Well, I'm leaning towards the ER18DXT at this time but I tell you what, the Proac 1SC is quite awesome. I used to have a pair of clones that I got from
PROAC 1SC
and I put the OW1 mod in them. They sounded ALMOST as good as my BGCorp RD50s... but I sold them... very foolish.
But if I could land a pair of real 1SCs for under a grand, I would.
The actual procurement date has not yet been set. Current finances dictate that I still have plenty of time to choose
They may push (or at best condone) a fair bit of snake oil. but they also publish measurements of most loudspeakers they review.
That counts for something.
One also wonders what kind of supporting equipment they use such as sources, preamps, amps, interconnects, etc. I will say, however, that the biggest bang for my buck that I have ever received was with quality interconnects - they opened my system WAY up and what I heard from my BGCorp RD50s was the closest to live music I have ever heard.
But the RD50s are gone and I still need to choose their replacement, hence the need for this thread.
I still have all of my supporting equipment and an awaiting the day when I once again can listen to incredibly well reproduced music.
But the RD50s are gone and I still need to choose their replacement, hence the need for this thread.
I still have all of my supporting equipment and an awaiting the day when I once again can listen to incredibly well reproduced music.
As a correction, it's $800/pr. in bamboo ply. And now we make a birch plywood version of the Orca Fullrange, for $500/pr. My wife and I make these cabinets by hand in our own woodshop, and we've made hundreds of pairs for many pleased customers all over the globe.
Also, it's linseed oil not snake oil.
-Clark
P.S. They can be hooked up to pretty much any amplifier, but they'll only want 5-10 watts to be put into them regardless of what's on tap. They are anticipated for a natural, relaxing lower to medium volume playback.
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Dave, i use the 1/2 in vertical grain bamboo from plybam. I've heard stranded as well and its even stiffer, but it seems almost unnecessarily so for a speaker the size of the Orcas. The look is really cool though, almost like solid wood. I personally prefer the "neutrality" of the natural for sonics by a tiny margin, but most folks opt for caramelized (slightly brighter) or birch ply (slightly warmer).
Probably right, it is a small box. The stranded thou is much harder to damage surface wize so will stand up to more wear & tear and still look good.
dave
That's a really good point, Dave. The stuff is just granite-hard. Its amazing that wood products like this are available at all anymore considering the ever constant drive of traditional lumber mills to charge the same price for stuff that comes out in ever lower incriments of quality.
BG
Since you are big fan of BGs tweeters, consider ZX Spectrum design by Paul Carmody
you will not be disappointed and certainly you don't need to spend $1000.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/zx-spectrum
Bohlender Graebener Neo3 :
Zaph|Audio
Since you are big fan of BGs tweeters, consider ZX Spectrum design by Paul Carmody
you will not be disappointed and certainly you don't need to spend $1000.
https://sites.google.com/site/undefinition/zx-spectrum
Bohlender Graebener Neo3 :
Zaph|Audio
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Best shelves transducter... fostex 7 T...less than 100 bucks brandnew, no visual and listening fatigue.
Bigger second hand , Dynaudio SE 50 or special anniversarry. Reference 3A.Phil Jones 2 ways...
Imho all best than kef and proac I listened.
Diy... Bagbys, Zaph...etc. here, as you live in US, Adamson fellow Bettsy speaker with a sub ...like the philosophy of less filter parts.
Honnestly choice is huge...try to avoid hifi review hips
Bigger second hand , Dynaudio SE 50 or special anniversarry. Reference 3A.Phil Jones 2 ways...
Imho all best than kef and proac I listened.
Diy... Bagbys, Zaph...etc. here, as you live in US, Adamson fellow Bettsy speaker with a sub ...like the philosophy of less filter parts.
Honnestly choice is huge...try to avoid hifi review hips
to me bookshelve= small 5, 6. or 7 inch woofer mated to a tweeter. imo, by design, faulty unless listed at extreme nearfield.
Music needs air and effortlessness. Seas A26 with DIY cabs are the best 1000$ bookshelve ive had
Id say that the Harbeth shl5plus are better in the mid then the A26, bass is equal and I prefer the treble of the A26. But the Harbeth shl5plus are 4000$ used, the A26 cost 1100$ new.
Ive sold my shl5plus without much regret cause im broke, but cost no object I might pick the shl5plus
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