First AmpraSid Sound Test??

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,774
edited October 2004 in Speakers
The sound...is...umm..umm...umm...ummm...ummm...ummm...

UMMMMMM

*thinks REALLY hard*

Well, let me break it down

The high end is NOTHING like I am use to, but it is still pretty detailed, all considered...

The mids are SMOOTH, jeez are they SMOOTH...

The soundstage, is amazing - however it dosnt 'seperate' well...

The bass is pretty good, all that I expected

The driver isnt broke in, of course..so...

Will post my impressions later on...
- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Let me put this in short, VERY Short...

    This is the best da*n speaker ive heard for 100 bucks...period (new)

    Isnt even broke in yet, very very impressive...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited October 2004
    good deal Sid, cool DIY

    but could you limit your posts to one thread per subject

    I will assume come tomorrow you will post a new thread

    "AmpraSid, how they sound on Thurs"
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    No, I started a new thread because the last one got really long, wanted a seperate one for the sound test :D

    I'm on a post ****
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    I'm on a post ****

    since day one

    :rolleyes:

    enjoy the new speakers, I am sure they are cool
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

    "I've always been mad, I know I've been mad, like the most of us have...very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad..."
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    Hmmm...

    These speakers are incredlbly directional...

    The detail they present depends souly on where your ears are with the wizzers...

    I find that if I sit with my ears level with the dust caps, the detail surpasses most tweeters I have heard.

    The seperation in some songs is just uncanny for 2 woofers...

    If these speakers could play louder, they could easily pass as my main speakers...

    The Definitives still hold their own in most respects though...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited October 2004
    "I find that if I sit with my ears level with the dust caps, the detail surpasses most tweeters I have heard."

    Ummm...well....you see.....

    Gah, I can't say it!!! :D
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    I understand why it does that...

    But at first I was just sitting up right...

    So :p

    Gotta make them taller somehow without going nuts... :p

    Man I am in awe at how good these dang things are...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited October 2004
    I'm glad to hear you are enjoying them. Now if you only listened to better music you could see what they are fully capable of.:D

    I'm just razzin' ya. Remember when I built those $52.11 single driver transmission lines out of PVC? I'm sure everybody laughed to themselves when I raved about the sound. The imaging is spot-on, and the mids and vocals are amazing. Sure they won't do everything as well as some other speakers, but let's see an SDA do solo piano nearly as well.

    Congratulions! You have just kicked it up a notch. Let's see some building pics!
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    I have 10 more pictures on the disposable camera...

    Once I use them, I will get it developed! :D

    I have mostly been using...

    Poe - Haunted
    Dido
    Beth Hart
    Tatu
    Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
    Sean's Reference Songs

    And I tried some rock music but didnt quite like what I heard.

    Last night I set them up to be crossed at 80hz, will see if they change sonically...
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,774
    edited October 2004
    For full range drivers with wizzers...

    Do you recomend toe in or straight forwards?
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by hoosier21
    I will assume come tomorrow you will post a new thread

    "AmpraSid, how they sound on Thurs"
    ROFLMAO... that was impossibly funny...

    Sid,
    Toe-in, don't toe-in... turn them to the wall...

    Don't ask... just play...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,734
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by gidrah
    but let's see an SDA do solo piano nearly as well.


    As long as it's recorded with one mike, they are just as awesome as ever.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by F1nut
    As long as

    With the push of a button I can disengage the C-9.

    Trade you?:)
    Make it Funky! :)
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited October 2004
    Sorry Mark, however, put me in the camp that believes that SDA has got it all over SH. ;)

    No disrespect meant to my man, Brother Bob Carver.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited October 2004
    Originally posted by Vr3MxStyler2k3
    For full range drivers with wizzers...

    Do you recomend toe in or straight forwards?

    Point them RIGHT at you, in your listening position.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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