Jonathon wrote: > Apologies if this has already beendone to death but I need to replace my > Quad setup (63s + Gradient subwoofers + 606s + 66 pre / CD / FM) with > something that is a little easier on the eye to my wife. > > It is the speakers that get her goat particularly and I would have to > admit that they are not exactly inconspicuous!
But they sound great! > The questions I would very much appreciate guidance on are .. > > - does anyone have a view on active speakers for a room of this size > and for reproduction of this quality > - should I look to go totally active or use some of the equipment I > already have in which case remain passive and does anyone else use the > Quad gear (amps) in this way Do you plan on keeping the subwoofer(s)? The world of BBC style monitors are great sounding, wonderful imaging, and better WAF, mostly because they are small and you can get nice wood. But audiophiles are not going to be happy with the bass response without a subwoofer. I'm not sure that 'audiophile and active' can use used with high WAF. For example, I have a pair of Mackie 824 active monitor speakers and I really like their sound. But they are plain black wood (or maybe pseuso wood) and have no grills. My wife won't let them in her living room. So my living room speakers are Sonus Faber Concertos which are about the usual size for BBC monitors, but are made of beautiful Italian walnut, with curved sides that show off the grain of the wood. They are great looking and the stands are at least decent looking. But I had to get a REL subwoofer. It also is real wood and decent looking if larger than optimal for WAF. A good audiophile integrated amp, such as a Classe or Bryson will cut down the number of boxes and still leave you the flexibility to go with passive speakers. And do you really need a tuner with a SqueezeBox? Just replacing multiple amps and tuner with a single sleek integrated amp greatly increases the WAF. My Classe has the Champaigne color, not ugly black, again for the WAF. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
