I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

And these are lower-end Dynaudios! One can only wonder what the
expensive stuff can do!

I have achieved audio contentment! They sound fan-TAS-tic!

Perhaps a touch glassy sometimes with "s" sounds, but otherwise very
nice indeed in the treble, which is by far and away the part that I
care about most.

Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
cost of these recent expensive purchases!


Martin
--
M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890
Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk

Fleetie wrote:
I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

And these are lower-end Dynaudios! One can only wonder what the
expensive stuff can do!

Their studio stuff is wonderful. Dynaudio is probably the best value
speakers money can buy - you can't accuse them of being overpriced for the
performance. Well done on the choice.

Now if only I could afford some...


--
Flippity Floppity Flip. The mouse on the Mobius strip. The strip
revolved, the mouse dissolved in a chronodimensional slip.

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:14:42 +0100, "Fleetie"
wrote:

I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

Quite so.

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

They're not fashionable.

And these are lower-end Dynaudios! One can only wonder what the
expensive stuff can do!

Actually not any better, just more bass.

I have achieved audio contentment! They sound fan-TAS-tic!

Indeed.

Perhaps a touch glassy sometimes with "s" sounds, but otherwise very
nice indeed in the treble, which is by far and away the part that I
care about most.

Well, the Contours are only *fractionally* better, and big planars
take up an awful lot of room.......................

Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
cost of these recent expensive purchases!

Good luck - you can then afford more 52s for the rear channels, and
enjoy the only *real* advance in music reproduction in the last 20
years.....................
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:14:42 +0100, "Fleetie"
wrote:

I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

Quite so.

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

They're not fashionable.


Also, in the context of 'bang for your buck', they are very expensive for a
tiny, wee box - poor perception of VFM by the 'uninformed' and therefore not
selling too well, I suspect.....


Well, the Contours are only *fractionally* better, and big planars
take up an awful lot of room.......................


I auditioned a pair of Contour 1,1s for a few days - quite the best
bookshelf speaker I have *ever* heard and a beautiful veneered finish but,
again, not cheap.



Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
cost of these recent expensive purchases!

Good luck - you can then afford more 52s for the rear channels, and
enjoy the only *real* advance in music reproduction in the last 20
years.....................


I hope you don't mean 'surround sound'........???

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 23:05:52 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:14:42 +0100, "Fleetie"
wrote:

I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

Quite so.

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

They're not fashionable.

Also, in the context of 'bang for your buck', they are very expensive for a
tiny, wee box - poor perception of VFM by the 'uninformed' and therefore not
selling too well, I suspect.....

Yup, some people just haven't 'got' the sub/sat thing yet! Stick a
good sub on a pair of 52SEs, and you are up there with the best at
*any* price.

Well, the Contours are only *fractionally* better, and big planars
take up an awful lot of room.......................

I auditioned a pair of Contour 1,1s for a few days - quite the best
bookshelf speaker I have *ever* heard and a beautiful veneered finish but,
again, not cheap.

A very fine speaker indeed, but note that the SE version of the 52
uses the same drivers, so the sonic difference is not great.

Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
cost of these recent expensive purchases!

Good luck - you can then afford more 52s for the rear channels, and
enjoy the only *real* advance in music reproduction in the last 20
years.....................


I hope you don't mean 'surround sound'........???

I mean multi-channel sound, which makes a *huge* difference to realism
if you have a good system - and some decently mastered recordings.
Even good ol' DSOTM takes on a new lease of life!
--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote
Yup, some people just haven't 'got' the sub/sat thing yet! Stick a
good sub on a pair of 52SEs, and you are up there with the best at
*any* price.

Well, the Contours are only *fractionally* better, and big planars
take up an awful lot of room.......................

I auditioned a pair of Contour 1,1s for a few days - quite the best
bookshelf speaker I have *ever* heard and a beautiful veneered finish but,
again, not cheap.

A very fine speaker indeed, but note that the SE version of the 52
uses the same drivers, so the sonic difference is not great.

Well, it's good to hear that it's not just me who thinks they're
amazing.

Can't remember if I said this already, but as soon as I switched on
the CD player and got the first track going, and as I was moving away
from the CD player to stand and listen in the proper position, I
instantly heard all this "airy" sound coming out of the speakers, a kind
of airy ambience. The track was Fleetwood Mac "Storms", and there's quite a
bit of "breathy" background stuff going on, and it really did come
through fantastically.

I love 'em! Felt even more decadent just now, cos of course now I've
got the TV hooked up to my new amp AND sexxy speakers. Listening to
TV through that lot?! A bit overkill! Sound quality of TV really is
naff!


Martin - happy
--
M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967 110890
Manchester, U.K. http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk

I love 'em! Felt even more decadent just now, cos of course now I've
got the TV hooked up to my new amp AND sexxy speakers. Listening to
TV through that lot?! A bit overkill! Sound quality of TV really is
naff!

Is that via analogue or DTV?.....

--
Tony Sayer

In article mKzDc.62$%c3.2@newsfe5-win,
Fleetie wrote:
Sound quality of TV really is naff!

Get yourself a decent TV tuner, or some new ears.

The chain used in TV is at least the equal of any FM radio station.

Of course, the ultimate quality depends on the source material, as do all
broadcasts.

--
*Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

"Fleetie" wrote in message
news:cPkDc.146$MI2.36@newsfe6-win...
I just got a pair today.

OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!

I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.

And these are lower-end Dynaudios! One can only wonder what the
expensive stuff can do!

I have achieved audio contentment! They sound fan-TAS-tic!

Perhaps a touch glassy sometimes with "s" sounds, but otherwise very
nice indeed in the treble, which is by far and away the part that I
care about most.

Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
cost of these recent expensive purchases!



How's yer new amp coming along, Martin?

(Can't be too shabby if you're talking about selling the Cyrus! :-)

"Fleetie" wrote in message
news:cPkDc.146$MI2.36@newsfe6-win...
: I just got a pair today.
:
: OMFG! They sound so, so, so detailed and revealing in the treble!
:
: I'm in love! Plus I got 50 quid off for no apparent reason.
:
: And these are lower-end Dynaudios! One can only wonder what the
: expensive stuff can do!
:
: I have achieved audio contentment! They sound fan-TAS-tic!
:
: Perhaps a touch glassy sometimes with "s" sounds, but otherwise very
: nice indeed in the treble, which is by far and away the part that I
: care about most.
:
: Better sell on my Mission 752Fs and Cyrus II to defray some of the
: cost of these recent expensive purchases!
:
:
: Martin
: --
: M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967
110890
: Manchester, U.K.
http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk
:
Have to go along with you on the Dynaudio sound here. Your post led me to
have a bit of a listen (when I should really be doing something else, not
including lurking in newsgroups!) to my 62s, lesser drivers, bigger box, and
they are truly superb. Interestingly, I think the 42s are a better speaker
(got a pair of those too), but I do like the bass thud and more open sound
of the 62s.

Just out of curiosity - what made you buy them?! If you believe what you
read they're supposed to be current hungry solid state types - not suited to
valve amps. I find they match very well, on my 25w tube amp, plenty loud
enough - I found out by luck rather than judgement.

Anyway, enjoy!

Rob

ps - waiting for a comment or two on your new valve curiosity, seems an
awful lot for the money ...