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Review: Soliloquy 6.5 Speaker

Category: Speakers

The Soliloquy 6.5 is a wonderful window into what the audio world needs, quality. The more I listen to these speakers the more I like them.

I have been going back and forth between the tube (p2000t)and solid state (p2000b) Marsh preamps, which are amazing in their own right, and the 6.5 is neutral enough to allow all of the character inherent to each preamp speak so clearly. The tweeter and midrange driver are crossed over very nicely. This is the best part for me. The detail in Mark Knopfler's stratocaster and Joni Mitchell's voice was enlightning. I found detail and nuance I hadn't heard before at the $6000-6500 price range.

The bass quality is worthy of note. The deepest basslines and organ tones were reproduced solidly and with a high level of detail.

The Soliloquy 6.5 is definately worth checking out. It represents a great value when considering that it keeps up with the likes of Wilson, Aerial, JM, etc... If you think that last statement was bold.....go hear the 6.5!


Associated gear
Marsh p2000t tube preamplifier,Marsh p2000b preamplifier. Marsh a200 stereo amplifier, Krell DVD standard, Krell KAV cd player, Audioquest cables
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clbeanzfb43
28 posts
 
Just picked up a used set don't believe original owner has gone fully through break-in yet. I have heard a friends set go through this lengthy break-in process easily 500 plus hours of play time with marked improvements over the entire
time.What I am hearing initially is impressive in my room
which admittedly is "to small" 12 by 20 firing down long wall 6 feet apart. You know what though they pull it of rather well IMHO.The trick I am using is running low end
via second pre-amp hence I can set lower bass levels.
I was worried this would produce mismatch at the upper
bass/lower mid hand-off so far great results, seems seamless
The room gains the bottom end some I imagine more posts as I learn and as they go through final break-in.
Lets start a discussion on Soliloquy 6.5 here please post your opinions!
dma
74 posts
 
clbeanz, I had pretty much the same speaker placement. My room is 11'x 21'. I had mine about 6' apart and I felt I was still missing something. Then I decided to mess around with placement. They are still as you say firing down the length of the room but I moved them 8' apart, about 4' into the room from the short wall and exactly 18 1/2" from the side walls pointed straight at me. The results were unbelievable! Talk about a cavernous soundstage and the imaging also improved greatly. Try it and see what you think.
clbeanzfb43
28 posts
 
My initial results when they were moved farther apart was
the larger main image.Trade offs appeared to be slight loss of pinpoint images within the mix.And the sidewall reflection took away that outside the speaker imaging I had before.I liked the larger central image but in details I ended up preffering the closer/nearfield setup.A friend has
a set in large room 20x30+feet 8 foot ceiling still.They are about 9' apart. They throw an image tall as ceiling wide as room,depth was ok not stellar.For lease killing levels his setup is great.Maybe I will retry your settings but sound treat side walls.
They stun me with the musicality in even the lowest octaves
I will never ever return to a single sub based system.
CD's to check out ;
Peter Gabriel"Up"
Steely Dan "Everything Must Go"
Bob Beldin "Black Dahlia"
Ginger Baker"Coward of the County"
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