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As a previous long-term 6328 owner, I do remember them as having some audible hiss (more than class b Genelec and Neumann actives that I've owned since, which are basically silent), although it never bothered me, I was aware of it. A lot of second hand 6328 and 6325 have squashed tweeter domes...

A downside in waiting on the fence indefinitely is that our hearing tends to deteriorate with age. Sad but an unfortunate fact of life. If you are unlucky, it can unexpectedly dip more quickly than average or even start to disappear entirely in one ear, as I know all too well about. Moral of...

I'm not. It was more the lower bit rate being 'inaudible' part that I was questioning here.

Thanks for the tip. Round midnight is a gem of a show.. Are the episodes on BBC Sounds (available for a month) in mp3 format? Assuming they are MP3 (and not lossless), I've set Audacity to record in 'Extreme 220-260' using the 'Preset' bit rate mode. I would have naturally chosen 320 kbps but...

Any difference in perceived sound quality, out of interest?

and not a hint of bias coming from the retailer.. ;)

Actually, I have a question related to my earlier post. When Genelec say a minimum distance of 5cms to the wall, do they mean from the middle of the port area, inline with the back of the speaker obviously, or the nearest metal part of the speaker to the wall, which will be the inner side of the...

Agreed. There was a significant improvement after moving 8330a's from quite close to the wall (around 15cms) to just 5cms. The wall in question is only thin partition type but it still improves regardless.

That particular sub has dual opposed woofers, which put less energy into the room (as in mechanical vibration), which could be an advantage when living in an apartment when you want to minimise disturbance to neighbours. As outlined here by Mr Toole...

I'm connecting to 7360/8330 digitally from a RME ucx II and am surprised to realise that ISS sleep function doesn't work unless the ucx is also turned off, because its clock will interfere. Is this correct? In contrast, Neumann DSP monitors can go into standby with the ucx still on but no signal...

The only thing about the Sointuva's you recommend is, while close to the wall placement I'm sure is possible, Erin suggests a minimum of 2 feet to allow them 'to breathe'. With the Neumann's and Gens, (very) close to wall placement is often recommended in threads on this forum. So advantage...

I think some of us will be walking around with zimmer frames by then ;)

But you could get that same bass sensation with the 8351b in a room smaller than yours and/or closer to the front wall?

You should probably direct that question to the upper echelons of Sennheiser and, while you are at it, request they allocate a bigger share of their profits to more convincing customer service, as well as better quality control of their products. That's just my opinion however.. In any case...

I don't necessarily disagree (for aesthetic reasons at short distance at least) but would Neumann state 'recommended listening distance' as 1 metre to 2.5 metres (feasible from 0.75) if it wasn't 'optimal'? Which is the same as they state for the KH150 by the way...

Thanks. What was your listening distance from the speakers?

Haha, of course . Just been setting up a pair of 8330...

Shouldn't it rather be the acoustic axis in line with your ears/ the mic?

Would you mind elaborating as to how you would calibrate the Kh750 with Genelecs? I have a kh750, that's been boxed up for a while, and a pair of 8330a handy too, as well as both MA-1 and GLM. With the 8330's being SAM monitors, it would surely be better buying a matching SAM sub, but would it...

the dip in the sound power outside the nearfield..or have I been hallucinating when reading some recent posts?