Speaker upgrade
+1 JA Pearls. From my experience I’d put them between Rockport and Magico house sound — more detailed than Rockport but more natural sounding than Magico. Just my take FWIW. Given what you’re looking for, I’d also put Nola on your list. Their dipole dynamic drivers do special things for soundstage and a more “live” sound. Boenicke is another one but very hard to find a dealer at this point. Hope this helps, and best of luck. |
Hi Romney, There are different versions of this: https://www.parts-express.com/harrison-labs-fmod-inline-crossover-pair-70-hz-high-pass-rca--266-272 Some one else recently posted another type. I make my own, as they are just 1 capacitor. http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/High-Pass-Filter.htm So, to use: Plug your main speaker's ports. This will simplify the speaker matching, and reduce cone excursion below port resonance. Put in before you ramp. Reset your sub. You'll raise the crossover point to fill in the missing section you now have. your levels should stay roughly the same. |
@romney80 Speakers only sound as good as their environment allows and based on the way the upstream electronics perform. The room is top on the list for problem correction. All the speakers you listed are very good, but exactly WHY are you interested in replacing the 7T's? What shortcoming / problem are you trying to fix with new speakers? If you must replace the 7T's and have a $35K cap on your expenditures, try looking at used Wilson speakers. VERY GOOD RESOLUTION (!), in the right room and properly set up, they can have a huge soundstage. With the right electronics, can sound quite organic and have sweet mids. The downside is that low- and mid-line Wilsons are often brutally revealing of problems with upstream components. Your components might be OK if they can handle the (sometimes very) lower impedance of the Wilsons The upside to Wilsons over their competitors is their excellent dynamics (use your seat belt). That's important to classical and jazz. The later ones seem to have sweeter high frequencies, IMO a shortcoming of their early designs (particularly the WATT). BUT LIKE ALL SPEAKERS, ESPECIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE ONES.... they should be auditioned where they will be used. As in your listening room. |
