Originally Posted by
AJSki2fly
Tell me what the dreaded Kinks/Stones test is and I will have a listen on mine and then let you know what you need to get,:lol: no seriously though I would be interested to know and have a listen on my set up.
I am pleased that you are happier with how it is sounding now. But it seems that you are feeling something is lacking when listening to 60's type music, exactly what do you fell is wrong or not quite right. Would I be right in thinking this would be the low-end from bass and drums? If it is then this is not an easy thing to achieve, having gone through the following speakers over the past 3.5 years I know too well.
Initially a pair of Dali Ikon 6's, good speakers very detailed and clean, but when the bottom end was pushed they become messy. Followed by Wilson Benecsh ARC's, a high end pair of monitors really, with downward facing ports, now these are very good, but need to be driven, they do produce controlled and detailed bass but a little dry sounding, very unforgiving on a bad sound source. Then a pair of Impulse H2's, sounded great, very musical and super soundstage, down side - very big boxes not SWMBO friendly, mid-range slight drop at around 350hz(I think). Then from a friend, at the same time as the H2's, a pair of Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grande SE's, now these produced a beautiful overall sound and are very natural and musical, downside twin ported to rear and placement is critical, need to be at least 3' from rear wall, or bass is too re-enforced. The H2's went and I did some other upgrades. Then out of the blue I was given a 70's pair of JBL L100 Century's, now these really do produce bass, and sound very good across the board, for a speaker that is nearly 50 years old amazing. The JBL's led me into thinking a little differently and this resulted in me buying a pair of secondhand Tannoy Legacy Ardens, very similar to the JBL's in sound but more clarity and musicality, but bigger cabinets, when I say that I can listen to either pair and be happy.
By the way all the above speakers were driven with either Renaissance 300B mono blocks or my current ALLNIC T1500 mk2 300B amp, both sounding very similar to each other.
I know it is a way to come but you are always welcome to come to me, especially if you are down this way, you can always bring your Quad and listen to it with the Ardens and JBL's. you should bring your Kinks/Stones tracks to see if they do the trick or not. At least then you would know if either would fit the ticket.
Cheers
Adrian