I was going to suggest an amplifier upgrade until I noticed your setup is not exactly conventional with the speakers placed on a desk. Any full-sounding monitors wound be more appropriate than lean and analytical sounding designs for near-field setup. Apart from the PMC, other alternatives include Dali Mentor Menuet, Harbeth P3ESR to name a few. The DAC will be quite important too. You can look at the Chord DACs - 2Qute or Hugo.
Opinions on PMC vs. Neat, Monitor Audio
Hi all,
I have another thread regarding DAC recommendations and some suggested that my speakers may be the weak link in my system.
I am currently alternating between both Neat Motive 3 and Monitor Audio GX50 with a Creek 5350SE int. amp.
I was wondering if anyone has experience with these, vs. PMC DB1i.
The speakers are for a near-field setup in a small-medium room.
Thanks
I have another thread regarding DAC recommendations and some suggested that my speakers may be the weak link in my system.
I am currently alternating between both Neat Motive 3 and Monitor Audio GX50 with a Creek 5350SE int. amp.
I was wondering if anyone has experience with these, vs. PMC DB1i.
The speakers are for a near-field setup in a small-medium room.
Thanks
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These would fit the bill. You should find a used pair for about half of the $1595 new price! http://www.spendoraudio.com/HTML/S35R2_main.html |
@mb1audio02 I think due to the non-standard speaker placement, I am not getting the most of the speakers. The sound out of the Neat is a bit lean and not involving. The MA are a too laid back and also probably suffering from not being in a more conventional placement Besides the PMC, and Spendor mentioned here, which may work better in my setting, I am also thinking about going to an active monitor approach, which is designed to work in near-field |
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