Good afternoon all,
At the risk of igniting World War III, I have a question or two about AVI's ADM9RS speakers,
We moved house last year and my hi-fi system is safely installed and sounding pretty fine, much to my pleasure. It comprises an Audiolab 8200CDQ, Sonos Connect, Project Elemental turntable, Tact SDA2175 power amp and Monitor Audio Silver RS8. I'm happy with it, but there are underlying, growing WAF factors at play here....the RS8s are pretty big and, to get the best out of them they need to be brought into the room a fair bit (the bass is too boomy when too close to the corner), then lifted back into place when the music's over. A minor hassle really, but they're also getting in the way a fair bit, as there could be an arm chair in place of one, a lamp in place of the other, blah blah....my wife doesn't bang on about it but I know she'd love not to have these big brown buggers sitting there, and I'm open to change too, I think the place would look better without them - I like the look of them but they do dominate things quite a bit.
SO
I'm considering flogging the RS8s and the SDA2175 and chopping them in for a pair of ADM9RS actives - the combination of having one less box, much smaller speakers (22x15x27cm, I believe), the fact that I can mount them on the wall and have them out of the way is quite appealing. Plus the fact that I'm completely intrigued about how the AVIs sound, having read the hundreds and hundreds of posts extolling their virtues, or otherwise.
So, can any of the ADM owners out there tell me ;
- If they have their speakers mounted on wall brackets, and if so, does it make much of a difference to sound quaility ? I know the perceived wisdom is to have them on stands, but having them higher up the wall would solve a lot of probs.
- Also, I'd like to keep the CDQ as I still play CDs a lot, as well as hooking the turntable up to it, I take it that is viable ?
- Finally, what benefits/changes, in your experience, can I expect in terms of sound quality if/when I switch from my current, more conventional set-up ?
The room is 5x4 metres, tiled floor, fair bit of furniture, pictures, woodburner, staircase, blah blah blah. - the pic below is of the current right speaker, and the idea is to mount the new speakers higher up in the corner on brackets, thus freeing up some space (in white, she's an interior designer folks)
As a lover of peace and harmony (and rock and roll, blues, soul, funk, punk, electronica and a bit of folk and jazz), I'd love to think I'll get a few constructive answers without too much bile being spilt, but who knows ! I couldn't give a hoot about the usual themes that seem to crop on AVI thread, I care only about the sound and the music.
Obviously I'll go along to audition a pair before I take the plunge, but I'm still interested in the opinion of others.
Thanks,
Baz
At the risk of igniting World War III, I have a question or two about AVI's ADM9RS speakers,
We moved house last year and my hi-fi system is safely installed and sounding pretty fine, much to my pleasure. It comprises an Audiolab 8200CDQ, Sonos Connect, Project Elemental turntable, Tact SDA2175 power amp and Monitor Audio Silver RS8. I'm happy with it, but there are underlying, growing WAF factors at play here....the RS8s are pretty big and, to get the best out of them they need to be brought into the room a fair bit (the bass is too boomy when too close to the corner), then lifted back into place when the music's over. A minor hassle really, but they're also getting in the way a fair bit, as there could be an arm chair in place of one, a lamp in place of the other, blah blah....my wife doesn't bang on about it but I know she'd love not to have these big brown buggers sitting there, and I'm open to change too, I think the place would look better without them - I like the look of them but they do dominate things quite a bit.
SO
I'm considering flogging the RS8s and the SDA2175 and chopping them in for a pair of ADM9RS actives - the combination of having one less box, much smaller speakers (22x15x27cm, I believe), the fact that I can mount them on the wall and have them out of the way is quite appealing. Plus the fact that I'm completely intrigued about how the AVIs sound, having read the hundreds and hundreds of posts extolling their virtues, or otherwise.
So, can any of the ADM owners out there tell me ;
- If they have their speakers mounted on wall brackets, and if so, does it make much of a difference to sound quaility ? I know the perceived wisdom is to have them on stands, but having them higher up the wall would solve a lot of probs.
- Also, I'd like to keep the CDQ as I still play CDs a lot, as well as hooking the turntable up to it, I take it that is viable ?
- Finally, what benefits/changes, in your experience, can I expect in terms of sound quality if/when I switch from my current, more conventional set-up ?
The room is 5x4 metres, tiled floor, fair bit of furniture, pictures, woodburner, staircase, blah blah blah. - the pic below is of the current right speaker, and the idea is to mount the new speakers higher up in the corner on brackets, thus freeing up some space (in white, she's an interior designer folks)
As a lover of peace and harmony (and rock and roll, blues, soul, funk, punk, electronica and a bit of folk and jazz), I'd love to think I'll get a few constructive answers without too much bile being spilt, but who knows ! I couldn't give a hoot about the usual themes that seem to crop on AVI thread, I care only about the sound and the music.
Obviously I'll go along to audition a pair before I take the plunge, but I'm still interested in the opinion of others.
Thanks,
Baz
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