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Re: I think everyone is dancing around your real problem here...

Posted by A4 Owner (A) on May 27, 2003 at 14:58:40

In Reply to: I think everyone is dancing around your real problem here... posted by RGA on May 27, 2003 at 13:55:42:

Thanks for your comments. I agree that enjoyment of the music is what it is all about. As far as the room, my main complaint is it is simply too small to handle the dynamic range I am looking for. When I had an apt. years ago, it was relatively small but had one large living room, w/ vaulted ceilings. Once I moved to my house, an older home w/ a number of smaller rooms, I was never able to recreate the sound I was getting in the apt. My listening room is 13 X 15 w/ normal ceilings. In fact, I found that almost all decent sized floorstanders overloaded the room; that's why I eventually went to stand-mounted speakers. I am also limited in terms of moving gear around in the room by several factors I simply can't avoid, so that room placement may not be ideal. I'm not in a position to simply tear down the room and build a new one, so I pretty much have to live w/ what I have until I move to another house. I suspect that the Ref 3As, like some of the floorstanders I've had, is testing the limits of my room on LF response. As far has having a dealer look at the room, I've discussed the issue w/ several dealers, but none have offered solutions that I could realistically implement. It may be that I need some acoustical treatment, but I've always been a little suspicious of such treatments, plus I'm not sure that there is a local dealer selling such products, that I feel confortable enough w/ to try the product.
As to the speakers I've tried, for the most part each of the speakers I upgraded to I thought overall was an improvement over the prior speaker. In two cases, after living w/ the speaker for a time, I decided I just didn't like it (Totem/Meadowlark). The other upgrades involved going to a different price point (Linn Tukans/Spendor S3/5s to Spendor 2/3s, Spendor 2/3s to Ref 3A.) I do, however, like the suggestion of an older pair of Quads. However, I've heard the current production Quads, which I found neutral and musical, but not necessarily the most "enjoyable" to listen to, if that makes sense.
Terry

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