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Thanks Indytown, I will try that!
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Audio Room: CH Precision I1, Esoteric k01XD, Lab 12 Melto 2, Luxman PD-171A TT, Roon Nucleus, Stenheim Alumine Three, Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables, Siltech 680 interconnects, Shunyata Sigma USB Cable, Audioquest Hurricane PCs, Shunyata Everest,CORE Design racks, Stein Harmonizers, HRS damping plates, Stillpoints and all that other silly stuff. Office: Luxman L-595A SE, Diapason Neos speakers, HiFi Rose RS150B, Nordost Frey 2 Interconnects, Tellurium Q Silver speaker cables, |
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Thanks for all the input - To catch up:
The Revel Salon 2 is a 4 way driver set up - (1) 1" Beryllium Tweeter - (1) each of a Titanium 4" and also a 6 1/2' midrange and (3) Titanium 8" woofers - They cross over at 150Hz, 575Hz, 2.3kHz - I can get down to a very strong 40Hz in my room and then cross over to a Velodyne DD10" sub .... the sub is mostly for starship engine rumble The B & W cross over at 350Hz ... that puts the bottom frequencies for male speaking vocals in the woofers - Not a big deal except for Darth Vader and James Earl Jones - The tweeter crosses at 4kHz .... that gives the extra "upper end air" that Art mentioned - 2kHz equates to miles in audio measurements Wilson Sasha's on the other hand cross over at a solid 125Hz and an amazing 12.5 kHz .... that's what gives them that super midrange and those three dimensional highs - Great for music but bright for movies on my ear (Art I shared your Alexia suggestion with my wife and she has put you on the Ivan list ... for safety have a neighbor start your car for the next few weeks) Anyway I'm off to give the 802 D2 a demo today - I'm not looking for them to be better than the Revels ...... I'm looking for the next speaker I can bring home and live with happily for a few years - You never really know a speaker until you have it in your life day in and day out - Experience is the most fun |
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I make a demo disc of about a half dozen tracks, crank the volume up and put my player on repeat - The test tones give your speakers a full range work out and the musical tracks provide a reference point to evaluate break in progress - It's kind of like uncorking a bottle of wine, letting it breathe and doing taste sips and seeing it open up ... except you fill your ears instead of a glass The discs cost $8 to $12 (forget Amazon ... they want $25) - We can't post direct links but if you google Stereophile Test Discs look for #1 and #2 Hope that helps and please keep us undated on the break in progress Last edited by all2ears; 12-12-2015 at 01:41 PM. |
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I listened to the Sasha's today, with Pass Labs 100.8 mono blocks, and MSB analog DAC. Sounded great with gobsmacking bass, and immense power handling. The tweeter was very hot however, and just too bright for me
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Which version of Sasha's?
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It was Version 1. I am not sure if the room contributed as the listening chair was against the wall, with no damping on the wall behind the listening chair.
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For me, the obvious solution to the "obvious tweeter" problem has always been to buy speakers that use silk dome tweeters. They just sound more natural to me. Every metal dome tweeter I've heard has called attention to itself, and if I understand the tech correctly B&Ws diamond tweeter is aluminum at heart. I find it interesting that Wilson is gradually replacing all their beryllium tweeters with what is essentially a pretty basic silk dome. Also, Magico has clearly toned down their older tweeter with a warmer-sounding tweeter (regardless of the fancy tech explanation they give for their new diamond coating process). It seems that many folks are discovering what Sonus Faber and Vienna Acoustics buyers have known for a long time..silk dome tweeters simply sound pleasant and natural, like real music.
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Oh and I forgot, if you loved the Sasha, you can tame the tweeter with different resistors.
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Audio Room: CH Precision I1, Esoteric k01XD, Lab 12 Melto 2, Luxman PD-171A TT, Roon Nucleus, Stenheim Alumine Three, Silversmith Fidelium speaker cables, Siltech 680 interconnects, Shunyata Sigma USB Cable, Audioquest Hurricane PCs, Shunyata Everest,CORE Design racks, Stein Harmonizers, HRS damping plates, Stillpoints and all that other silly stuff. Office: Luxman L-595A SE, Diapason Neos speakers, HiFi Rose RS150B, Nordost Frey 2 Interconnects, Tellurium Q Silver speaker cables, |
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