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P452 and Sointuva from March Audio
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Not to be a wet blanket, but I hope they’re going to fix the routing error on the right side of the woofer driver cutout.
That's great!
I used to think that the more expensive an audio product is, the more likely it is that it will sound better. With the A/B dac/amp I mentioned in a previous post, I pitted the dac section against a $20 topping product that's about the size of a matchbox (baring in mind the A/B dac/amp I think retailed for around $3,000). The AB test results showed that I couldn't tell any difference that was statistically significant though.
Are you talking about the small darker colored patch to the right side of the woofer? If so this is a natural discoloration in the wood grain. See below the cabinets as they came back from the carpenter.
Yes - glad it’s that vs a routing flaw!
Those are beautiful cabinets.
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Beautiful wood but that's a QC flaw to be on a baffle
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If i say I don’t think so and I like it is it not a QC issue?
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Love the imperfections of timber. Would love to see a speaker made with resin patching. Measurements be damned!
It always annoys me when a manufacturer puts an ugly plate on their hard work. With all that beautiful wood to work with, why not embed the plate into the wood for a flush finish? The four bolts look out of place too. Just seems like a last minute add on.
I personally prefer the more rustic look, especially with the natural wood.
With speakers there is somewhat of a correlation, but definitely not when it comes to modern electronics. There is a definite "sweetspot" when it comes to electronics and performance tends to decrease when you go both lower and even higher in price. For power amplifiers the best can be had for $1000-3000 with very few outliers (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZlTOYxmPs938gqHjtDABkWS-MApu7uJjzIGnJ2Elm6Y/edit#gid=0) and for DACs that number is around $150-1100. In between those price ranges you can find the best performing products.
Yea, I'm quite interested in how the Sointuva's will sound compared to my current speakers subjectively speaking. Price range wise they are not too far apart (if the Sointuva's were the MDF version).
I've not seen detailed measurements for my current speaker, but the one I have seen suggests the Sointuva's measure quite a lot better.
There is probably a much greater value on components used in the Sointuva's versus my current mass produced brand name speakers too.
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What speakers do you have now @Mutsu and maybe a comparitive youtube video when you can. I don't care about compression on the vid if you choose to do so!
I'll have to see about a video comparison.
Speakers I currently have are Tannoy Precision 6.2
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Nice! What speakers are they?
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Not mine. They are the Solstice which is a DIY speaker on Parts Express. The speaker design was by Jeff Bagby who sadly died of covid last year. If you check the reviews people do some really creative finishes. https://www.parts-express.com/Solstice-MLTL-Reference-Tower-Speaker-Kit-300-708
Damn! Those are beautifully done.
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