(Also posted under "boatschool02's HT3 are back on a'gon")
All,
I got to spend some time with Luke and his HT3's. My son and I spent about 2 1/2 hours listening to all types of music. My previous speakers have been Legacy Classic which I loved and just recently sold, I had them for 13 years. First off, Luke is a great guy, truly an Officer and a Gentlemen. He has a great set up and we listen with various equipment.
First up was the Salk with the Pass Labs XA-30.5 amplifier with the Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE preamp. Great combination. The source was a Modwright Transporter. Sound was absolutely incredible. The speakers disappeared and the artist was in the room. First thing I notice with Salk was how tight and incredible the bass was. The Legacy's, IMHO, have a great mid-range and ribbon tweeter for the highs, but they could never keep up with Salk in overall performance, especially in the bass.
Both my son and I were impressed. We substituted the Modwright Transporter for my Cary 306/200 and IMO it did not loose much if anything as compared to the Modwright which I was happy about because it is staying in my system.
We then replaced the Pass with the Wyred 4 Sound ST-1000 amplifier. It was not in the same league as the Pass but surprisingly good. It has a more digital sound where as the Pass was more analogue and liquid. But the Wyred 4 Sound can just plain out rock. If you're not carefully you can do some serious hearing damage with that combination.
I walked away thoroughly impressed with the Salks. My wife was concerned that I might not find a speaker that I like as much as my Classics but I believe I have.
Oh yeah, I will be buying Luke's Salk and will be joining the family. I will be using a LSA Signature integrated amplifier to drive them and I should be all set with my set up for the next several years. So ends 1 year of redoing my audio system and now I am going to sit back and enjoy the music.
Also looking for comments from anyone that has used the HT3 with an integrated with good success?
Peace,
Steve
