Well, I've just taken the leap of faith on the promise of all the ADMs have to offer, and on the strength of the reviews that various people have posted. I live too far from the factory for an audition to be a practical reality, and IMO auditioning a pair of speakers anywhere other than your own listening room is a bit pointless anyway.
No doubt it's a gamble, but I'm reassured by the fact that they are getting a lot of interest, so in the unlikely event that I don't like them, I should be able to sell them as a mint 'barely used' pair for not much less than their new price (hopefully :shifty: ).
The_Lhc said:
I'd be interested but I don't see how I could integrate them into a HC line-up without a matching centre and I don't buy the idea that one wouldn't be needed either.
If practically possible it's worth trying your stereo amplification/speakers in place of L, C & R via your AV amp/speaker package if a) all the people who watch your HC system would sit between the front L&R speakers and b) you currently have small satellite speakers on your HC system but full size speakers on your hifi system. All things being equal, then no doubt having a centre speaker is better, but the point of trying it this way is if things would not be equal, i.e. the power amplification and full size speakers that you'd be sending the front L&R (with centre mixed in) through would be far better than that built in to your AV amp and satellite speakers. I tried this, swapping the power amplification in my Sony STRDA3300ES and 3 * MA Radius 180s, for my SuperNait in AV bypass mode and my Neat speakers. It was simply a vast improvement. Obviously anyone sitting too far off the centre point between the front speakers will notice the dialogue being skewed to one side (not an issue in my case), and it may be a complete coincidence whether the tonal character of your stereo amp/speakers matches with the other channels, but my point is - in my experience it's well worth a try.
I'm going to try it with the ADM 40s when they arrive, but my intention is actually to do away with all the surround sound malarky and go back to stereo for AV - quality over quantity until we move house and I can put a serious full-size-speakers-all-round AV system together.