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In Reply to: RE: Forgive me, I want to... posted by Medium Jim on February 24, 2012 at 07:37:44
So how do the A150's sound?
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
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Very open and natural and for their size have a nice soundstage. I would compare them to a pair of AR2's, with the AR's the better speaker overall.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
I had heard AR3a's a number of times back in the day. They were just about the same size as the Large Advents, but were 3-ways as opposed to the Advents 2-way. My memories are that they were wonderful, but I have no idea how they would stand up today.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Edits: 02/24/12
I hooked up the Dynaco A150's to the Dynaco ST-70 and without a sub. Other sources, A modified Bottlehead Foreplay II Preamp, and a Rotel RCD-1072 CDP.
They sounded good, but not stellar, lacked bass extension and the soundfield was okay, you definitely know where the speakers are, too much stereo effect and not much in the middle.
I'm sure that better placement would have extended the bass and expanded the soundfield. A pair of subs would have also been of benefit to create weight and energy.
Maybe I will pull out the JBL's and hook them up for grins in the near future, but I doubt that they will come close to the Magnepan's for shear largeness of the soundstage, detail, and finesse.
My Altec A7's may have been the most dynamic speaker I've ever owned, yet they too had finesse and a wonderful soundstage. 2nd would be my old JBL 4320's, again very dynamic but also had great detail and finesse.
The reason I considered the Klipsch Cornwall's (and I shouldn't have been so cheap and bid more), was that a good friend of mine had a pair of Klipsch Belle's ( believe that's what model he had) and they too caught me by surprise, as did the Magnepan's the first time I heard them.
I agree with e-Stat that is better to appreciate what you already have, and I do. Maybe, it's like the guitar side of me, there's a better Les Paul or Stratocaster out there, when you already have it!
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
A speaker that reproduces sound correctly will usually sound good no matter when it was made....
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
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