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Next speaker to get after Revel F206?
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Well your hardware is excellent. You have probably optimized speaker locations already. So a simple and quick change would be to try OCA's free room correction software. It take less than 1/2 hour from start to finish and it will load a new correction into your 4800. I tried using it and it made a major difference in clarity and soundstage. Many people here are very positive about it's SQ improvement. And did I mention it's free?
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You know, I was just reading the Ascilab C8C review, which you can pair with the BX8C. That would be an all-in-one solution, and look a lot cleaner and would be pretty state of the art right now. Also curious what the floorstander will be capable that they plan on releasing. I only got the subs to fill in the low-end that the F206 can't quite reach and would in the end much prefer the cleaner look of just 2 towers that go all the way down to 20hz.
At the risk of being redundant, I'm another kh150 lover here. I'm not sure of the why, but they're my best investment in audio gear and trump everything else i got, praise to ASR and @amirm for putting them on my radar.
To the OP I'd say why not change for some active speakers? Also If you like the Neumann sound signature why not wait for their next update of the kh420? They would make some very potent living room speakers (aside from their aesthetics, though).
That said C8C 's would certainly be as good if not better.
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Agree completely. If/when I ever have the money for speakers like the C8C it will be the time to upgrade.
If you're going to test some new speakers and if you already have good ones, they shouldn't be similar. Try dipoles, electrostatics, horn speakers, omnis. Speakers with a different dispersion than the F206.
Maybe speakers with a high SPL capability (if you like playing loud with dynamic music).
Plus or instead ,as already mentioned in the thread, acoustics fix (if needed).
A number of well-integrated subwoofers +
F206 can do wonders.
EQ, but TS is already doing that.
A really nice and comfortable listening chair can be a banger to have.
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Line speakers, from floor to ceiling, if DIY options are available (or hire a local carpentry company). If the new listening room allows for placement of such and if there is a fairly long listening distance to them. That could be something to try.
Maybe speakers with a high SPL capability (if you like playing loud with dynamic music).
Plus or instead ,as already mentioned in the thread, acoustics fix (if needed).
A number of well-integrated subwoofers +
F206 can do wonders.
EQ, but TS is already doing that.
A really nice and comfortable listening chair can be a banger to have.
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Wood acoustic diffusers have become a decorative item - loved the idea!
Hi As an acoustician I am tired to tell people not to think room treatment only as absorption. In most small rooms absorption often creates more issues than it solves. Diffusion is a better solution. However, all I hear: they are expensive, ugly and difficult to place in a room. I am hence...
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Line speakers, from floor to ceiling, if DIY options are available (or hire a local carpentry company). If the new listening room allows for placement of such and if there is a fairly long listening distance to them. That could be something to try.
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Ha! Well this house I'm moving in has two living rooms (one in the back, one in front), and this setup will be in the room where the TV is. The other room, I dunno, I might buy a Sonos if I want some music there and am just relaxing. So that A/B might certainly do the trick as well haha. (Sonos is meh, but I also don't want to spend more than a few hundred bucks to have some audio in the other room).
In my opinion, a nice upgrade would be a dedicated listening room with good proportions - along with a solid plan for room acoustics. A living room entails a lot of compromises. Perhaps this will conveniently fall into place if you move.
If that isn't an option, how about something new in a similar price range? I don't think you need to invest 10k just to experience something fresh. Try out a different loudspeaker concept, cabinet design, or different drivers (perhaps horns?).
If that isn't an option, how about something new in a similar price range? I don't think you need to invest 10k just to experience something fresh. Try out a different loudspeaker concept, cabinet design, or different drivers (perhaps horns?).
my thought was to help you gain a frame of reference.. what you have now is pretty darn good, and secondly frame the thought that audio listening isn't a competition.. there is no need to "keep up", especially with anyone else... best of luck , the Sonos may work out as well....
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It's starting to sound more like a common case of Audiophilia Nervosa.
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Would be good to know which passive towers will go down to 20hz at say, 100dB and some acceptable distortion, say 20%. At the same time, write off the woofer clean response at say, 100hz, which is usually still half-way to crossover. So if such speaker exists, which I am not aware of, then you still get worts of both worlds.
Subs were made for a good reason and they work really well with proper integration.
Subs were made for a good reason and they work really well with proper integration.
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I might try the Dirac Live that I can install on the miniDSP Flex for my 2.2ch listening setup. Had done it manually with REW + MSO and overall didn't get results I was completely satisfied with. It's just the basic Dirac Live, the minidsp doesn't support Bass Control or ART. Should still be good enough, right?
Well not really. REW and MSO should be able to do better than Dirac Live. It just is very difficult to manually integrate subs. I never tried MSO as was not fitting in my setup, but graphs and results other people got with MSO were really impressive.
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Have you considered the Clarity 66.
Seems to be remarkable in all the best ways.
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Seems to be remarkable in all the best ways.
Clarity 66
High-end speakers w/ dual PURIFI USHINDI woofers, refined AMT and Superflare™ port. Engineered for inaudible distortion and unmatched dynamics.
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My own rule of thumb for upgrading speakers, is just a simple 1.5 times the previous size, at least for normal speakers (all else decent enough) .
Any other, lesser upgrade will feel the same after the week's honey-moon.
Room too of course, a better, bigger room, nicely treated is an end-game upgrade.
Any other, lesser upgrade will feel the same after the week's honey-moon.
Room too of course, a better, bigger room, nicely treated is an end-game upgrade.
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