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It’s Bernard’s
Cool, nice one
It’s Bernard’s
Definitely get a demo of a CDA2, may find it’s all you need & will free up cash for a future speaker upgrade. I may well look at ATC50s in the future but they are twice as much cash as the 40s. Nice to have a goal though.First time hifi image post... ever. My wife and work colleagues think that I'm mad.
At a transition point right now.
Just replaced my much-loved and hard-to-get Monitor Audio Studio 60s for ATC 40 actives.
Rest of system:
Bluesound Node 2i streamer
RME ADI-2 DAC
Cambridge Audio CXC CD transport
Naim NAC202 modified by Sean at Custom Hifi Cables to enable dual power supplies
Customer Hifi Cables dual CHC-CAP with Mundorf capacitor upgrades
Naim NAPSC2
Avondale Audio M130 mono blocks with NCC220 upgrade
Hifi stand from @Knipester (I never got around to sending him an earlier image... hope you like it Paul)
Also just bought a MiniDSP U-MIK 1 to attempt to improve the sound.
Lots of decisions to make in next 6 months. Will keep most of the passive kit just in case as the active isn't sounding right yet. Maybe buy an ATC CDA2 as I'm not happy with the RME ADI-2 DAC feeding directly into the ATC 40As. Maybe upgrade to ATC 50As as the 40As don't quite have that effortless volume and scale that I'm obsessed with (as I feared they wouldn't). Or maybe test some Dutch and Dutch 8cs as they seem to be the future and I'm not completely confident that I will have the brain space to learn REW/UMIK-1.
Thanks to everyone on PFM for all the experience shared over the last couple of years. I think it's a brilliant resource.
Hope these Flkr links work!
https://flic.kr/p/2koCRuN
https://flic.kr/p/2koDtSU
Update: I forgot to confess that I cleaned up all the XLR cables for the photo as they were all over the place. If I stay active I will get them under the carpets, like I have with the passive speaker cables.
Definitely get a demo of a CDA2, may find it’s all you need & will free up cash for a future speaker upgrade. I may well look at ATC50s in the future but they are twice as much cash as the 40s. Nice to have a goal though.
@evan that’s a beautiful listening room / lounge.
I’ve never heard the 40s, but 50s are special - however, they do like to play louder than I ultimately want to live with. Whatever you do, if buying new, get extended home dems.
How is the lid for the P10? Does it 'stick' to the felt mat?
Screw the 1.5mm bow in the shelf. Much more important; what's WIld Hare like?
Beautiful roomThank you!
Yes, the RME Dac has some room correction capability. I am very impressed with 40s though & really like the simplicity of the CDA2, I just feel I’m listening to music rather than hi fi.Yes, I’m sure you’re right. I need to check out the CDA2 based on your earlier recommendation, and this is part of the path to the 50As (funds permitting). I guess the 8cs could be the biggest competition right now given their ability to fix room issues.
Have a go using postimage: https://postimages.org/. No need to host photos anywherei'd post pics of my set up, if i knew how. only taken 10 years to finalise, no rush
Have a go using postimage: https://postimages.org/. No need to host photos anywhere
Drag a picture or click onto the button Choose Images / Browse and find your picture
Copy the URL for the Hotlink for Forums and paste it into the PFM message
PowerAmp BenchMark AHB2 (sitting on Iosacoustic Oreas) - fitted with two Synergistic Orange fuses
> Tellurium Q Silver Diamond speaker cables + Jumpers (diamond config)
Well that's quite specific.Benchmark recommend that the only speaker cable that can maintain the full potential of the amp is the Canare 4S11 Star Quad with the Speakon connectors.