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Speaker recommendations for dance and dub
I have a very boring hi-fi and I'd like your help to fix it.
The current system is uninvolving, has no discernable bass (not in the room anyway), lacks insight and utterly fails to excite. It comprises: Rega Planet (old style) CD player Alpha 8 amp, with 8P power amp (both old style), which bi-power... Eltax Symphony speakers. Speaker cable and interconnects are QED silver. The room it's in now is 3.5 by 3.5 metres, and the speakers are a little off-axis. I bought most of the system from Oranges and Lemons about five years ago, only with Kef Q35 speakers, which were OK with jazz and classical -- which I never listen to. So I got the Eltaxes, which at least had a bit of get up and go. I spent a couple of days there, thought the set up was great -- and it just never sounded the same at home. I mainly listen to two genres: firstly dance music -- principally UK Garage (Dem2 etc.), jungle (Congo Natty, Soundmurderer, Dillinja etc) and a bit of house (Basement Jaxx, MAW) -- and reggae: eighties dancehall (Tenor Saw etc), ragga, bashment, classic dub (Tubby etc). Sadly, most listening is at fairly low levels. But what I want is an exciting presentation, fast controlled squidgy bass / lower mid, and clarity. Bear in mind that authenticity and realism for this sort of music is different from other, more acoustic music. The most enjoyable sound in the house right now is either a cheap JVC boombox in the kitchen with both the "beat" eq setting and the "subbass" button switched in, or some active Spirit monitors in my studio playing my Mac G5. A dealer (Sevenoaks Hifi in Sheffield) reckons my best bet is to spend my £300-£400 budget on some speakers, probably B&W 602 S3s, and then think about getting a Rotel amp. Their argument is that the speakers will make most difference to the sound -- no arguments there -- and that the B&Ws are best suited to the kind of growling, liquid presentation I'm looking for. But I'd really appreciate a second opinion. Any dance / dub fans out there who'd like to make suggestions -- and let me know what sort of kit they use? Thanks |
Speaker recommendations for dance and dub
"Paul" wrote in message ... I have a very boring hi-fi and I'd like your help to fix it. The current system is uninvolving, has no discernable bass (not in the room anyway), lacks insight and utterly fails to excite. It comprises: snip A dealer (Sevenoaks Hifi in Sheffield) reckons my best bet is to spend my £300-£400 budget on some speakers, probably B&W 602 S3s, and then think about getting a Rotel amp. Their argument is that the speakers will make most difference to the sound -- no arguments there -- and that the B&Ws are best suited to the kind of growling, liquid presentation I'm looking for. You won't hate the 602s so go for them, but if you really want to get away from boring hi-fi and want to get 'involved' see eBay auction No. 5722517133 ...... |
Speaker recommendations for dance and dub
Paul wrote:
I have a very boring hi-fi and I'd like your help to fix it. The current system is uninvolving, has no discernable bass (not in the room anyway), lacks insight and utterly fails to excite. It comprises: Rega Planet (old style) CD player Alpha 8 amp, with 8P power amp (both old style), which bi-power... Eltax Symphony speakers. Speaker cable and interconnects are QED silver. The room it's in now is 3.5 by 3.5 metres, and the speakers are a little off-axis. I bought most of the system from Oranges and Lemons about five years ago, only with Kef Q35 speakers, which were OK with jazz and classical -- which I never listen to. So I got the Eltaxes, which at least had a bit of get up and go. I spent a couple of days there, thought the set up was great -- and it just never sounded the same at home. I mainly listen to two genres: firstly dance music -- principally UK Garage (Dem2 etc.), jungle (Congo Natty, Soundmurderer, Dillinja etc) and a bit of house (Basement Jaxx, MAW) -- and reggae: eighties dancehall (Tenor Saw etc), ragga, bashment, classic dub (Tubby etc). Sadly, most listening is at fairly low levels. But what I want is an exciting presentation, fast controlled squidgy bass / lower mid, and clarity. Bear in mind that authenticity and realism for this sort of music is different from other, more acoustic music. The most enjoyable sound in the house right now is either a cheap JVC boombox in the kitchen with both the "beat" eq setting and the "subbass" button switched in, or some active Spirit monitors in my studio playing my Mac G5. A dealer (Sevenoaks Hifi in Sheffield) reckons my best bet is to spend my £300-£400 budget on some speakers, probably B&W 602 S3s, and then think about getting a Rotel amp. Their argument is that the speakers will make most difference to the sound -- no arguments there -- and that the B&Ws are best suited to the kind of growling, liquid presentation I'm looking for. But I'd really appreciate a second opinion. Any dance / dub fans out there who'd like to make suggestions -- and let me know what sort of kit they use? Thanks I don't listen to much dance but I do listen to reggae/dub often at low volumes. The thing that made the biggest difference to my litening pleasure was the addition of a REL Stadium to my Arcam/Mission setup. Yes, it costs a lot but often available half price on ebay and WELL worth it. NB |
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