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Maybe this summer.I want to build a furniture to my second system. Thick plywood shelves with hidden 1 mm steel sheet glued below (I have "tons" of RF/EMI in the air too).
Replace that cap. Replace the resistor. Don't need anything fancy either. ANYTHING will be better than what is there now (look at Tony Gee's rating for cheap Bennics. Some of the worst ratings in his list). After that remove the ferrite and compare. That would be my suggestion.
The Best or NothingBy Coachman30555 on May 20, 2018These sound so good you think you have an extra pair of floor standing speakers in the room. They make you think twice about adding atmos speakers. I decided on these instead to give the room deeper sound and I'm glad I did. Paired with a Yamaha CX-A5100 & MX-A5000. I could swear I had birds in my living room while watching a golf tournament on tv the other day. Things you don't hear from basic speakers.
Not my cup of teaBy aczn on May 22, 2018Not my cup of tea. Listened without a sub-woofer using SMSL SA-98E for power. A lot of details in the sound, but the sound was harsh and ear piercing to the point of being uncomfortable. Bass was present but lacking. Developed ear fatigue in about an hour of listening. Was directly comparing them to ELAC B5. B-5 sounded smoother, fuller, and, dare I say, warmer, and I could listen and enjoy them for hours...
160 watt + 160 watt dual BTL class D audio amplifier
Yup, just get themBy zKi Compon May 27, 2018There can't be a better speaker set for $250 out there right now. I set these up in sub-optimal conditions and A/B'd them real quick with my recently purchased R500's. Neither are fully broken in, but the Q100 was fresh out of the box.The R500's sounded better, of course, but the small margin by which they differed was startling. They have similar midrange and soundstage. Q has smaller but tighter bass, as to be expected, but it was still way more bass than this little driver should produce. It really is interesting to put your ear up to one driver and hear nearly the whole spectrum. The R has more clarity and sparkle.I bought these as side surrounds and now I want to buy another set for my office as a stereo set. At this price, it's super tempting, especially because they won't last forever.
For a small footprint these speakers KICK ASS!By Allen Woodon May 29, 2018Wow! After these speakers are broken in the sound is phenomenal! In my small living room which is @ 12X12 with my Adcom GTP 500 preamp and GFA 535 60W per channel amp these speakers offer outstanding imaging and DEEEP Bass. I don't understand how other reviewers can say these speakers don't exhibit good bass. In my environment they do an outstanding job with excellent clarity across the full frequency range.Don't expect stellar performance right out of the box, but after a good 30 hour or so burn in these speakers really start to open up.One thing to mention is that these speakers will not do well with sub standard amplification. They will show you very quickly when you have a crappy source. They are brutally honest. Fit and finish is outstanding! These speakers look good in just about any environment, and the sound they produce proves it.
Description: Two-channel, solid-state amplifier. Output power: 60W into 8 ohms (17.8dBW). Input sensitivity: 970mV RMS. Input impedance: 100k ohms. Frequency response: 10Hz–20kHz, –0.25dB. S/N ratio: 110dB. Power consumption: 300W.
As far as the bookshelves, I thought the R300 was better sounding than the LS50 that gets all the press. But I liked the Ascend Sierra and the Klipsch 160 better overall.
I am very excited to say that I'm now the proud owner of two Sierra-2 upgrade kits
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2YXJOTANCLLQ7/ref=cm_cr_getr_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0047K3X1MBy Mr. CPRon January 15, 2018Again, KEF Q100 needs a long burning. And power too. With 80 watts at 8 ohms or more like my cheap tweaked and second hand AV Marantz SR4500.Somewhere over the rainbow I wrote:(*) ELAC B6 and Wharfedale Diamond 10.1Focal Alpha 50 is an active pro monitor.https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Alpha50/reviews
