My 2019 Update Thread - My final system I think.

[Macca]

I think you'll hear the benefits of a good three-way loudspeaker. Looks like they've got plenty of room to work in too so that'll help.

[Gazjam]

Like the curved cabinet design?
Know it'll benefit sound quality, but looks good too.


Will be replacing the supplied biwire links with jumpers I'll make up from my existing cable.
Have a set of the KLEI silver banana connectors for this, make em up with Cardas silver solder like I did with the main cables.
That way, same cable and connectors throughout.
Fit n forget.


Whilst running them in I'm not too fussed about fine tuning placement n stuff, just let them do their thing for a few weeks then get them dialled in.

Really large boxes, but the curved cabinets makes them less imposing in the room?
The colour helps them blend in too.

Drive units look good, a bit unusual with the AMT tweeter and mid cone, be a shame to hide them if I stick the covers on.
Always found speakers sound better with them off.
Tried putting the covers on... Naa.
No real difference in sound, just reminds you there's two big-arse boxes in the room.
Covers.. Off.



Happy Days, gonna enjoy these.

[Gazjam]

I think you'll hear the benefits of a good three-way loudspeaker. Looks like they've got plenty of room to work in too so that'll help.

Yeah, reckon your right Martin.
From everything I've read about these the 3 way design has been done well.

They are ported, but not front or back but downward firing from the base of the speaker through a slot in the base of the cabinet/ plinth.
So not too fussy being close to a back wall, but big boxes like these need some room to breath as you say.
Front baffles just under a meter from the wall, a spot that seems to work well in the room.

Their impedance dips down to 4 ohms, which will bring out more grunt from the Meridian power amp, which, at 200 wpc into 8, can shift serious ammounts of air.

Should be a good match for the speakers and wring the best out of them

With the new Speeks and the latest software upgrade to the Dac (wow ) it's been a good week.

[walpurgis]

What are your initial impressions of the sound from those Gary?

[brian2957]

Wow! They look fantastic mate. Can't wait to get over for a listen. Enjoy

[struth]

yeah, different . what happened to the impulses mate?

[Gazjam]

Stonkingly good Geoff,
BIG sounding.

Obviously sounds gonna be all over the place till they settle in, bass sounds a bit sat on and a bit lightweight, way way deeper though than the wee Dali floorstanders I had in before.
Lots more to come in the bass department.

The mids and top end are very open, but don't shout out at you but rather invite you in to hear the detail?
All the subtle inflections in well recorded voices are there, sense of the recording venue is strong.

The clarity and openness of the sound stage remind me of a good panel speaker actually, sure its the AMT tweeter doing it's thing.

Have a play list in Roon of the MTV Unplugged stuff, your kinda in the room with the better recorded ones.
Neil Young ones a cracker, as is the Eagles.
Hotel California blew my socks off, never heard it like this. Picked up a lot of stuff I hadn't heard before.

First (Relieved!) takeaway after a couple of hours with them is that they work really well in my room.
Phew!

[walpurgis]

What's the sensitivity? Not that the big Meridian would break a sweat .

[Gazjam]

What's the sensitivity? Not that the big Meridian would break a sweat .

89dB, so quite easy to drive.
Some folks running them with 30wpc amps.

The Meridian should drive em well!

[JohnJo]

Look great in the room Gary, especially with the grilles off

They’ll run in pretty quickly if memory serves me.

That big amp won’t break a sweat at all and they can go loud very cleanly too.

They’re not boomy or porty in the bass at all so you might need to couple them straight to the floor to flesh that out.

Also, I’ve mine toed-in to firm up the centre image a bit but yours is a bigger room.