Short Def Tech BP10B Review, and other things.
Several months ago, I was brought to a hault in my audio journey. I finally realized that my problem was not the amplifier. It wasn't the preamp. It wasn't my cd player. It wasn't my wire. It was my speakers. I have, since I started my audio journey, liked two brands. Polk Audio and Definitive Technology. I guess you could say it was just a matter of time that I would eventually switch over to Definitive.
However, in my time of owning Polk Audio speakers, I learned many things, and learned to try things when they came to me. So I did, I sold all of my Polk speakers and bought all Definitives. At first, I purchased the smallest tower they manufacture, the BP6B. This speaker was amazing.
Next I decided I needed more, I missed the fullness of the Polks, and 'thump' in the midbass that Polk is known for. So I waited, I saved, I purchased the Definitive Technology BP10B. As of today, this is the most expensive speaker I have ever owned, retailing at $1,000.00 a pair.
The Definitive Technology sports two 6.5" midbasses, and two 1" tweeters in a Bipolar setup. This arrangement is loved by some, hated by others. I, personally like this sound, and have come very fond of its depth and clarity. The BP10B also has some very unique traits to it, the cabinet itself is 'curved', it is curved back and fires the tweeter upwards. My guess is that the low firing tweeter + curved cabinet would mean at 8-10 feet, you would have a tweeter at ear level.
The Definitive is no slouch in build quality either, although is has 3/4" particle board sides, the front baffles are 1" thick Medite. The entire cabinet is layered in dense foam, with plenty of bracing. The cabinet has almost no resonance at higher volumes, with the subwoofer off in my room. These are incredible cabinets for this price range.
It is also a beast, standing at 42" tall, 12" deep, and 8.5" wide, weighing in roughly at 60 pounds each.
The wrap around grill cloth, with high gloss black caps brings an extremely elegant look, all that have seen them have loved the look, if nothing at all. It brings a much more expensive look and feel to them than the Polk Audio RTi70 did.
The BP10B brought a whole new dimension of sound to the table for me as a whole. It was effortless, nothing short of superb. Everytime I turn it on, it jumps out and scares me. The soundstage is incredibly enveloping for such a speaker in it's price range. When I had the BP6B running the show, the tweeter was incredibly harsh, and I was forced to put layers of toilet paper over the tweeter to calm it. With this thought in mind, I apted to buy the BP10 instead of the BP10B with the same expectations of its larger sibling. Come to find, the BP10B has incredibly smooth, yet still vibrant highs with the Aluminum dome. However, in my small room, two tweeters can get bright time to time. It seems to miss nothing in the recording, picking it apart bit by bit. The drums just roll right off, with a high sense of realism, seperating itself from the singer. The guitars produce themselves with much depth, taking up the entire side of the room, (left or right, depending on the channel it is being produced at) with alot of seperation.
The biggest improvements in sound for me by far is the seperation, the Polks didn't seem to seperate the music, it didn't appear to want to do it, much less get down to the details of the music. So this as a whole is impressive to me.
Overall, the detail, clarity, and depth of these speakers to me is nothing short of amazing. I am thoroughly enjoying my system everyday, at anytime. I have no doubts as of now that this will be my system for a while. For the first time in three years, I have no upgrade list.
I would like to thank PJDami for offering me the B&K gear at the price he did. Without the two pieces he sold me, my system could never be where it is at now.
The B&K played a large roll in the accuracy of the sound, the B&K cleaned up the bass in my system incredibly. It went from boomy and loud to punchy and loud, it was like transparency with force. The kind of bass we all want to hear.
I would also like to thank Russ, Troy, Jesse, Mark, Sean, Rick, and many others for getting me to where I am at now. Putting up with me when I was down right stupid, yes I have gone through my past posts and can't believe I wrote some of the stuff I did. Yall put up with me better than what I would have put up with. I will give you that. So I would like to thank all of you for that.
Anyway, this is my mini review and thanks! Just thought I would acknowledge a few things.
However, in my time of owning Polk Audio speakers, I learned many things, and learned to try things when they came to me. So I did, I sold all of my Polk speakers and bought all Definitives. At first, I purchased the smallest tower they manufacture, the BP6B. This speaker was amazing.
Next I decided I needed more, I missed the fullness of the Polks, and 'thump' in the midbass that Polk is known for. So I waited, I saved, I purchased the Definitive Technology BP10B. As of today, this is the most expensive speaker I have ever owned, retailing at $1,000.00 a pair.
The Definitive Technology sports two 6.5" midbasses, and two 1" tweeters in a Bipolar setup. This arrangement is loved by some, hated by others. I, personally like this sound, and have come very fond of its depth and clarity. The BP10B also has some very unique traits to it, the cabinet itself is 'curved', it is curved back and fires the tweeter upwards. My guess is that the low firing tweeter + curved cabinet would mean at 8-10 feet, you would have a tweeter at ear level.
The Definitive is no slouch in build quality either, although is has 3/4" particle board sides, the front baffles are 1" thick Medite. The entire cabinet is layered in dense foam, with plenty of bracing. The cabinet has almost no resonance at higher volumes, with the subwoofer off in my room. These are incredible cabinets for this price range.
It is also a beast, standing at 42" tall, 12" deep, and 8.5" wide, weighing in roughly at 60 pounds each.
The wrap around grill cloth, with high gloss black caps brings an extremely elegant look, all that have seen them have loved the look, if nothing at all. It brings a much more expensive look and feel to them than the Polk Audio RTi70 did.
The BP10B brought a whole new dimension of sound to the table for me as a whole. It was effortless, nothing short of superb. Everytime I turn it on, it jumps out and scares me. The soundstage is incredibly enveloping for such a speaker in it's price range. When I had the BP6B running the show, the tweeter was incredibly harsh, and I was forced to put layers of toilet paper over the tweeter to calm it. With this thought in mind, I apted to buy the BP10 instead of the BP10B with the same expectations of its larger sibling. Come to find, the BP10B has incredibly smooth, yet still vibrant highs with the Aluminum dome. However, in my small room, two tweeters can get bright time to time. It seems to miss nothing in the recording, picking it apart bit by bit. The drums just roll right off, with a high sense of realism, seperating itself from the singer. The guitars produce themselves with much depth, taking up the entire side of the room, (left or right, depending on the channel it is being produced at) with alot of seperation.
The biggest improvements in sound for me by far is the seperation, the Polks didn't seem to seperate the music, it didn't appear to want to do it, much less get down to the details of the music. So this as a whole is impressive to me.
Overall, the detail, clarity, and depth of these speakers to me is nothing short of amazing. I am thoroughly enjoying my system everyday, at anytime. I have no doubts as of now that this will be my system for a while. For the first time in three years, I have no upgrade list.
I would like to thank PJDami for offering me the B&K gear at the price he did. Without the two pieces he sold me, my system could never be where it is at now.
The B&K played a large roll in the accuracy of the sound, the B&K cleaned up the bass in my system incredibly. It went from boomy and loud to punchy and loud, it was like transparency with force. The kind of bass we all want to hear.
I would also like to thank Russ, Troy, Jesse, Mark, Sean, Rick, and many others for getting me to where I am at now. Putting up with me when I was down right stupid, yes I have gone through my past posts and can't believe I wrote some of the stuff I did. Yall put up with me better than what I would have put up with. I will give you that. So I would like to thank all of you for that.
Anyway, this is my mini review and thanks! Just thought I would acknowledge a few things.
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Enjoy yourself Trey
CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint. -
Will do...
Can you recomend me to CDs with good SQ? hmmm... any type will do except country, hip hop, pop, rap, bluegrass, dance, etc etc
- Trey- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit. -
one CD i really like to listen to is John Mellencamp.. The Best that I could do. good dynamics.. and good music. Or Scarecrow bye John Mellencamp on Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 24K CD. amazing sounds.
If you truely want to hear the best from a CD, seek out the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Ultra Disc II CD's. check Ebay for some. Worth the price IMHO.
Congrats.. on your set up. Hey, are your Def Techs.. dipolar speakers?PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin: -
Thanks for the rec. on music. Will have to check it out! I may have to get a SACD player and hear what these things can really do...but thats later!
Yes, they have front and rear firing 6.5" midbasses and 1" tweeters.- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
