Monitor 5B refresh

xschop

The CCP censors in live time. If they don't like your cable choices, you're nixed.

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@shaneybob As a fellow 5 owner: glad you gave it a shot, sad you don't feel you got your money's worth =(

I know if I only had the setup at my Dad's to go off of, I'd be disappointed. I found the magic sauce at my house. I don't think I can get them to sound as good there. The rooms are just too difficult. And the receiver/amp selection is different.

I think you went a level higher on the Clarity selection and inductor. I used a different resistor, put in the 6x6 BH5, and did the inner basket foam + phase plugs. Our wire might be comparable. It'd be neat to compare them in a different space with a couple of different amps. I wish there was an established get-together thing close to where I am, but I'm not in a good region for that.

I agree that a tweeter and crossover upgrade are the standard, and good enough for most people. I got a lot of imaging benefit from the crossover. I got some sparkle over the old tweeter with my replacements.

Thanks to the audiologist, I also know my hearing is still 'youthful', so some of my gains might be lost on a lot of us.

I enjoyed reading your thread. It's a nice bookend to mine for curious minds. Two different experiences, similar mods, different setups.

I think a lot of us will be interested to hear where you go from here, with different speakers or?

odcics2

Interesting that some modifications are easily heard, others are inaudible.
All room and ear dependent of course.