Oooooh! One happy me!

[Deleted member 160668]

Had the Arcam A29 a few days now, hooked up to the MA RS6s which replaced the previous Cyrus 6 full setup.

Wowsers, what a difference! This is a totally different league and trounces the old setup. A MUCH MUCH better match to the speakers - to the extent it sounds like I own different speakers entirely.

This amp is great. On a few of my reference songs I know very well I’ve laughed out loud. Whilst playing London Grammar, Hey Now with my eyes closed I could place the instruments in the room!

And goodness gracious me, it sounds phenomenal!

What a massive upgrade, I am beyond happy and can’t see me box swapping for a long while, this is a keeper for sure.

Anyway, gushing praise over! Just need to pick up a matching CD and I’m one happy man!!

Cheers,

 

[insider9]

Many congratulations! Arcam + MA are a great combo.

 

[Squall Leonhart]

Nice! RS6 are good speakers and an amp like A29 will get more performance from them.

 

[mond]

That's what it's all about, finding a system that you are happy with. Sounds like you've hit the audio Jackpot

You can concentrate on the music now

 

[nopiano]

Great to read. Congratulations on your purchase!

 

[stereoman]

Then you're a lucky one ! Great. To find a really satifisfying sound between an amp and passive speakers is almost impossible...

 

[davidf]

Then you're a lucky one ! Great. To find a really satifisfying sound between an amp and passive speakers is almost impossible...

Almost impossible? There's any number of great sounding passive speakers out there, and to find a great match with an amplifier isn't really that hard - it's just a case of finding a good dealer who knows what he's doing and knows the speakers he stocks well.

This example shows that it's not necessary to spend a fortune to find a good match, which is sometimes the case.

 

[plastic penguin]

Another Arcam/RS6 fanboy. Fabulous combo.

Agree with David. It isn't too difficult to find wonderful passive speakers and the right amp. What is a bit tricky is finding the right combo for your room size and acoustics - and a combo you can live with over long listening sessions.

 

[stereoman]

Then you're a lucky one ! Great. To find a really satifisfying sound between an amp and passive speakers is almost impossible...

Almost impossible? There's any number of great sounding passive speakers out there, and to find a great match with an amplifier isn't really that hard - it's just a case of finding a good dealer who knows what he's doing and knows the speakers he stocks well.

This example shows that it's not necessary to spend a fortune to find a good match, which is sometimes the case.

I agree...but still it is much more complex issue than it seems to be. A perfect amp - speakers synergy comes within a hair's breadth.

 

[newlash09]

on finding a sweet match. I would fully agree, with the speakers sounding completely new part. Enjoy the Music

 

[lindsayt]

amormusic, if you play London Grammar back to back with a CD with a dark green DR rating, http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list/dr/desc

with appropriate adjustement to your volume control, how does Hey Now sound to your ears through your system then?

 

[Deleted member 160668]

Reply to lindsay (above)

Dont currently have CD player, and am currently on the hunt for one. So can’t currently do this.

What is the scale? How loud you play music? - I don’t play mine very loud at all.

Not just LG sound good, everything does. I am very happy indeed.

Cheers,

 

[lindsayt]

Instead of playing a dark green CD, play a dark green album or track. Back to back with Hey Now.

You'll find that the dark green music is quieter than Hey Now. So you have to turn it up to get it to roughly the same volume. And then turn it down again if you put London Grammar back on.

Be aware that many dark green albums have been remastered to red or orange DR ratings and that you may need to check which version you're listening to.

For explaining the DR scale, it's best if you listen to a few tracks / albums back to back. The difference between a dark green and red album or track is not subtle. Red indicates excessive use of the dynamic compression machine.

The Lampizator web pages are a good starting place for buying a CD player. Some of the CD players that he's liked a lot can be bought for about £20. Makes sense to get one of those.

I listen at a variety of volumes, depending on the time of day or night etc. Usual volume is with peaks hitting 80 to 85 dbs on my calibrated sound meter.