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And you're on the 3rd floor Ben 🤔
I hope your neighbours remain tolerant 👍
nopiano
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Just looking back, you can understand now why I said your original unknown #1 would be needlessly loud!
I hope your neighbours approve too! 😉
- May 9, 2024
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After several trials with my partner here is my memo.
We listened to a wide variety of artists:
- Mélanie De Biasio, "Your Freedom Is the End of Me"
- Erik Truffaz - "Les Choses de la Vie" and "Heaven"
- Dream Theater - "Goodnight Kiss"
- Down - "Stone the Crow"
- Dire Straits - "So Far Away"
- Brad Mehldau - "When It Rains"
- Mozart conducted by Karl Böhm (original soundtracks)
... and I'm at a loss.
The Acoustic Energy speakers seem to distribute sound more easily. The sound seems to surround us more effortlessly with the AEs.
The Recital Audio speakers are much bassier. Perhaps a bit too much so.
The Obelisk si3 might also be too rich in bass. I'm not sure it lacks power. It's not a neutral amplifier.
Some details are missing when the mother speaks to her baby in Dream Theater's song "Goodnight Kiss." Some synth details or splashes are timid with the RAs.
There's an enormous amount of bass with Erik Truffaz. The trumpet is excellent in "Heaven," but not better than with the old AEs (which are only a year old).
Down sounds better on the Recital Audio. The LP has always been rich in high frequencies and high mids, sometimes even harsh. I prefer the new ones.
With astonishment and some concern, my industrial models at €1,400 are proving to be strong competitors against the handcrafted models at €2,500. Is it a matter of break-in time? Habit? Fear of making another significant investment mistake?
With Dire Straits: the impact of the bass drum hits me in the gut. It's sublime! But the choirs might be a bit distant. Knopfler's voice sounds different from what I have in mind. His Strat is thicker with the Recitals.
James LaBrie's voice is also matte and thick. Even John Petrucci's sound is different from my references, and it's a sound I know completely! I have his guitar and his amp.
The strangest experience is with the recording of Mozart by the Wiener Philharmoniker on Deutsche Grammophon. The orchestra doesn't seem as detailed to me. I expected a wider soundstage. I expected to be in the hall with the musicians. I'm not. It sounds compact. On the contrary, the voices are incredibly good! When the choir sings Reeeex... an emotion overwhelms me. The chills are there.
For now, I'm confused, and my decision is not made. I could save €2,400!
The sound is already excellent at home, and I really recommend the Acoustic Energy AE-120 mkII! They rival the massive Recital Audio speakers.
I'm not going to change my amplifier! Maybe the Recital Audio speakers deserve a better amplifier. This one is colored and not straight or analytical.
We moved the speakers around, adjusting angles and distances from the wall (from 10 cm to 50 cm). The speakers are 3 meters apart, and the listening position is also 3 meters from each speaker.
This was the midday report after 2 hours of changes, trials, and coffee.
We listened to a wide variety of artists:
- Mélanie De Biasio, "Your Freedom Is the End of Me"
- Erik Truffaz - "Les Choses de la Vie" and "Heaven"
- Dream Theater - "Goodnight Kiss"
- Down - "Stone the Crow"
- Dire Straits - "So Far Away"
- Brad Mehldau - "When It Rains"
- Mozart conducted by Karl Böhm (original soundtracks)
... and I'm at a loss.
The Acoustic Energy speakers seem to distribute sound more easily. The sound seems to surround us more effortlessly with the AEs.
The Recital Audio speakers are much bassier. Perhaps a bit too much so.
The Obelisk si3 might also be too rich in bass. I'm not sure it lacks power. It's not a neutral amplifier.
Some details are missing when the mother speaks to her baby in Dream Theater's song "Goodnight Kiss." Some synth details or splashes are timid with the RAs.
There's an enormous amount of bass with Erik Truffaz. The trumpet is excellent in "Heaven," but not better than with the old AEs (which are only a year old).
Down sounds better on the Recital Audio. The LP has always been rich in high frequencies and high mids, sometimes even harsh. I prefer the new ones.
With astonishment and some concern, my industrial models at €1,400 are proving to be strong competitors against the handcrafted models at €2,500. Is it a matter of break-in time? Habit? Fear of making another significant investment mistake?
With Dire Straits: the impact of the bass drum hits me in the gut. It's sublime! But the choirs might be a bit distant. Knopfler's voice sounds different from what I have in mind. His Strat is thicker with the Recitals.
James LaBrie's voice is also matte and thick. Even John Petrucci's sound is different from my references, and it's a sound I know completely! I have his guitar and his amp.
The strangest experience is with the recording of Mozart by the Wiener Philharmoniker on Deutsche Grammophon. The orchestra doesn't seem as detailed to me. I expected a wider soundstage. I expected to be in the hall with the musicians. I'm not. It sounds compact. On the contrary, the voices are incredibly good! When the choir sings Reeeex... an emotion overwhelms me. The chills are there.
For now, I'm confused, and my decision is not made. I could save €2,400!
The sound is already excellent at home, and I really recommend the Acoustic Energy AE-120 mkII! They rival the massive Recital Audio speakers.
I'm not going to change my amplifier! Maybe the Recital Audio speakers deserve a better amplifier. This one is colored and not straight or analytical.
We moved the speakers around, adjusting angles and distances from the wall (from 10 cm to 50 cm). The speakers are 3 meters apart, and the listening position is also 3 meters from each speaker.
This was the midday report after 2 hours of changes, trials, and coffee.
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