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I am looking at this speaker as my next upgrade plan. Can anybody share his listening notes on this speaker? btw, I plan to mate it with an 80wpc Unico hybrid amp. You think it's a good idea? or am I nuts
I plan to mate it with an 80wpc Unico hybrid amp. You think it's a good idea? or am I nuts
Why don't you just buy a used pair of MM De Capo's and upgrade the tweeter? The price is right and there are lots of happy customers out there with this combo.Michael
I may use it as a nearfield monitor and my decapo as far fields in my studio.
It sounds like a great starting point to me... The Dulcet is supposed to be 88db, so 80 watts is probably a good place to start... To get the maximum dynamics and bass and such it might take even more power.
The dulcets lesser efficiency is a puzzlement to me.If it is the same as the decapo i minus the lower frequency than I may use it as a nearfield monitor and my decapo as far fields in my studio.
QuoteI may use it as a nearfield monitor and my decapo as far fields in my studio.Not to steer this thread into a tangent, but I'm curious what kind of studio you have. Do you play or are you a technical guy? I've been a professional musician for most of my life, so I'm always curious to meet other musicians who are also into hi fi (I haven't met too many of them). Thanks,Jon
I was told that Dulcet can boogie with 30-40 wpc (generally, by someone in Reference 3A) so I figured an 80wpc Unico can really make it sing. Plus giving me the chance for a valve amplification in the future once I get bored with the Unico (assuming it's an easy load for a good P/P tube amp). The sad part is that I have not heard it before as there are no dealers in my area. So I plan to get it direct from factory. I may have to rely on impressions/reviews on this speaker and that is the only reason I am delaying my purchase. Btw, I am currently using audience 42 and tubed Heart CD5000 CDP. Analysis Plus on cabling and IC.
and possibly a less refined sound than the newer Dulcet.
I'd be surprised if the Dulcet had a more refined sound than the MM De Capo... I doubt Reference 3a would purposely create a more refined speaker than the MM De Capo at $1K less. I just don't think they have such a poorly thought out business plan.
I own the "i" version of the MM De Capo and I don't think there is such a marked difference in refinement, if at all, over the older MM De Capo.