Good morning to you all on this soggy day.
I just sat down to enjoy one of my favourite albums, Dark Side of the Moon, got half way through and had to turn it off through getting uppity with how it sounded. Don't get me wrong, I could hear every instrument clearly but the sound lacked all emotion, soul or feeling. I therefore thought I would come on here with my pradicament and see what you lovely people thought.
I have Quad 12L speakers, Cyrus 7 amp and an Arcam Alpha 8SE CD player. I am thinking of phasing out my CD player and using all lossless files, so am looking to perhaps change my speakers firstly and then perhaps the amp. I can go up to around £250 second hand so maybe Linn Keilidh speakers, Epos, Castle, Ruark, Monitor Audio or B&W could be the plan.
I've heard the nice poople who create Neat speakers test them by listening, not via super testing equipment. This is what I need although unfortunatly these are a bit out of my price range at the moment.
My hi fi at the moment no doubt would pass all tests by machines, but is a bit clinical sounding. I'm looking for a hi fi system that you turn on, play an album and get lost in the music. Sounds that are warm, rich, full of feeling and beautiful to my ears.
I have a slight feeling that my room is not helping much due to there being vast expanses of hard surfaces. Perhaps I need to fill it with a few cosy rugs to soften the sound up a bit..
Anyway.. I welcome any thoughts you have.
Enjoy your day
Cusious
I just sat down to enjoy one of my favourite albums, Dark Side of the Moon, got half way through and had to turn it off through getting uppity with how it sounded. Don't get me wrong, I could hear every instrument clearly but the sound lacked all emotion, soul or feeling. I therefore thought I would come on here with my pradicament and see what you lovely people thought.
I have Quad 12L speakers, Cyrus 7 amp and an Arcam Alpha 8SE CD player. I am thinking of phasing out my CD player and using all lossless files, so am looking to perhaps change my speakers firstly and then perhaps the amp. I can go up to around £250 second hand so maybe Linn Keilidh speakers, Epos, Castle, Ruark, Monitor Audio or B&W could be the plan.
I've heard the nice poople who create Neat speakers test them by listening, not via super testing equipment. This is what I need although unfortunatly these are a bit out of my price range at the moment.
My hi fi at the moment no doubt would pass all tests by machines, but is a bit clinical sounding. I'm looking for a hi fi system that you turn on, play an album and get lost in the music. Sounds that are warm, rich, full of feeling and beautiful to my ears.
I have a slight feeling that my room is not helping much due to there being vast expanses of hard surfaces. Perhaps I need to fill it with a few cosy rugs to soften the sound up a bit..
Anyway.. I welcome any thoughts you have.
Enjoy your day
Cusious