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Speakers to match a CARY SLI-80

I THOUGHT I had the system built, but i feel my bass response is lacking. I am cerrently running

AH! Njoe Tjoeb 4000
DH BL-1 interconnects
CARY SLI-80
Triangle Naia

Listening to jazz and rock has been very nice. The imaging is amazing and the mid-> high is great. The bass, however is lacking. Tight and quick, but there is not very much kick. When the bass walks in the lower register...there is no "ooomph" in it. As for modern tunes. Stuff like Stevie wonder,Jamiroquai, and other BASS heavy tunes don't have the "slam" i am looking for.

So ... here i am posed with my problem

#1 Keep the naia's and wait a year to buy a REL to pair with em.

or

#2 Take em back... and find a speaker set that will meet ALL my goals.

Any suggestions on option #2?

they can be full ranges or restricted + a sub

Must be under $2800

Thanks in advance

Chris
indigosax
steveallen
54 posts
 
IC's and spkr. cable will only give a minimum improvement at best. Save for a sub or a pair of them. Remember you can put the sub wherever it sounds best to you. Very easy to do. When/if you get a sub, position it at your listening position and walk around the room till you find the spot it suits you. Then kneel down, the sound will change from standing to kneeling. EASY.

After all that, if there is a minor adjustment, one wat or another,is the time for checking out cable.
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brm1
108 posts
 
Indigosax,
Although I am not familiar with your speakers, I am however a Sli-80 owner. You need to change out your front end tubes. I dont know where you bought it, I use Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio he sells a ton a of Cary and knows how to tube them as good as anyone. Call him he will help, it will be a lot cheaper and easier than new speakers.
Cheers,
Mike
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the_kid
465 posts
 
I will tell you what I have and you can take it as you wish. I have an SLI-80 signature with MIT and Oil filled Caps upgrade. I am using the Sonus Faber Concerto Homes with the matching adjustable stands and the combination is MAGIC! I am using a SONY ES digital source and Audience Cables and it sounds incredible. Anyway, after many years, this makes me happy!

Good Luck!

Chris
indigosax OP
2 posts
 
thanks for the responses. Do any of you with the monitors use a sub?... if so ... what do u use?
pdl
7 posts
 
I had an SLI-80 for a couple years that I ran with Merlin TSM-M monitors and a Linn Sizmik sub. The sound was very clean and revealing with plenty of punch on the low end.

Before you go spending a lot of $$$ on new speakers, interconnects, speaker cables etc, consider these two suggestions to get more punch in your low end. Short term solution - replace the 6550 power tubes in the SLI-80 with KT88's. The KT88's are noticeably better in the bass and will give you a bit more slam. Long term solution - invest in a subwoofer. Make sure you get one that has A LOT of flexibility in where it crosses over. I have purchased and then sold more gear than I would like to admit :-) but the one component that is steady in all my rigs is my subwoofer.

Good luck!
Paul
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