They look really good. I'm interested to hear what you think of them as I need a small set of speakers for my PC based system.
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Re: Small Secondary Speakers
They look really good. I'm interested to hear what you think of them as I need a small set of speakers for my PC based system.
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I still must try some Sterling LS3/5a V2s!
Good advice, chaps. I'll remove the loft insulation pronto!
They look fabulous Martin
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Just needs a 2nd screen and an IBM keyboard and perfect
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LOL, I am thinking of upgrading my 22" to a 24" Samsung, the same as at work. I prefer not to have two screens.
That Microsoft keyboard is a good looker and the wireless works perfectly, but it encourages more typos than an old fashioned Cherry type keyboard. The key shapes and short throw seem to be the culprits, as well as lack of positional accuracy on my part.
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I like Viewsonics. Have a 28 and 22"Originally Posted by MartinT
Check the resolution is 1080 or more when buying as my 28 only does 1920x1200. Can be some daft prices on Ebay
I love having 2 screens
My Logitech wireless is very nice too
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Nice, those cabinets look great for the money!
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First Impressions
I put 24 hours of continuous music through the Fostex speakers in order to loosen them up, and after sounding a little flat and constrained initially they have opened up very well.
They have a remarkably open and coherent sound, neutral in tone and with reasonable bass extension (the 5" driver does well but they won't give LS3/5as a hard time in this respect), reasonable dynamics but very well resolved microdynamics, very good transparency when used in near-field conditions, and lovely effortless midrange. There is a very slight nasality, just detectable with some music, that I suspect is down to the not yet optimised damping. They are not at all harsh or hard edged as some members or the response graphs suggest.
Listening to different styles of music, their performance with big choral music (Vivaldi's Gloria) is very vivid, creating a wonderful small but continuous soundstage in my study. In fact, they image very well indeed. Trying out their bass extension, Massive Attack's Mezzanine sounded robust with some quite impressive hard struck bass drum. Playing Jewel's Spirit reproduced her lovely breathy voice nicely with a fair amount of insight.
They will certainly take some power and mercilessly reveal the Mini-T's power limitations when it starts to clip (I am constantly amazed that anyone can run a Mini-T as a main amplifier in a hi-fi system, the power envelope is just too limited).
I have some proper lambswool damping on order, as well as Tee Nuts and hex bolts to make the job of modifications easier. Will report on how the sound changes with damping once I've done it.
They are lovely looking cabs Martin, congratulations on a job well done. Are they performing the way you expected them to?
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