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In Reply to: RE: Why is this sounding so good? posted by MannyE on August 15, 2014 at 21:25:25
The bass from the older definitive technologies speakers was utter crap when playing music. Movies, ok. I am surprised that sounds like anything remotely good....
Oz
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
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First, it's more than OK for movies...its epic. But I will concede that it can sound bloated when listening to music. That's why I use a meter to set the levels. But that's not enough with amps this old. One of the speakers, the right one, has an issue with the sub... it goes from 0 to 100. So I don't even use it. I will eventually fix it, or rather, get DefTech to fix it.
Everyone may be right about the comb filtering and all the other reasons I'm enjoying the sound, but I wish I could invite everyone to sit and listen and then tell me why this big soundstage that allows me to pick out individual instruments around a singer that's rock solid in the middle is not "right".
I'm not saying I'm right...I may be wrong! My "ear palate" is as inexperienced as that of a guy that's never tasted great wine. So maybe I'm getting all excited about 2 buck Chuck because I've never had Château d'Yquem.
If it sounds good to you, homes, go with it!
-RW-
I don't GAS...(love that acronym) I am just seriously curious as to why it's working. I should take pictures.
If you like it, go with it for now. Nothing wrong with that, To be honest, I thought the BP 2000s were very good initially because of the wow factor. Then I went to an audio show and heard what a kick drum "should" sound like and the illusion was over for me. They were gone in less than two weeks after I got home.
Experience will be your best guide in this endeavor. Listen to as many good systems as you can and you will form a benchmark for good sound.
Oz
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
These are the smaller BP2002 (unless you speaking in general of the line) which are IMO better for music than the monster BP2000s were. The 2000 series had a full D'apollito (did I spell that right?) array where the 2002 only has the top midrange and the tweeter under it. I thought they did a better job with music and a great job with movies.
DefTech has long been vilified by audiophiles, hated only a little less than Bose, and I will concede that when compared to a nice pair of B&Ws, for example, it's no contest but I do think they are slammed a little more than they deserve.
I'm thinking I'm enjoying a sort of hybrid d'apollito construct with the bass from the one good DefTech filling in what the horns can't reproduce and the full range horn driver sort of filling in for the missing driver that a BP2000 would have had.
I'm searching for a nice used pair of B&W 801 which should make this experiment a moot point anyway. I've lusted after those bad boys since I was a wee lad. :)
In the meantime, I hope to get some other ears in here to listen and I will post their impressions as well. Maybe it's just one of those dumb luck things!
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