LSi7s - lit them up yesterday

Erik Tracy
Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
edited November 2008 in Speakers
So, I had the house to myself for about 30 minutes with the family on their way home from errands.

I decided to have some sonic fun and see what the LSi7s could do if pushed a bit.

I popped in Peter Gabriel's "So" CD and skipped to "Sledge Hammer" and slowly turned up the gain until I had the Carver power amp LEDs dancing up and down (-2db).

The side of my mouth twitched into an upward grin at the sonic goodness - these puppies woke up and pumped out some very clean, cohesive and articulate sound. Sound stage stayed intact, they did not sound strained and I was feeling the music as well as hearing it. Clean mix and well balanced - nice bass line.

But....I then skipped tracks to "Big Time" and was less than impressed.

While I like this song alot, the mix on the CD was WAY too bright and it didn't seem balanced from top to bottom - no counter on the low end to the strident top - this song and CD is not conducive to loud listening. Perhaps a remix master, or vinyl would be better.

So, I skipped back to "Sledge Hammer" and gave it another spin - way cool!

Then the family came home....

I'll definitely have to do some more archival digging for more volume experimentation! :D

H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited November 2008
    fun times.. it's always good to push your system a bit now and then.. it reminds you why you put it together in the first place. sounds like a good way to spend 30 minutes alone. :)

    I know what you mean though.. some songs don't sound good even though most on a CD will sound just fine. I don't know if it was a poor mix or if it was intended to be mixed without any bass and bright highs. It's esp bad if it's a song you really like too.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited November 2008
    Erik,
    Who wears the pants in that house?
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    Erik you need to give the wife some spending money and tell her to go buy herself something nice, and take her time.:cool:
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited November 2008
    So whats the verdict with the 7's? Like/dislike, keep/sell, A3's/7's.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited November 2008
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Erik you need to give the wife some spending money and tell her to go buy herself something nice, and take her time.:cool:


    Good advice.

    Happy wife = happy life.

    We give each other space - its all about timing ;)

    When I have some time, I'm doing one last comparison with the A3s.

    But, I am liking the LSi7s.

    Erik

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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