Macca's Lash Up 2: Lash Harder

[walpurgis]

I don't know what speaker cables you are using Martin, but if you go for a change, I'd avoid solid cored and plated cables. Pure copper multi strand is usually a good bet if you want to avoid a top end that draws attention.

[JohnJo]

We're in the same boat Martin. It's a system matching/synergy thing. When I swapped in a diffent pre/power the other night my speakers suddenly were perfectly voiced. If you can't get it right with cables and you're keeping your sources then you'll have to change pre or power if the JM Labs are to stay I should think.

Then that album that sounds good now will be a complete bass monster!

That's my experience anyway for what it's worth.

[Macca]

Just so happens that is what I have. The old Cable Talk 3 from the 1980s, copper muti-strand. But it really should not make a blind bit of difference so I'm loath to even bother swapping it out.

[struth]

Speaker cables make a huge difference.....sometimes. Lol

[walpurgis]

Are you running pure copper interconnects? That could make a difference. It certainly does in my system.

[jandl100]

Well, if you and your pro mate think you have very realistic bass and you seem to think it's the best you have ever had on acoustic music where there is a reality to compare it to .... then your previous aggregate of speakers is a bit irrelevant.

Perhaps what you need is an equaliser so you can boost the bass when you want more welly than is strictly accurate.

[Macca]

We're in the same boat Martin. It's a system matching/synergy thing. When I swapped in a diffent pre/power the other night my speakers suddenly were perfectly voiced. If you can't get it right with cables and you're keeping your sources then you'll have to change pre or power if the JM Labs are to stay I should think.

Then that album that sounds good now will be a complete bass monster!

That's my experience anyway for what it's worth.

Can't be my amplification since that is textbook. But, I have heard speaker cable make a difference in the past so I suppose that is worth a try. As you say, if it works the bassy stuff will get bassier - that will be interesting.

[Firebottle]

My money is on room interaction, but don't worry I'm on my second beer so it might all be tosh.

[Macca]

My money is on room interaction, but don't worry I'm on my second beer so it might all be tosh.

Swine, I'll be catching you up when I get home. Been a hell of a day. My first thought was a room node/suckout but my room is big enough that should not be an issue above 30 Hz and as I said, bass lines play up and down the scale evenly, no boom or missing notes.

[Macca]

Geoff: Interconnects are NVA because I've tried loads with the amps and, although mostly the differences were barely audible,they were the Goldilocks. Speaker cable is Chord Odyssey 2 which I've had years and cost an arm and a leg. If I knew then what I know now I wouldn't have spent that kind of cash on cable but they have worked well with all sorts of amp speaker combos over the last decade, so no major regret.

Jerry - I have a decent Sansui EQ unit I could put in. But that's desperate stuff.

Grant: My experience with speaker cable is that (assuming it isn't weird) it only makes a big difference if something else is wrong. Exception to that was NVA LS5 which was like adding a sub when I used it with my KEF Calindas, and with no downside.

Anyways home now and put on a live recording, Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughn. This is phat in the bass on every other speaker I have, on these it just sounds balanced, not phat or light. Starting to lean toward's Jerry's diagnosis that the speakers are truthful to the recordings, and I just like phat bass.

As an example the Edingdale speakers (which I know a lot of you have heard/owned/own and are not far off the JM Labs in size and presentation) sound a bit more fruity in the bass. Not a lot, just a welcome touch.

Maybe I should just live with the truth. I mean that is supposed to be the whole point. High Fidelity. At least until I get the full digitally active system sorted anyway. Then I can set my levels exactly how I want them and bollocks to the truth.