LSi7s - lit them up yesterday
Erik Tracy
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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!
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!
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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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.PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
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Erik,
Who wears the pants in that house?
Drew -
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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So whats the verdict with the 7's? Like/dislike, keep/sell, A3's/7's.
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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.
