AES (Cary) Sixpacs with RM2s

Pretender · « **on:** 9 Aug 2003, 12:50 pm »

Has anyone tried the AES Sixpacs with their VMPS speakers--specifically, RM2s?

TLS · « **Reply #1 on:** 9 Aug 2003, 09:55 pm »

I haven't but I sure would like to hear them with my RM2's. But I don't think the have the "current" to drive them. The 626R is a different story.

JoshK · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Aug 2003, 02:38 pm »

I have driven my RM40's with a Cary V12i. I believe that was the idea/inspiration behind the sixpac. I loved the ribbon/tube combo but felt the bass suffered ultimately in this setup. I think if you powered the mids/tweets with the sixpacks and got a cheap pro audio amp for the bass and biamped you would be in heaven. thats my 2 pennies.

Josh

Pretender · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 Aug 2003, 12:34 am »

Thanks Josh,

Did you try bi-amping before you sold your V-12, or did you go totally SS?

JoshK · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 Aug 2003, 01:33 pm »

Unfortunately I didn't have the right preamp at the time to biamp properly as the input sensitivity of my two amps was too far off from eachother. I wish I had tried, but I do know that the V12i did sound great from the mids & up (slightly strident highs, but I think that is a function of being worked too hard down below) but the bass wasn't up to snuff long term.

JoshK · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Aug 2003, 01:36 pm »

Oh and actually I went digital, I got a Spectron for my RM40's and love it.

Pretender · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 Aug 2003, 12:50 am »

I have some Sixpacs on order--Should have them by the end of the week.

It is not clear to me what the impedance is of the mid/ upgraded tweeter in the RM2--Should I use the 8 ohm or 4 ohm tap? I am going to be using a Parasound 1200II on the bass.

Thanks!