HerculePirate;219054 Wrote: > Darren Yeats, > wonders that you have heard the Amaya's, What is your view on the > Amaya's > Do you think its the speaker that is a problem. Cause what i saw > missing was midrange guitar...the distorted guitar just didnt show > which showed on my mediocre setup. > I suspect that if I replace the Mediocre setup Speaker into my high > end set up I still wont hear that guitar crunch. > I am definitely agree that I am definitley not getting that rocking > punch but the mid freq not being there? > Valves....hmm...the sound stage being too far behind...that is a > concern...if there is a valve amp that gives me an upfront soundstage I > would be happy..is There? > Thanks > Alwyn
Alwyn, Sorry I've been out of the loop a bit. I can't really answer your question about the guitar "crunch". All I can say is that the Krell+Amayas were a bit forward and not warm enough...and you could say "constricted". The Audion Silver Nights seemed to let the Cadences sound more "free-breathing" (and balanced) throughout *all* the frequencies. It's weird, but this is the magic of valves (with SOME speakers!). I can't see how the soundstage is not forward enough if your 400xi is anything like a KAV-300i. Sounds like you could become a future Naim fiend? I would think three times before getting rid of the Cadences. Better to audition (beg, borrow or steal) some other amps first. Try some powerful valves! If I were you, I wouldn't spend any more money until I could audition my way into understanding the problem better. Also play with rooms and speaker placement as others have advised. At the end of the day, your preferences may be different to mine, I can only report my own experience, based on my tastes. Murph, Videodrome, Couldn't agree more about the loudness war. Absolute madness when you consider most artists would like their art to live on indefinitely and mainstream replay equipment will eventually get very good. -- darrenyeats Monarchy CLD-M401 transport or SB3 -> Sony DAS-703ES DAC -> Krell KAV-300i -> PMC AB-1 (home-made room treatments and supports) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ darrenyeats's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37313 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
