TheMaestro said:
amormusic said:
Hi TheMaestro.
Interesting thread for me as I own the same speakers and have for about 5 months. Sorry it's a bit off topic but wondered what amps you run them with and how you find them?
Mine are connected to Cyrus 6 pre/power and biwired/amped. I find them very thin sounding, lacking in bass and just not quite what I'd hoped the setup would be! Seriously considering changing the pre/power for something else... I've read Arcam/Roksan would be good combo with these, but also thinking about picking up a Linn Exotik.
Id be interested to hear your thoughts of what you have now, and also your comparison once you switch to some new kit.
Cheers,
Currently have the RS6 hooked on a Arcam Solo [ stereo 2008 edition ]. Somehow I think I can get more out of my RS6 speakers.
Speaking as an owner of the recent Arcam Solo Movie, I would suggest you first demo some higher grade speakers at home with your Solo and see what you think. I have PMC twenty.21 speakers with my Arcam and the sound quality is really rather good, in fact to my ears it is fantastic. I previously had MA Silver 1 speakers, and the PMC's spank them. With the MA the sound was somewhat mushy with an exaggerated bass. With the PMC the sound is crisp and clear, with a remarkably natural bass even though they are standmounts. I also tried MA Gold 50 (not sure why they did not appeal), Spendor A1 and a few others. If you look at reviews with measurements, you will see that the largest variation in fequency response, and dynamic response, comes from the speakers, not the amplifier. So I would ignore the usual message to only spend as much on the speakers as the amp (or equivalent amp in your case), and spend proportionately more on the speakers.
If you look around you will find some new bargains. My PMC speakers were new from Fanthorpes, £1,000 compared to the regular price of £1,400, and Fanthorpes are happy to send you a demo pair to try, you pay the postage. I am sure there are other good shops out there too, and of course you might not like PMC speakers, but there's plenty of good makes out there.