Ron Olsen;181176 Wrote: > Dunno, Ben; I bet the single biggest improvement was getting those > exceptional B&W 803d's!
You would think so, but it didn't happen that way. I was running Energy C6's and they had always sounded like crap; muddy, boomy, etc. Started hanging out on the various forums and learning when I realized my 40 year old house didn't have very good wiring. If I turned up the volume the lights would dim. The old Energy's started to sound pretty good. That's when I got the SB and shortly after that I discovered that one tweeter had been caved in either by movers or kids. Thats when I started shopping for speakers and found the 803D online used. Got a good deal, they look new, no audible defects, etc. Picked up the amp and Dac and later got the Preamp. Can't imagine how crappy this would all sound with my old flimsy overtaxed household wiring. Now, having said all that, I'm also not convinced that this is everyone's problem. My house was a product of the late 60's, early 70's tract housing boom. Every house in my neighborhood is the same and they were all built quick and cheap. The power to the LR ran into the DR and part of the Kit. This was powering the sound system too. So, YMMV. Cheers! -Ben -- Ben Diss 'SB3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) -> 'Lavry DA10' (http://www.lavryengineering.com/productspage_da_10.html) -> 'BAT VK-31SE' (http://www.balanced.com/products/line/Vk-31SE/index.html) -> 'Halo A21' (http://www.parasound.com/halo/a21.php) -> 'B&W 803D' (http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/label/Model%20803D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ben Diss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4289 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32740 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
