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In Reply to: RE: It's an important detail. posted by Satie on June 12, 2015 at 21:38:24
I've looked at BG's offerings with great interest over the last decade, or so, but dynamic limitations aren't a concern for the speakers in question. For now, these will be in my 'bedroom' (the back half of the man cave), and will have to be positioned as head(bed)phones. Still, a DIY speaker project would be loads of fun and I want to have another go at building some frames - the MMGs were loads of fun for several projects and have been amazing performers.
I don't have any dipole cone speakers. My Def Techs are not the BP series, which I think are fine as HT speakers, but I couldn't live with them for music. My mains are the Mythos ST, which do a terrific job at music reproduction (very different sound from the BPs).
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Those are very well reviewed speakers with conveniently high sensitivity and a good value. Definitely more than enough for a bedroom system. Have you been driving them with your VAC?
which also includes a pair of Mythos STS in the rear and a Mythos 10 center. I'm driving the front three with a Parasound A31 and the rears with an old Acurus A200 and the current preamp is a Parasound P7. The Reference subs remain. This setup is incredible with multichannel SACD & BluRay music.Speakers are funny. I actually like the sound of the STs better when driven by the Parasound than the VAC, which is how things started. The Mythos line sounds a bit on the warm side. With tubes, I thought they were even a bit dull.
I told my wife that I planned to sell the VAC (could recoup a substantial amount of cash), but I can't motivate myself to do it. Deep down, I want to keep it (even if I have nowhere to use it at the moment). Paired with the right speakers (and who knows what's in the future), it's such a sweet sounding amp and it's a seriously beautiful piece of hardware. For now, it's resting in its shipping container (in the back of the room, along with some other gear).
Edits: 06/13/15
Perhaps I understand you better now.
It didn't occur to me that you are running 3 audio rooms, no wonder you ran out of space...
Re stats-I liked the Acoustats (2+2 with sub) far better than the Quads (with or without subs) I liked the CLS better for detail and vocals but it really needs a sub for bigger performances and still lacks the dynamic power of the 2+2. The CLS is top heavy compared to both the Quad and Acoustat. The Soundlabs A1 was easier than the CLS on top and had far better bottom end and dynamics. For longevity and upgrade potential I think the Acoustats are top and the CLS are on the bottom.
the room in which the 3.7s are currently located is now my daughter's, although I do have her blessing to use it. The first time she sat down in the man cave and listened to some Faun (her favorite group, and just listen to one of their original members sing (I'd love an entire CD-length recording from this space) - linked below), her eyes lit up and she just said, "Wow!" Now, she has those speakers. In the smaller room, they produce very decent bass, though they don't really plumb the depths like my subs.My room got subdivided without walls. So, it's more two audio areas than rooms. It was necessary, but I don't feel like I've really sacrificed anything. It just feel more like the change that it is - better in some ways with a bit of loss in others. As a testament to the inoffensiveness of the Mythos STs, I can sit through an entire Blackmore's Night album without getting sick of Candice's voice.
Here are a couple horrible cell phone photos, but they convey thousands of words in a far more efficient manner.from my seat
standing at the bar
I finally have my remote fully programmed and now should turn my attention to tidying up my cabling and placing the drop-in panels back into the rear of my rack. Then, I need to start a little construction project that will displace my water rower. Blah, blah, blah - life ;-).
Edits: 06/14/15
I'm sure your current situation is reasonable and entirely understandable, but to this casual outside bystander, in all honesty I feel I have to say that it appears kinda 'nutso'.
It was all driven by an untimely death in the family, one which directly impacted my daughter's living arrangement. I chose the most expeditious and effective solution I could envision. The resulting compression of my listening area forces me to place my speakers a bit under 4' off the front wall, and the ones I'm using at the present (I traded with my daughter) simply work better at such a distance in my room and for my purposes.The MMGs can't stay where they are, as that space will be otherwise filled by September. I have a rather nutty idea for a way to use them, which I'll reveal if I take that route - if nothing else, for the riotous laughter it will probably yield. If you think my cheese has slipped off my cracker, that's okay, and I'd probably find it impossible to compose a cogent argument to the contrary.
Edits: 06/14/15
I'm truly sorry and totally understanding of difficulty caused by death in a family. (It's possible that I too might be impacted by a similar situation. 'Only two things in life are certain: ..... and .....'.)
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