2. speakers
  3. 1212259082

Want to improve sound of Silverline Prelude II

I have the Silverline Prelude II's which are the revised version of Alan Yun's original design. I currently drive them with a Creek Classic SE5250 integrated amp (85RMS)Speaker cables are 12ft runs of Analysis Plus Oval 12; My CD is a Sonographe SD-1(20 years old CD player modified and marketed by Conrad Johnson") Interconnect is an Audio Magic Spellcaster II. Overall, the sound is clean, dynamic but somewhat bright and forward, and often digital sounding.(I currently have no turntable, but will be getting back into vinyl soon)..... I am sure some of this is the Sonographe CD player which has been flawless and provides very good sound. However, I like to take a shot at improving the overall sound, that is, making them more coherent sounding top to bottom, and a more natural presentation without making it sound like a British monitor. I have considered the following equipment moves: Rega Apollo CD and/or new speaker cable. A member recommended JPS speaker cable. I have read that a tube integrated or separates are possibly more compatible with the Preludes, but the Creek(so far) provides great low level detail and depth of staging, though lack the slam, and upper harmonics of my old setup of Aragon amp and CJ preamp. I realize the solution might be to just buy a better speaker. Previously, I had Vandersteen IC's. a good speaker for the money, and have considered the 2CE Signatures, but they might be too big for my 15x22 living room; All comments and opinions welcomed,especially from Prelude II owners. Thanks, Jim
sunnyjim
mriguy
2 posts
 
Greetings... I use a pair of Silverline Preludes IIs, just as yours. I have been in hifi heaven since I auditioned (for the total cost of $1) a NuForce IA-7 V2 integrated amplifier. I use DH labs interconnects and speaker cable. The A/D converter is an Apogee Mini-Dac, using its balanced outputs converted to single-ended RCA by an Jensen IsoMax. The Apogee is driven by a cheap DVD player or by iTunes, using AppleLossless encoding. You gotta hear it to believe it! It really is that good. This is the first time I've ever been totally happy with my system in 25 years of trying... 'nuff said :-)

Check out the audition program on the NuForce website. For the cost of $1, they pay the shipping both ways, even if you don't purchase the amplifier.
bondmanp
1,808 posts
 
I currently have Vandy 1Cs, each with its own 2Wq sub. I run a SS amp and a tube preamp (whole rig in my profile). I have heard the Preludes and Boleros. I am in love with the Boleros, but can't afford them. I cannot use larger Vandys due to their width (and I cannot affords Quatros). Based on your experience, how would you compare the 1Cs to the Preludes? Also, I am curious about the Allegro, which looks like a larger Prelude with a woofer added on top and on bottom of the Prelude driver array. Unfortunately, I don't see any way to demo the Allegro, bit I think it would work better in my basement listening/HT room (20 X 18 X 6 cieling). Anybody have any thoughts on this?
greg_lett
34 posts
 
Bondmanp,
I will get an Allegro soon to evaluate it. The specs look identical to the Prelude which is a good speaker.
jk121764
8 posts
 
Hello,

I have the Silverline Prelude II's. I had a Rega Jupiter CD player but have since changed to an OPPO player for digital transport and the PS Audio Digital Link III for the DAC. The Digital Link is a phenomenal DAC. Highly recommended.
rogercr
15 posts
 
Hi Jim.
I'm a bit late but what amp did you end up with to use with the Preludes? I'm currently using a Rogue Audio Cronus integrated with my Preludes and tied together using Audience Conductor cables and the sound is very well balanced.
More to discover