I Weep Because I Have No More Worlds To Conquer

[Jim Creek]

If you're happy with those speakers I suppose....

Those Silver 100 speakers are very good. With a light touch on the eq they get down to 40hz, and they image well. Plus they have a high WAF. She likes the rosenut finish, and they are smallish.

No subwoofer is possible, no towers, no big monkey coffins, nothing out of the ordinary. My listening area is my living center. I’m walking a fine line due to the boss of the house. My options are limited.

 

[Purité Audio]

Divorce then.
Keith

 

[Ron Texas]

The Silver 100's are competent, but there are all sorts of speakers out there which are better.

 

[TonyJZX]

Try and stop him

i'm not sure what you're trying to say to Jim

time to start making some new audiophiles in your own image?

yes i believe DSP R/C is the next frontier... something from Minidsp?

also if these are the speakers

Silver 100 7G | Bookshelf Speakers | Monitor Audio

The perfect alternative to a traditional floorstanding speaker, the Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G gives you all the bass and clarity you could need.

www.monitoraudio.com

they seem quite nice from a storied manufacturer

 

[Jim Creek]

i'm not sure what you're trying to say to Jim

time to start making some new audiophiles in your own image?

yes i believe DSP R/C is the next frontier... something from Minidsp?

also if these are the speakers

Silver 100 7G | Bookshelf Speakers | Monitor Audio

The perfect alternative to a traditional floorstanding speaker, the Monitor Audio Silver 100 7G gives you all the bass and clarity you could need.

www.monitoraudio.com

they seem quite nice from a storied manufacturer

Mine are also Silver 100s but they are older, generation 6. In fact, Amir reviewed these in 2021. I bought mine in 2019.

Monitor Audio Silver 100 Review (Speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Monitor Audio Silver 100 bookshelf speaker. It is on kind loan from a member and was just discontinued. It still sells for $799. As you see, the Silver 100 is a very attractive speaker. It feels substantial compared to more budget speakers...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[VMAT4]

Just wait. Something new will come along that cause you to get upgraditus.

 

[DSJR]

Hmm - bearing in mind there's not one pair of Monitor Audio boxes with metal cone/dome drivers I've ever liked, perhaps a foray into Genelec and/or Neu,ann is worth a dabble. You can ditch your amps too and go fully active which is always better unless the speaker was crud to start with

 

[Chrispy]

Those Silver 100 speakers are very good. With a light touch on the eq they get down to 40hz, and they image well. Plus they have a high WAF. She likes the rosenut finish, and they are smallish.

No subwoofer is possible, no towers, no big monkey coffins, nothing out of the ordinary. My listening area is my living center. I’m walking a fine line due to the boss of the house. My options are limited.

Still, that's the direction for better sound, not particularly the electronics....or WAF

 

[Chrispy]

Not too foul in that price bracket;

Monitor Audio Silver 100 Review (Speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Monitor Audio Silver 100 bookshelf speaker. It is on kind loan from a member and was just discontinued. It still sells for $799. As you see, the Silver 100 is a very attractive speaker. It feels substantial compared to more budget speakers...

www.audiosciencereview.com

JSmith

Not saying they're bad particularly, have seen opinions generally positive for them (but have never seen one IRL) but that's the area to upgrade vs electronics generally.

 

[Anton D]

I upgraded my amp to a Purifi Eigentakt, my Preamp to a Topping Pre90, my DAC to an SMSL DO100, my headphone amp to a Schiit Modi Heretic. I love my 4 year old Silver 100 speakers too much to part with them. The upgraded electronics has made those speakers too good.

All my old electronics were around 7 years old. Now I have nothing left to upgrade.

You are in a dangerous place!

After hitting that sweet spot, you become the enemy and "different is the same as better" syndrome can strike! (They used to call it upgraditis.) I think knowing I do it helps me not do it.

Another cure for upgraditis is attending a Hi Fi Show. Afterward, when you get to go home and relax, it will reaffirm your system in great ways.

I hope your joy is perpetual!

 

[eboleyn]

Sigh, I felt a bit like the OP as I went through something similar.

I'm on my 3rd gen customized speaker setup (with a myriad of variations before even the 1st gen of bought equipment), and I'm pretty sure that at least for nearfield listening that even the 2nd gen setup already had lower distortion than my human ears can detect, and the 3rd gen measures better.

Having gotten this far is really all ASR's fault! Before learning about ASR I didn't have nearly as wide a net of high-quality measured equipment. It's been invaluable in zeroing in on the available equipment as well as pushing manufacturers to make them better.

Having said the above, for my 4th gen I'm going for a larger non-nearfield setup, but it does feel a bit like I'm "climbing the mountain because it's there". The more full room-filling sound in my large living room will be nice, but ... well you all get the idea.

 

[Waxx]

I don't like those speakers, they sound subjective harsh and aggressive. I would get real better speakers (in my opinion) like those from Neumann or JBL They also look ugly i think. But it's a subjective view off course, if you like them, don't mind.

You could get a few subs to get more low. They are bookshelfs and those don't go that low. But do you need that?

Room acoustics and dsp is where you still can do stuff, but the waf and practical issues may also limit that.

And for the rest, enjoy music, because that is what it's about (or should be) at the end.

 

[phoenixdogfan]

You might want to look into Ascen Sierra LX's which are about the same price and size as the Monitor Audio Silver 100's. You might find them superior to the MA's.

 

[ta240]

The world of the audiophile:
"I am now completely happy with my system"
Responses from everyone:
"You should replace this, try that, buy some of these..."

 

[voodooless]

The world of the audiophile:
"I am now completely happy with my system"
Responses from everyone:
"You should replace this, try that, buy some of these..."

 

[Jim Creek]

Thanks for your suggested speaker upgrades everyone. But the Silvers are the right ones for my time and place and wife.

 

[Pancreas]

upgrade your music taste

 

[JSmith]

upgrade your music taste

How does one do that?


JSmith

 

[Anton D]

How does one do that?


JSmith

Make it more like his!

 

[Pancreas]

How does one do that?


JSmith

just stop listening to old people's music

lol