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TuneTots in a main system?
When I asked my dealer what I might do to "soften" the sound on my system without sacrificing resolution and other attributes, he recommended swapping out my B&W 805s for Wilson TuneTots. I have not heard the TuneTots, though am a big fan of Wilson. OTOH, Wilson's marketing of them on top of shelves and as desk monitors gives me pause. Very different than other manufacturers' positioning of similarly sized B&Ws, Focals, Magicos, etc. I would buy the more recently released stands and use a subwoofer.
Just to set aside a couple of obvious responses--WAF and room issues push me hard toward stand mounts, and price is not really an issue in this range. Anybody there using TuneTots in a full system? Please let me know your experience/thoughts. Thanks
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Tune tots sound great. I understand that Wilson is working on a small sub just for this purpose. You may want to check into that.
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Lately, I’ve been wondering how Tune Tots would work as side/rear surround speakers in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. I don’t think Alida wall mounts are optimal for my room, stand mounts or floor standers work best for me.
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Preamp: McIntosh C1100T/C1100C, McIntosh MX180 Amp: McIntosh MC611 (2), MC601 (3), MI254 Digital: McIntosh D1100, McIntosh MCT450, Meridian 808v6, Aurender N20, Aurender ACS10, Oppo 203 Analog: McIntosh MT10, Hana Umami Red Phono preamp: Simaudio Moon 610LP, 820S Signal cables: WW Gold Eclipse 7 speaker cables; Shunyata Sigma v2 XLR (2); Sigma v1 XLR (2), Transparent Ref XL (MM2) XLR; WW Silver Eclipse 7 (4) Digital cables: Shunyata Omega USB, Omega Ethernet, Sigma Ethernet; WW Platinum 7 Coax, AES/EBU Switch: Innuos PhoenixNet Power: Audioquest Niagara 7000, Audioquest 5000, Audioquest Dragon, Hurricane PC, Shunyata Alpha HC, AQ NRG Edison outlets, (8) 20 amp dedicated lines, 125 amp subpanel Speakers: Wilson Sasha DAW, Dynaudio Contour 30, Dynaudio Contour 25C Subs: REL s/812 (6), REL s/510 (3) Accessories: HRS M3X2 shelf (MT10), Stillpoints Ultra II v2 w/ bases (21), Ultra SS (12), Mini (12), LPi v1 Sound treaments: Artnovion |
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Thanks! But I cannot find reference vis Google, so now you're torturing me (haha). Do you remebr where you heard this?
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Daryl said it himself in a video recently, but now I can't find it! I'll keep trying.
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I haven’t hear the Tune Tots, but Wilson Audio makes some outstanding speakers. One of my friends had Alexia 2s before he traded them for a set of Vivid Giyas.
Though I went a different direction, they were a contender for our new system. The Wilson Alexa 2s are rear ported - which IMO requires them to be off the wall a ways - so that put them off my list. But seriously they are excellent speakers. I would expect the TuneTots to be the same.
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Hi Peter, Darko does test entry level indeed, but the dCS Bartok, Kii Three, and other more expensive stuff have also been reviewed by him. I think he has a pretty good understanding of how a 10K component can/should sound.
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OK--it took approximately 15 seconds at my dealer today to hear the stunning difference between the TuneTots and my B&W 805's. The Tots were incredibly smooth and natural, none of the aggressive edge of the B&Ws. (And I've really enjoyed for 805s for the past 4 years.)
Their positioning was not optimized for soundstage, the amp was SS instead of my preferred tubes, and there was no subwoofer. So they were operating at a significant disadvantage. But this did not matter at all--I had a wonderful hour with them. Per my advance request, 805 D4s were set right next to them for an A/B. I did not bother. Bringing the demo home tomorrow!
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