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Originally Posted by jdandy
Jérôme.......How are the PMC EB1i's and the Manley sounding together? What are the sources?
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Dan,
I did not have enough time yesterday night but the few tunes I listened to were stunning. I do not get the excitment sense of the Wilsons ( you know this "right here right now" thing ) and they are in almost an open space ( will take pics ) so it will be tough to have a precise stereo image. They are also too close to each other and last but not least, they really look huuuuge in that room. Not estheatically appealling at all but I could get used to that.
The Snappers drive them perfectly. It was already the case when they were in my main system. They are highly musical amps. They have plenty of punch and ease. The main differences with the 2301's are the last degrees of details / definition, the speed and violence of the attacks, and the stereo image : the Manley give a much smaller scene, which is a good thing in my second system.
I would recommend them to anyone who loves the 2301's but want a more affordable solution and / or a more intimate ( I mean a smaller image and weights of the notes ) sound. Sometimes, the 2301's give a so BIG sound that I have the feeling that my room is too small for them and that I would need to be much farer from the speakers. The Snappers give a more "human" presentation, I mean smaller. The Snappers do not give a small image per se; they actually give a better image and 3D sense than most SS amps I listened to, except for the Rega Osiris which has a stereo image out of this world.
There is a big loss of definition and details with the C46 compared to the C1000. But I can live with that for my second system.
Source is the Squeeze Box Touch connected in coax to the dac of the C46.
I may add a TT later.
Still thinking about the Rega RS10 or a pair of Tannoy Kensington SE for this system : those smaller speakers will be more pleasant aesthetically in that room ( But it is not an easy decision to make because the PMC sound is better ! ) or why not, a pair of PMC 24.....
I could even trade them for OB1i.