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Better than Usher Dancer Mini-X DMD?

I've been using these for a couple of years now and have been very pleased. Recently added an ATC P1 Pro amplifier and a 12-in Jamo Sub 650 to the mix and things got even better. I'm trying to decide if this is my end game as they say. While very good in my opinion, obviously these are not the best stand-mounted speakers in the world so there's always room for improvement. My listening room is 9 ft by 12 ft so I guess that qualifies as near field. I might already be at the point we're spending large amounts of money would only yield small improvements in sound quality, considering my room size. The speakers cost around $3,000 new and just wondering what you guys would suggest in the $5,000 to $10,000 new range, although I would likely buy used to save some money. Thinking maybe Joseph Audio, Dali, Dynaudio, Revel or TAD. All opinions welcome, you guys haven't failed me yet!
milkdudd
ciprian
9 posts
 

I recently purchased a set of usher mini-x. I drive them with a naim supernait 3 + denafrips pontus II DAC.

To my ears the mids and heights sound great, detailed, a huge improvement over my previous speakers (B&W CM5 S2). These speakers sound a bit "holographic" as they say. 

What I feel is the lack of low frequencies --> Basically these speakers lack the bass compared with the B&W on the same DAC and AMP.

I don't want to have huge bass levels, and I don't really want to add a subwoofer --> I just need to have some "normal" bass that usual bookshelf speakers can provide. 

I believe that my integrated AMP naim supernait 3 is not powerful enough to drive these speakers and I was looking for an upgrade (or maybe these speakers lack the bass whatever amp you use).

Any advice on this would be great. 

 

 

 

p05129
495 posts
 

If you want more bass, move the speakers closer to the front wall.

p05129
495 posts
 

With the ushers, you don’t need a large sub for the low end. I’m using a good 10” sub now but will be going with a pair of Rel t5x or pair of Rel t7x that have an 8” woofer. The sub I have now is crossed over at 50hz with no phase adjustments, and the gain is a setting of 3 out of 10. 

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