This is Clif, and it's my first post on AudioCircle. I am the proud owner of the cheapest speaker in Louis's lineup, the Super 3 Desktop, which I bought in 2013 with the intention of creating the lowest priced system I could. These were ideal for their location on an actual bookshelf and sounded good in that location. Louis recommended I get a Bottlehead Stereomour 2A3 SET amp (3.5 Wpc), and so I've been running that pairing for since then.
Recently I have gotten upgraditis and improved the Stereomour with Mundorf interstage and parafeed caps, removed the cathode bypass cap, and added a Vacuum State shunt regulator. These changes have improved the integrity of the Stereomour sound. Bass is more solid, highs more resolved, and an upper midrange glare I always experienced has simply disappeared.
I put the desktops on stands on the long side of a 14 x 10 carpeted room with no acoustic treatment. They are 6" from the back wall about 3 feet from each other. They sound great. Tone is great. Imaging is spooky. They are fast and articulate. I can almost feel the instruments with my hands. With the amp mods, the bass is actually pretty solid for what it is.
I'm kind of wondering what the next step is.
I listen to classical music almost exclusively, mainly chamber music, but occasionally a full on symphony. Not too much choir. I love the articulation and intimacy of the sound, but the speakers are not necessarily the best for separating the musical lines from each other.
I'm wondering if I should get a Deep Hemp 8 subwoofer and feed the Super 3 Desktop with everything above 120 Hz or so or just sell the Super 3 Desktops and get a CAM.
I'm open any thoughts and suggestions. Thanks!
Clif