Recent content by jonathanstromstedt

well, in the end, the stated price for the 851a was too good to be true and turned out to be the price of the demo in the shop which was in a pretty terrible cosmetic shape. So i took the cxa60 which was an extra 2000 SEK off on black friday. Combo CXA60 with Dali Zensor 7, monoprice 14 gauge...

Hi again! Yes, i thought that I was settling for the CXA60, but the deal on the 851A might be even sweeter this Friday in Sweden. I may be able to get the 851A for around 700 Pounds new. I ll be pairing with Dali zensor 7 in a purpose built room 8m by 5m with 2.5m ceiling. Speakers a bit over...

well, i am just a neewb whom would rather get electrocuted than mess with his new speakers lol!

thank you for all of your comments!

so i ended up with the Dali Z7s. They are priced competitively in Sweden and work really well with the CXa60 in my opinion: I like the clear sound, separation, forward vocals and 3D soundstage, and the Z7s give a nice, warm and round bubble of music, a wider feeling. And as mentioned, a good...

so in the end i was able to demo both the quad and cxa60 at home with my new DAli Zensor 7s. And it was really quite clear that the CXa60 was the winner in my listening room and for my ears and that of my partner: deeper, more volumetric sound stage, wider and more loaded mid range with more...

thanks! What is the exact risk? If there is no signal coming from the amp, and there is no music playing at the source, what can actually happen to the speaker? I suppose that the manual saying that the amp shoudl be off is so that the system is not playing music and that the wire doesnät get...

thank you for the update and information! As a DAC would set me back further etc..i am leaning towards the CXa60. Also, as i am new to this, i figure that i will attain a certain level of knowledge about hearing, and then for my next upgrade, i can get something better thatn either the 60 or...

Hi, I just connected my new Dali Zensor 7s and in my zeal forgot to turn the amp off. The instruction manual says in bold to always have your amp off, which i usually do. There was no music playing, and in fact my PC was in Mute mode anyway etc, and there was nothing unusual. But this is my...

Hi as a result of sales in Sweden I can get an 851A for only a couple of hundred USD more than the CXA60. I ll be pairing with Dali zensor 7 in a purpose built room 8m by 5m with 2.5m ceiling. Speakers a bit over 2 m seperared. I listing to everything and will be using optical cable to use...

so is the DAC responsible for allowing such separation, so that one can as an example hear MJ whispers 'bad' across the track? I think that i am getting more interested in this more spacial experience of music instead of the usual warmth etc which i have mentioned till now. With regards to the...

hi the reason why i am not going on ebay or tradera etc swedish versions is that till now i have mostly shopped used, which is fine. But this time i want to buy new. yes, in Sweden the Dali Zensor 7 are 7900 SEK (720 pounds), and i can maybe get a break on that if i combine my purchase with...

Hi, Thanks for the input! I am shortlisting those speakers because of price, i can demo them, i like the look of the q3050s... I hear you on the Quad or CXA choice for pairing... will mull it over. However, in white, the q3050s are way more than the Dalis in white...

loving where this thread has taken us! Very grateful to read all of your comments and to learn so much on the way. I build PCs and similarily have learnt so much from threads on forums and so forth... Question! What are you opinions then on the DAC in the Quad Vena? I am finally going to be...

Hello! I am looking to pair either a Quad Vena or a Cambridge Audio CXA60 with speakers. Can anyone comment on any differences between these two speakers? Thanks! Jonathan