Hi all.
so the story goes...
i sold all my hifi 2 years ago, monitor audio rx6, technics su a900mk2 & Cambridge Audio 340c (I know, not the best CD player but worked quite nicely)
anyway, I sold it because my neighbour retired and is always home. Being semi detached it was unfair to have the rx6’s blasting him to madness.
My wife was keen on sonos, so we got a few play 1’s around the house and I suffered them for 2 years, how I managed two years I will never know. (I realise sonos serves a purpose but it doesn’t come close to separates) I was looking at purchasing 2 play 5’s as a stereo pair, but after much demoing and thinking I felt they weren’t good enough for money you pay.
thats when I decided to persuade the wife into small hifi speakers and separates. She agreed (reluctantly)
After lots of demoing at Sevenoaks, audio t and richer, I fell for the cm1 s2’s. Paired with marantz pm6006 and cd6006.
the soundstage out of these little beauts is incredible, and for my listening room is actually much much better than the rx6’s. The detail and image is very good, you can really pick out each musicians position on the stage. Bass is surprisingly good, though limited for obvious reasons!
i know the new 700 series has just come out, but the price was too expensive for me. The cm1’s were in the sale so half the price.
Having the smaller speakers also mean I can enjoy my music when the neighbour is in, at moderate volumes the cm1’s sound great compared to the large rx6’s.
For anyone looking at standmount speakers they are worth a listen and there are still a few pairs left in the sales!
so the story goes...
i sold all my hifi 2 years ago, monitor audio rx6, technics su a900mk2 & Cambridge Audio 340c (I know, not the best CD player but worked quite nicely)
anyway, I sold it because my neighbour retired and is always home. Being semi detached it was unfair to have the rx6’s blasting him to madness.
My wife was keen on sonos, so we got a few play 1’s around the house and I suffered them for 2 years, how I managed two years I will never know. (I realise sonos serves a purpose but it doesn’t come close to separates) I was looking at purchasing 2 play 5’s as a stereo pair, but after much demoing and thinking I felt they weren’t good enough for money you pay.
thats when I decided to persuade the wife into small hifi speakers and separates. She agreed (reluctantly)
After lots of demoing at Sevenoaks, audio t and richer, I fell for the cm1 s2’s. Paired with marantz pm6006 and cd6006.
the soundstage out of these little beauts is incredible, and for my listening room is actually much much better than the rx6’s. The detail and image is very good, you can really pick out each musicians position on the stage. Bass is surprisingly good, though limited for obvious reasons!
i know the new 700 series has just come out, but the price was too expensive for me. The cm1’s were in the sale so half the price.
Having the smaller speakers also mean I can enjoy my music when the neighbour is in, at moderate volumes the cm1’s sound great compared to the large rx6’s.
For anyone looking at standmount speakers they are worth a listen and there are still a few pairs left in the sales!