Cincyret
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I just received my Sointuvas today. Here are a few photos. John
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March Audio Sointuva AWG Bookshelf Speaker Review by ERIN's Audio Corner
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Cincyret
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Yes...very weak magnets (good?). I'm about to do my 1st frequency resp. measurements - with/without grills. One thing I've noticed, they can play very loud without you noticing. Also very soft. On my minidsp Flex, I can go from minus 40's dB (soft) to the mid teens (loud) with everything sounding great. Very different from my previous speakers.
Yes, the mid bass is surprisingly clean even when playing loud. And the low frequency extension is unbelievable. Plus a perfect balanced tonality and these speakers are really amazing.
Cincyret
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Here are my first measurements. I only have one LP (8 ft equilateral). Left+Right & no Sub. The graph shows the Avg of 3 MMM measurements with the grills on & off. What I think the graph shows are the benefits of a well engineered speaker. I only need to EQ for the room (< 600 Hz).
Questions/Comments ? I'm leaning toward either a -.8 dB Target, or the BK target.
Questions/Comments ? I'm leaning toward either a -.8 dB Target, or the BK target.
I would use a target that extends the natural linear slope of the speaker into the bass area.
Cincyret
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Thanks, my thoughts exactly - I don't like a lot of bass. I plan on EQ first and then perhaps adding a high pass filter. I do have a tiny (REL T-Zero) sub.
Cincyret
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I used a -1 dB straight line slope for target. Highest filter was 550 Hz. I used my tiny sub (REL T-Zero) for fill (100-150 hz). The sub has both a Hi & Low pass XO.
Thanks so much for your advice!
John
Hi yes there has been some issues and Alan replied to them back then, some controversies with reviews etc.
But my unit is the latest AWG and working flawlessly. I love how they look and sound, so I am definitely satisfied and highly recommend them. Your Ukkonen should be awesome too. Enjoy!
OK Matias thank you for your reply. I deleted my questions because after going through the feed I saw you were commenting the answers.
my unit is the latest AWG and working flawlessly : so when I resume you had issues with the first model you received. The pair was replaced with a new model one? Or Repared? I have red refurbished?
Never bought the originals or 2nd version, went straight to the current AWG version and never had any issues.
You are right amazing sound. Finish is beautiful. The PTT8 ushindi is great very good work with the SB tweeters. The testers are right.
Australian HiFi - July - August 2024.
Sorry if this has been covered, but why did Erin in his review indicate you had to sit 7 degrees above the tweeter level? We built a couple of pair of speakers with the same drivers, but bi-amplified with a Stormaudio processor and wondering if it is particular to the crossover used by March? Our version in the attached picture
Just look at the verticals he got, the beam width appears to favor on axis with the tweeter or slightly above.
Thanks. We are just getting started on setting these up. Currently have the crossover set for 2000hz with 24db Linkwitz Riley filters. The Stormaudio processor is the only product available that includes Dirac Active Room Treatment at this point in time and I am super pleased with the way that works. We are using 28" stands which puts the tweeter at ear level. Fun to experiment at this level of performance!
You could take the xover point lower if you wanted, will probably make for better integration with the woofer. I usually find around 1.4khz - 1.6khz to be the sweet spot for this woofer and waveguide size.
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