My "new" Ushers

PSOVLSK
PSOVLSK Posts: 5,216
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As you may have seen in the FS thread where I bought them, my Usher Mini Dancer 2 arrived on Thursday. Very little time to listen until yesterday. I haven't spent any time with setup other than toeing them in slightly. I started out with them on my Rotel RX-1050 and the sound was better than I expected, but I knew I could do better. I moved in the Plinius 9100 for an immediate upgrade. I'm currently running my Parasound P5 with my Parasound HCA 750A amp. Obviously not enough amp for these speakers, but it ain't bad. Performs better than it should in my opinion. Next up I'll use the Plinius as an amp with the P5 as the pre. I imagine I'll eventually settle on the P5 as my pre- with another amp, but we'll see. I honestly haven't listened enough to decide if I prefer the Plinius or the P5/750A combo better.
These are obviously the best speakers I've ever owned...and my wife agrees that they are a beautiful speaker, so that's a bonus. I fell in love with these speakers when I heard Marvin's, but he had much better gear up the line, so I was a little afraid of being disappointed. I'm not. I'm amazed at how these rather large speakers disappear in my living room. The soundstage is large, the separation is fantastic, the bass is tight and controlled, and the DMD tweeter is pretty decent :p
Overall, I couldn't be happier, especially knowing that they will only get better as I get better gear in front of them, if I choose to do so.

Thanks to Skip and Marvin for getting me in front of a pair of these and to Ben for selling me his pristine pair at a great price. And yes, the speakers are playing now and I have a smile on my face as I type every word.
Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Pictures man!

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,583
    Seems like a good buy, I've heard marvins in the past. Congrats
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Congrats... Welcome to the club!

    I bet they look as good as they sound too...
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    sounds like a lot of fun. Congrats
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    Yeah the Dancers are one speaker I think I could get my wife to stomach the looks of enough to upgrade to them from my LSi's however that would be a pricey scenario...

    For now I'm just going to stay with my smaller Ushers and whenever I get a "real" 2 channel setup going to look to step up to something like those, or even if I can find a deal of a lifetime like skip, a set of those.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,903
    edited September 2016
    yea, that diamond tweeter is one of the worst tweeters out there :D
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,315
    marvda1 wrote: »
    yea, that diamond tweeter is one of the worst tweeters out there :D

    Did you finally replace yours Marv
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,903
    txcoastal1 wrote: »
    marvda1 wrote: »
    yea, that diamond tweeter is one of the worst tweeters out there :D

    Did you finally replace yours Marv
    yes sir.

    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
    edited September 2016
    These are gorgeous speakers, I had the pleasure to see a pair sitting in a closet, and they are quite large. I may have a chance to borrow a pair of these from a friend. I can't wait to get my ears on these, I've heard great things and not just on this forum either. Congrats on the new speakers!

    Remember pics or it didn't happen. :smile:
    2 channel:
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    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,315
    mikeyb128 wrote: »
    These are gorgeous speakers, I had the pleasure to see a pair sitting in a closet, and they are quite large. I may have a chance to borrow a pair of these from a friend. I can't wait to get my ears on these, I've heard great things and not just on this forum either. Congrats on the new speakers!

    Remember pics or it didn't happen. :smile:

    Your listening room would love these IMHO. Only suggestion would be to have acoustic panels at first reflection but then you would be golden
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,055
    PSOVLSK wrote: »
    As you may have seen in the FS thread where I bought them, my Usher Mini Dancer 2 arrived on Thursday. Very little time to listen until yesterday. I haven't spent any time with setup other than toeing them in slightly. I started out with them on my Rotel RX-1050 and the sound was better than I expected, but I knew I could do better. I moved in the Plinius 9100 for an immediate upgrade. I'm currently running my Parasound P5 with my Parasound HCA 750A amp. Obviously not enough amp for these speakers, but it ain't bad. Performs better than it should in my opinion. Next up I'll use the Plinius as an amp with the P5 as the pre. I imagine I'll eventually settle on the P5 as my pre- with another amp, but we'll see. I honestly haven't listened enough to decide if I prefer the Plinius or the P5/750A combo better.
    These are obviously the best speakers I've ever owned...and my wife agrees that they are a beautiful speaker, so that's a bonus. I fell in love with these speakers when I heard Marvin's, but he had much better gear up the line, so I was a little afraid of being disappointed. I'm not. I'm amazed at how these rather large speakers disappear in my living room. The soundstage is large, the separation is fantastic, the bass is tight and controlled, and the DMD tweeter is pretty decent :p
    Overall, I couldn't be happier, especially knowing that they will only get better as I get better gear in front of them, if I choose to do so.

    Thanks to Skip and Marvin for getting me in front of a pair of these and to Ben for selling me his pristine pair at a great price. And yes, the speakers are playing now and I have a smile on my face as I type every word.

    Congrats on a great deal I'm sure you will continue to enjoy them.
    Nightfall wrote: »
    Pictures man!

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    We need pics, pics and more pics
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,216
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    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,903
    bring them out from the wall o:)
    Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
    Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
    Puritan PSM156
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,216
    marvda1 wrote: »
    bring them out from the wall o:)

    I'll have to sneak them out little by little. I'm doing well to have them in the room at all ;)
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    Looks good Paul!

    halen
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    Wow! Very nice room bud! Agreed on the sneaking them out, my s/o barely noticed, then one day..."What are they doing waaaay out here"? A glass of fine brandy in hand I said "Deal with it"! Now I'm single...J/K, he loves them and is very understanding of my sick hobby. The biggest problem was having the huge black amp between the speakers. Sometimes, your just talking to a toaster when you explain why it/they need to be were they are...
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,103
    edited September 2016
    They look fantastic! Now you need a bigger TV Paul... B)
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,216
    scubalab wrote: »
    They look fantastic! Now you need a bigger TV Paul... B)
    Sadly I had to give up my projector when I moved into this house. 110" of goodness left behind :'( College football will never be the same.
    I'm looking to get a bigger TV, but not for this room. It will go in my game room/media room.
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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