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to all those who have spent their time responding to speaker (and other) questions I've posted over the past 6 months or so. I have learned a great deal and your advice has been invaluable in making my purchase of a pair of Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand's.After a wait of about a month, I finally picked them up 2 days ago. Right out of the box they sound great. Super-smooth and clean highs, awesome, rich and emotive mids (these speakers really excel at voices and horns!), and full, fairly tight bass. Overall, a slightly laid-back presentation but with great detail, imaging, and coherence.
It will be interesting to hear them after a break-in period and the changes that will occur. I am enjoying the heck out of them right now listening to a little Bela Fleck and if they get better after break-in I will be amazed!
The only problem is a gouge/chip on one of them in the finish where the post for the grill inserts into the cabinet face. This is quite frustrating, these things were not cheap, especially with the extra $200 for Rosewood finish upgrade! As they are a matched set I have to get 2 new ones! I don't understand how this could happen when these things came straight from the manufacturer and there was no damage to the boxes anywhere. So much for quality control!
Now I need to experiment with some new cables and a CD player to tweak things a bit. Would like to tighten up the bass just a little and maybe widen the soundstage too if possible. Then I need to start working on system 2 in the basement. Thinking of trying some tube gear. First I need to work on the wife and convince her I need to spend several thousand more dollars on audio equipment - she does love the new VA's though - maybe it won't be too difficult.
I already have a ton of questions rolling around up in the little grey matter for system 2. A decidedly happier
bunch of grey matter after the new purchase.Thanks again, and happy listening!
Follow Ups:
If you want to get into this hobby become an acoustic nerd. Take measurements in the room. Adjust speakers. Build acoustic treatments or buy them. A 500$ pair of cables is not going to do what a 500$ acoustic treatment will do. Do try tube gear!You do not need to spend thousands more on audio equipment. If you can use the basement as a dedicated audio room I suggest building large open baffle speakers. Have your redneck buddy bring some power tools and a sixer of malt liquor and cut you a hole in some shabby plywood. Add a full ranger driver with suitable Q for the baffle. Now drill it, tack the driver to the board, running a modest 5watt DIY kit from Bottle head. Scratch yer head and say "Dang them simple acoustic principles sound better than my fancy gear!"
and the one from Scott Woebcke above is a perfect example! I think I understand what he started with but the bus skidded off the pavement at "redneck buddy" and just got worse from there. Is this a serious post or did I miss something here?
... strangely enough not built according to his recipe. No shoddy plywood, open baffles, 5-watt kits etc.May be it's better to stick with In-line skating (also there).
May be it's time to spend some money on a system that can show difference between cables?It won't even cost that much, by the way - since you're talking about $500 room treatments, it doesn't seem that you're opposed in principle to the idea of spending on audio.
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