tower of power...or wall of denial

ohskigod

to save time (i suck with a digital camera )

if you look at Doro's system showcase, i believe he still has a picture of them there. (second picture, in front of the RTA 12's) its the B&W DM 1400. Only gave it a couple hours of listening, but so far i'm very impressed by their sound. especially for their size. their about the size of a RT 55, but with the attached stands (lead shot filled) they way an effin TON! I have them hooked up to my 2 channel rig in place of the 2B's at the moment. might be their for a while to really give them a critical listen.

dorokusai

The shot loading really helped the bass response.

I think sonically they are pretty damn good and every bit of a match for the class standard of bookies...the RT55(i). I think the B&W offers more clarity, perhaps being a little sharp at times....but that is due more to recording media IMO, then anything else. Excellent bass....and if it didn't have an installed, yet removeable stand, I'd venture to say it's one of the most underappreciated bookies around.

I would throw some spikes on the stands and you should be real tight.

New B&W lame, old B&W, cool in my book.

dorokusai

Madmax - I'm sorry I missed your post. I know what you mean, but I figure this comes with the territory, two totally different speakers you know what I mean? SDA-Easy, Planar/Electrostat/Free Ribbon....creative.

I played with the MMG's only a little to get off, and they are another speaker notorious for placement issues.

Perhaps my expectations are low, but I found a couple sweet spots already with the Carvers and they work just fine for me....zero toe.

My room is small, but then again, TroyD's room is the smallest ever....well, I mean nearfield for a speaker that's 66" tall and radiates from top to bottom....and they sound outstanding in his setup. Immediate interaction with the soundstage.

System synergy...when the front and back end work well....how could the speakers not? That's about all I can figure in this placement issue.

Tour2ma

At least on straight 2 ch sans SH, I never found mine to be all that hard to enjoy either. Even standing in front of my SRS's when they first landed here. That's not to say that things did not change with split (long wall in my den so no corner issues), distance from wall, etc. But certainly wasn't an all or nothing deal. Ended up with about a 7' split and slight toe-in.

Tilt was fun to play with... ended up liking them a little more upright than the 7" lean the manual calls for. I think it had to do with keeping reflections out of the false beams in my ceiling.

Kicking in the SH did lead to a couple minor adjustments. Closed up the split some and eminated te toe-in. Is the bright, little box on your pre the SH unit?

Seems like Troy had more split between his than you do. As close as yours look to be, toe-in is not certainly not needed. Manual calls for zero toe-in as well.

So what you been spinning so far? What was the all important first cut?

F1nut

I can answer that, Steely Dan - Goucho and they sound great. Even Cali, the devil dog, enjoyed them.

dorokusai

Tour - No, it's my headphone amp.

cfrizz

Who's the adorable boo boo?

And who is the mutt holding him?;)

shack

I like the way you have the dog posed in front of the three cartoon characters.

Tour2ma

Originally posted by shack
I like the way you have the dog posed in front of the three cartoon characters.

One look at that picture and I knew there was great line not far away.... I was right...

jtgranby

Originally posted by Zero
You sick ****. Let me take those 2000's off your hands to help your illness.

Zero
You got a PM.
JT