Too much bass in your room?Outgoing, Spendor Classic 3/1.
Less that than that there isn’t enough room for them to truly open up.Too much bass in your room?
8.75 x 9.5 ft room.I don't see how Graham ls3/5a can outperform spendor classic 3/1. Why the change?
8.75 x 9.5 ft room.
Incoming, with Gig Harbor Audio custom stands. Very excited! Outgoing, Spendor Classic 3/1.
Incoming, with Gig Harbor Audio custom stands. Very excited! Outgoing, Spendor Classic 3/1.
Forgive my ignorance, but wasn't the whole point of the strict LS3/5a specifications and licensing to make sure they all sounded the same?
Less that than that there isn’t enough room for them to truly open up.
Very interesting Art K. I recently acquired Spendor Classic 3/1s for my den, about 11 1/2” by 16 1/2”. I got them thinking they would be just the sweet spot between my <ahem> BBC legacy-style small monitors and Graham LS5/9s. The latter are lovely, but with many modern recordings of folk-rock and the like, the bass becomes heavier than I like, in a very resonant room.
So, I’ve been going back and forth between the smaller monitors and the 3/1s. At first, I was convinced the 3/1s would be my final resting place; much like an LS3/5a with about 15% more heft all around. Then, I go back to the smaller monitors and seem to find them just as satisfying, and perhaps warmer with vocals in a way that seems to me both natural and pleasing. But I find no flaw with the 3/1s, and they deserve more time…
Very interesting Art K. I recently acquired Spendor Classic 3/1s for my den, about 11 1/2” by 16 1/2”. I got them thinking they would be just the sweet spot between my <ahem> BBC legacy-style small monitors and Graham LS5/9s. The latter are lovely, but with many modern recordings of folk-rock and the like, the bass becomes heavier than I like, in a very resonant room.
So, I’ve been going back and forth between the smaller monitors and the 3/1s. At first, I was convinced the 3/1s would be my final resting place; much like an LS3/5a with about 15% more heft all around. Then, I go back to the smaller monitors and seem to find them just as satisfying, and perhaps warmer with vocals in a way that seems to me both natural and pleasing. But I find no flaw with the 3/1s, and they deserve more time…
I really loved both the Tab 10 and the P3, the latter a bit more. I have decided, for now, to keep my P3’s for an occasional switch out. The Graham’s really combine the best of both speakers. They are very truthful about what you feed them. You hear the differences in what’s happening upstream a bit more than with P3’s. The ProAc’s are clear and open but just a bit too toppy for my preference. Still a delightful speaker.Your room is v small @ArtK so makes sense. At least in my room, the 3/1 definitely need some space to breath. Glad the Graham's are treating you well, I bet they sound sweet. How do they compare to other small ones you've tried (proac tablette, p3esr etc)?