Been reading this forum for a long time. This is my first post.
Have been using 9bst for quite a while and like it a lot. Thinking the SST series are lot better I purchased a 6BSST for my front left, center, and right channels and two channels of 9bst for rear speakers.
First, I used stereo direct mode of my processor and listened to some CDs with the 6BSST. What I found out is that while the resolution is higher, bass more pronounced, the sound stage is wider, more effortless, more open, and deeper than that of 9bst, the music itself is not necessarily more enjoyable to listen than the 9bst. To my ear, the music is less smooth, brighter with the 6bsst than with the 9bst. I want to point out that the differences I mentioned are there only to a small degree.
For movie playback, the difference between 9bst and 6bsst is only subtle at best. In fact, I will be hard pressed to point out which one is better.
When in doubt, I always asked my wife for an opinion with her better ears. The conclusion: It is not worth the upgrade.
I do not want to believe this. Something must be wrong in my system setups. There must be bottlenecks or weak links in my system that prevented the 6bsst from revealing its full potentials. So here is the list of the equipment I have. Would you please help me diagnostic my system problems.
dvd player: denon 2910
processor: arcam av8
sepakers: front and left: paradigm stuio 40 v2; center: studio v2. rears: studio 20 v2.
interconnect: outlaw audio interconnect
speaker wires: home depot power cord 10 AWG.
room: basement, non acoustic treated. medium site.
Thank you all
