstanding. At that point I had them paired with a Cambridge D300SE CDP, and the Alpha One. I've since upgraded everything except the speakers and found them revealing enough to hear notable improvements with each upgrade.
However, they are now my weakest link and next to go. I'm looking at ProAc Response 1sc's as my next step up. I've heard them briefly and would like to sit down with them for a more involved listen.
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