Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

You don't buy speakers to partner equipment (other than the obvious
question of power rating) but to partner your room. THat is the
interaction that determines the sound.

Buy them to partner your personal taste and get even better results. Find a
price you are willing to spend, take four pairs home at that price, keep the
ones you like best.

Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

You don't buy speakers to partner equipment (other than the obvious
question of power rating) but to partner your room. THat is the
interaction that determines the sound.

Buy them to partner your personal taste and get even better results. Find a
price you are willing to spend, take four pairs home at that price, keep the
ones you like best.

Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:31:11 +0100, "kevcam"
wrote:

Has anyone got any thoughts/experience on a shortlist of speakers
(floorstanders or bookshelf) to partner
a Cyrus 6 CD and Cyrus 6 amp?

So far I've heard the Monitor Audio S6 and B&W CM6. Not sure if the
shop is steering me in the right direction (trying to avail
themselves of stock items maybe).

Cheers

Kev

You don't buy speakers to partner equipment (other than the obvious
question of power rating) but to partner your room. THat is the
interaction that determines the sound.


Couldn't agree more.

I went through 4 pairs of speakers that WhatHiFi gave 5 stars too - all of
them group winners. Trouble is they all sounded too 'harsh' for my room. I
woke up to the fact that my room needed a certain type of speaker to sound
good but not nescesaril a group winner. I ended up with Quad 11L (group
winners :-) ) that sound superb.

Speakers do need to partnered with the right electronics. A transparent
speaker partnered with a 'bright' amp may sound harsh. Put a 'warmer' pair
on and the sound may be great.

--
MrBitsy

Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

Don Pearce wrote:
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 17:31:11 +0100, "kevcam"
wrote:

Has anyone got any thoughts/experience on a shortlist of speakers
(floorstanders or bookshelf) to partner
a Cyrus 6 CD and Cyrus 6 amp?

So far I've heard the Monitor Audio S6 and B&W CM6. Not sure if the
shop is steering me in the right direction (trying to avail
themselves of stock items maybe).

Cheers

Kev

You don't buy speakers to partner equipment (other than the obvious
question of power rating) but to partner your room. THat is the
interaction that determines the sound.


Couldn't agree more.

I went through 4 pairs of speakers that WhatHiFi gave 5 stars too - all of
them group winners. Trouble is they all sounded too 'harsh' for my room. I
woke up to the fact that my room needed a certain type of speaker to sound
good but not nescesaril a group winner. I ended up with Quad 11L (group
winners :-) ) that sound superb.

Speakers do need to partnered with the right electronics. A transparent
speaker partnered with a 'bright' amp may sound harsh. Put a 'warmer' pair
on and the sound may be great.

--
MrBitsy

Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:21:32 +0100, "kevcam"
wrote:

Don

Surely the equipment is a factor? The source/amp will have an effect on the
sound coming from the speakers which in turn (I agree) be affected by the
room's characteristics.

Otherwise we'd all be auditioning speakers with any old equipment?

Kev

It's like that estate-agent program on the TV. Location, location,
location. Above a certain level of quality, amps and other
front-end gear may sound slightly different to each other. Speakers
sound enormously different. Room characteristics and speaker
positioning in the room also make an enormous difference.

You don't read much about it, because the hi-fi dealer can't sell you
a better listening room :-)

Partner speakers for Cyrus 6?
 

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:21:32 +0100, "kevcam"
wrote:

Don

Surely the equipment is a factor? The source/amp will have an effect on the
sound coming from the speakers which in turn (I agree) be affected by the
room's characteristics.

Otherwise we'd all be auditioning speakers with any old equipment?

Kev

It's like that estate-agent program on the TV. Location, location,
location. Above a certain level of quality, amps and other
front-end gear may sound slightly different to each other. Speakers
sound enormously different. Room characteristics and speaker
positioning in the room also make an enormous difference.

You don't read much about it, because the hi-fi dealer can't sell you
a better listening room :-)