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Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs?

I want to know if you have been on a journey moving from a large full range speaker to a smaller one paired wit subs, maybe even four subs.


Maybe you moved away from the big speakers because you had too much bass or you got a better soundstage from the smaller speakers. Let me know what motivated you and if you think it’s better now.


My motivation for wanting to try smaller speakers.


I have the Tekton DI and until a month ago I was using a LM845P SET amp to drive them.

It only sounded good on simple jazz and vocals but on complex music everything was falling apart.

I am not playing loud but I think it was the low 2 ohm load in the midrange that made the LM break down.


I bought a used PS Audio BHK250 and pre and it was like getting new speakers. Never ever had it occurred to me that speaker and amp matching could have such a profound effect.


So I am enjoying my speakers now and listen to music I have avoided like the plague and enjoying it (:


But all of this got me thinking, what if I paired my LM845P with an easy to drive speaker and paired it with some subs?


Then the LM845 could do what it's best at, playing glorious midrange and the subs could play the bass.

So that's my motivation for trying smaller speakers.


I am also hoping that maybe I could get better and more even bass with 2 or 4 subs. Maybe a better soundstage because the small speakers have a very small baffle.

martin-andersen
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ted_denney
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With the thousands of demonstrations I’ve given over the years, I never suggest anyone hear anything. I never lead the demonstration, I do AB comparisons and people make up their own minds. What we have here are a few anonymous members attacking actual audiophiles who hear differences in power cords, fuses and cables, basically everything my company and other companies manufacture, while attacking me personally and making unsubstantiated allegations both against myself, and fellow AudiogoN members. It is amusing after I call out an actual shill for attacking an end-user that the bullies come in to his or her defense, keyboard fingers flying, while saying very little, as is usual for this repetitive lot. To my friends, I look forward to seeing you at the next tradeshow.

Yours in music,
Ted Denney III Lead Designer and CEO Synergistic Research Inc.
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audioman58
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Depending on your budget and to make easy setup the svs3000
and Svs micro are excellent subs and have a great app to fully adjust  your subs  and even program sayfrom audio to home theatre,settings , myself am stepping it up in class between a Marten  speaker ,or the excellent MBL Omni directional speakers  depending on budget ,I have to save I just don’t have an extra$20 k+ in my back pocket. Being married the Mrs had to make over the kitchen ,now a 2 level addition  beforeXmas . Fellow Audiophiles 
i was counting on finishing my other upgrades ,I did upgrade the rest of my system but now I-Have to wait until next year on my speakers  , being married you must learn patience. , I am still learning after 20 years .lol.
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audioman58
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Ted I have owned your active shielded  cables which was a A medusa having 16 outlets  Duo power conditioners ,the Mrs was not happy, I Had to change that , the fuses ,have not tried the purple yet ,I had just bought the Orange fuses 5 months ago ,not much a market for used fuses, lucky my Bricasti - dac-streamer has a breaker ,I need  fuses just for my Coda integrated .Ted  any trade in for a break in pricing to buy the New Purple fuses ?
durkn
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No, I’ve always had large full range floor standing speakers.

Just went from tube monoblocks power rated for my speakers to larger tube monoblocks with much more power.

Amp & speaker matching is essential.

I will never go to smaller speakers & a sub.
oldhvymec
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ted_denny, my ONLY question is WHY you haven’t taken action already.

It’s one thing to have an opinion, it’s something completely different to actively and willfully participate in a smear campaign in an ONGOING basis.

I’ve read post on these forums that actively protest and encourage a company with a money back guarantee to be BANNED because they sell a product, that the person has not tried. Then "REPEAT" the same thing over many different threads..

PAGES of responses were erased, thread after thread was erased.
WHY? IF the thread looses steam it looses steam...

I personally wouldn’t put up with it.. ME the old weird mechanic, that normally let’s thing go and usually support everyone’s right to a view..

IF you haven’t tried it, move on.. If you have post your "STUFF" and move on. Tell everyone how you sent the fuse back after their return date or after it’s blown and you STILL got your money back or a NEW fuse sent out expedited..

Oh do tell the horror stories, I’VE yet to hear ONE SINGLE STORY..

Regards
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