Recent content by phydeau

I moved from the 11's to 19's - the 19's are a real pig to drive properly; very power hungry. The 11's do a great job, and a much earier to drive; I don't think the 19's add a huge amount more.

Fair comment, the new SCM 11 could not be described as a bright speaker: it does its best not to colour the sound at all. Perhaps I was comparing it to the old style ones. What I love about them is the way they just get out of the way and let the music flow. But they are ruthless at revealing...

I moved from the old SCM11's to old SCM19's. But I ran into trouble, as I found them very power hungry. They sounded good with a 100W amp, but really came alive when I stuck some serious power into them. That mid driver is 9kg, I believe, so a lot of metal in there. I'd say that the 19's go a...

Matt, This might well be a not so helpful suggestion. I'm wondering myself about a move to actives: if ATC themsleves say they sound better, then who am I to argue? So I have on home dem a pair of Focal SM9's. How I didn't put my back out lifting them I don't know. The bad news: they are ugly...

Wayne I have a new EB3 sitting in a cupbard, if that helps. If you're interested, we could move to the wam to discuss.

Yes, Marantz 6005 would be worth investuigating with the Focals. Let us know how you got on.

I've heard both the A18 and A19. The A 18 failed to excite or impress, whereas the A19 put a smile on my face straight away. The A 18 just seemed to lack any joy, whereas the A19 just took me into the music. I've not heard the Yam AS300 or 500, but from what I can gather, they are not in the...

I've tried a Denon 720 with my Focal 714's - it punches well about its price point. I have a Yam AS1000, which works well witn the focals, brings out the good points - airy spacious vocals - and tames thier forwardness. But the Denon isn't that far behind - great amp.

Hi hoops, I have your 2000AE sitting in front of me! Like you say, a much underated amp - smooth effortless grunt. Crystalarts - the denon and Focals are a great pairing.

Hi, I was in a similar position to you some months back, starting out to buy my first system. I can boil down what I have learned into two statements. 1. There is a lot of hifi available that gives a very good sound at reasonable cost. You should be able to get a nice system for your budget. 2...

Thanks for sharing your experience of these.

quote When an order is placed, an email is sent saying roughly how long the current wait is for the speaker ordered. This wil let customers know that you are alive and the order has been placed, and the customer then won't fret until the expected build time is reached. For 5 mins per...

Richard, Can I suggest one change to your customer process? When an order is placed, an email is sent saying roughly how long the current wait is for the speaker ordered. This wil let customers know that you are alive and the order has been placed, and the customer then won't fret until the...

What aspect of the sound were you wanting to improve?

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