Tekton Double Impacts
@brotw , I have a very good idea for you based on my experience with your speaker cable. I used it in the past and know the sound. It can sound bright. The ICs from them can also sound bright. I owned both. Buy the Western Electric 10 gauge bulk wire below. It is sold by the foot as twisted sets! So if you need an 8 foot set on one side, then buy 8 feet per side from this seller. Do not terminate. Just strip and hook up the bare wire. Please start here. An 8 foot set will cost you $65 and drop your jaw after 100 hours of run in. You will indeed warm up your sound and hear more body and fullness through your wonderful DI speakers. Your sound will become more natural and unforced. I will eat one foot with salsa if I am wrong😊 Start here and know where to go from there based on what you hear. Also, I would be willing to make you one meter ICs using the Duelund 16ga wire with Switchcraft RCAs for the cost of the parts - about $65 also. These will also so improve your system. I can say this with absolute confidence. http://www.ebay.com/itm/per-foot-Western-Electric-AIW-10ga-STRANDED-cloth-covered-gray-PAIR-/2316636... |
@grannyringc Come to think of it, I am using blue jeans IC as well! It's been 8 years since the purchase, but you jogged my memory. Assembled the speaker cable myself. If your right, some new western electric 10 gauge might help. I'm not one for expensive cables but Cerious is getting alot of attention for their power cords and speaker cable,teo audio for their IC. I took your advise and moved the speakers closer, 6.5 apart and 8 feet from listening position, I also turned the Gallo Ref 3.1 speaker woofers outwards, yes, still haven't sold 'em for the DI's. Ran the Dirac cal and made several filters, some rolling the highs. The results are still impressive. When instruments and voices are crystal clear and feel like there in the room, the system is not far off. The sound is still sharp and nips at my ears. Turn Dirac off and some irritation goes away, veiled with the muddled images. Not too different from the viel of noise i got from a bad receiver preamp. A good power cord and tube preamp may be all I need, maybe some cable too. Thanks |
Yeah it is work to get the system where you want again when you make a speaker change. Are the speakers pointing straight ahead with no toe in at all? This is where you should start. All you know any toe in will increase he upper mids and highs energy to your ears. You mentioned some very good wire/cabling and this is a good place to look based on your current cabling. Before spending that kind of money the $69 option I gave you is competitive sound quality wise. It's hard to believe, but true, Right now another Agoner with over $2000 of used wire for sale is also learning how great the Duelund and WE10 wire is. |
