Hi everyone,
This is not a post with a specific question, more of a general 'whats going on' one.
I bought the system listed below a few months ago and for a while was really pleased with it, and still am to a large degree. Here comes the BUT
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I've found with more complex pieces of music such as Nickelback, Green Day, Red Hot Chillis and those from other 'heavy' genres the marantz amp struggles to separate the individual parts of the tracks, leading to a muddled presentation. Recently a friend let me borrow their old Denon amp from the mid 80's and this did a far better job of playing these complex pieces and also produced a tighter bass IMO, so this convinced me it was the amp that needed to be changed in order to solve the problem.
So Im going to my local dealer during the next week or so to have a side-by-side comparison of the Marantz, Rotel RA-06 and hopefully NAD 326( they don't stock the 355) playing the 'problem' tracks. Fingers crossed after that I will have heard what the 685s(which i love) are really capable of.
Im also hoping to get a home demo of the Partington Super Dreadnoughts as Im curious as to how much difference these will make over my current Z2s
Finally Ive been thinking about how a sub would integrate to my setup to hit those really notes. Im amazed at the bass the 685s kick out so to me the addition of a sub is very tempting.They stock all the B&W subs and the ASW610 interests me. Though I may find if I do change the amp I will no longer have the urge to get a sub if i get a noticeable improvement from the amp. Though I would definitely like to demo one as I would like to see how it integrates with the 685s.
Which subs work the best with music under the £1K mark?So far Ive read Rel and MJ acoustics are good?
So as I said not a specific question but looking forward to the next few weeks and to my first significant 'upgrade'.
Comments on any of the above choices/questions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
This is not a post with a specific question, more of a general 'whats going on' one.
I bought the system listed below a few months ago and for a while was really pleased with it, and still am to a large degree. Here comes the BUT
I've found with more complex pieces of music such as Nickelback, Green Day, Red Hot Chillis and those from other 'heavy' genres the marantz amp struggles to separate the individual parts of the tracks, leading to a muddled presentation. Recently a friend let me borrow their old Denon amp from the mid 80's and this did a far better job of playing these complex pieces and also produced a tighter bass IMO, so this convinced me it was the amp that needed to be changed in order to solve the problem.
So Im going to my local dealer during the next week or so to have a side-by-side comparison of the Marantz, Rotel RA-06 and hopefully NAD 326( they don't stock the 355) playing the 'problem' tracks. Fingers crossed after that I will have heard what the 685s(which i love) are really capable of.
Im also hoping to get a home demo of the Partington Super Dreadnoughts as Im curious as to how much difference these will make over my current Z2s
Finally Ive been thinking about how a sub would integrate to my setup to hit those really notes. Im amazed at the bass the 685s kick out so to me the addition of a sub is very tempting.They stock all the B&W subs and the ASW610 interests me. Though I may find if I do change the amp I will no longer have the urge to get a sub if i get a noticeable improvement from the amp. Though I would definitely like to demo one as I would like to see how it integrates with the 685s.
Which subs work the best with music under the £1K mark?So far Ive read Rel and MJ acoustics are good?
So as I said not a specific question but looking forward to the next few weeks and to my first significant 'upgrade'.
Comments on any of the above choices/questions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks