not a classic monitor, but

Posted by wazoo (A) on August 1, 2020 at 18:20:38

In Reply to: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? posted by farfetched on July 21, 2020 at 14:32:59:

Due to one of life's surprises, the layout of my room changed in such a way that I figured the 3.7s would have to go, so I bought a pair of Definitive's ST-L speakers to replace them.

I'm quite pleased with them, but I still couldn't bring myself to part with the 3.7s, which languished in their box for a few years. Eventually, I decided to sell the 3.7s and removed them to reverse some modifications, but couldn't resist putting them in my system first. That changed my mind - just can't part with them. So, I've been swapping back and forth every few months and it's like having a brand new system every time I make the change (part of the Mye stand is visible to the left of the speaker in the photo above). The weird thing is that each time I swap speakers, I am reminded how awesome whichever one I just put back in service sounds. In certain ways, each has a slight advantage over the other.

I just tore it all down (time for the annual deep cleaning) and installed a simplified 2-channel system, built around my old Marantz PM-11S1. Curiosity forced me to swap the 3.7s back into the system the next day. That 100wpc (200 into 4 ohms) drove them splendidly in a bedroom (best bass I ever heard out of a pair of Maggies) and it's up to the task in my 600sq' room, as well.

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Topic - Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - farfetched 14:32:59 07/21/20 (18)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - Shakey 04:32:41 08/25/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - Shakey 19:22:27 08/24/20 (2)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - farfetched 19:45:38 08/24/20 (1)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - Shakey 05:33:13 08/25/20 (0)

not a classic monitor, but - wazoo 18:20:38 08/01/20 (3)

absolutely! - farfetched 11:07:21 08/25/20 (0)

RE: not a classic monitor, but - Green Lantern 08:20:32 08/02/20 (1)

RE: not a classic monitor, but - wazoo 08:50:34 08/02/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - mondial 20:42:40 07/28/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - Joe Backer 18:44:50 07/26/20 (0)

4 box speakers - Green Lantern 11:12:12 07/26/20 (1)

tempted by the LS 50's - farfetched 14:51:07 07/27/20 (0)

yes and no - DrChaos 20:41:32 07/23/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - G Squared 13:56:41 07/23/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - Kurtle 13:54:06 07/23/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - alfagil 10:14:11 07/23/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - MWE 20:28:03 07/21/20 (0)

RE: Anyone live w/ planars and "classic" monitors like ls3/5a? - mgv 16:50:37 07/21/20 (0)

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not a classic monitor, but - wazoo 18:20:38 08/01/20 (3)

absolutely! - farfetched 11:07:21 08/25/20 (0)

RE: not a classic monitor, but - Green Lantern 08:20:32 08/02/20 (1)

RE: not a classic monitor, but - wazoo 08:50:34 08/02/20 (0)

not a classic monitor, but

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