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Sweet! Those Dynaudios look nice, I thought about auditioning them as one of the speakers to sell, but we decided to go with non-self powered speakers because we wanted to sell the amps.
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Originally Posted by warpdriver
Unfortunately, I have some bad news. Because I bought these speakers and it comes with nice little stands, I won't be need those Headroom stands that I mentioned I would be ordering once they were released
Ahh, well don't think I won't try to tempt you. Because the Dynaudio stands don't really get the speakers too far off the desk surface you will still get a significant first reflection off the desk surface and it will mess with your imaging. Also, because they aren't at ear-height, they won't image properly even if you didn't get a reflection off the desk surface.
i am currently running keces da-151 dac and gilmore lite. if i place a corda headsix (high gain) as a preamp between keces and glite, will i hear better sound? or is it even a proper setup?
i am asking this b/c i've read about people who are using pico as a dac+preamp combo that feeds their desktop amps. if that setup works fine, wouldnt keces->headsix->glite work fine as well?
thanks Tyll. My new active monitors are the Dynaudio MC 15 (consumer version of the pro BM5A-Compact) and they don't have a volume setting. I didn't realize that volume control in Windows doesn't affect the Micro DAC so I realized I need to use the Micro Amp as a volume control. The MSRP is $1299 which is indeed spendy, but hey, when have Dynaudio speakers ever come cheap?
Just wondering, is there any advantage to using the Preamp out on the newer Micro Amps compared to going out through the headphone jack?
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Unfortunately, I have some bad news. Because I bought these speakers and it comes with nice little stands, I won't be need those Headroom stands that I mentioned I would be ordering once they were released
Ahh, well don't think I won't try to tempt you. Because the Dynaudio stands don't really get the speakers too far off the desk surface you will still get a significant first reflection off the desk
Good to know. I should try it both ways (temporarily put them on a stack of books or something).
It's a bit early to report on that because they are still breaking in. I like what I hear so far though. Refined, spacious, and detailed. Have no regrets so far.
It's a bit early to report on that because they are still breaking in. I like what I hear so far though. Refined, spacious, and detailed. Have no regrets so far.
Thank for the information.The Dynaudio MC 15's really look quality.
It's a bit early to report on that because they are still breaking in. I like what I hear so far though. Refined, spacious, and detailed. Have no regrets so far.
I have these speakers for over 5 months now. And they are getting better and better. I believe I can hear all the details that I want with these speakers, so I am actually planning to sell some of my headphone gears and get the fund needed for a spec out Headroom Desktop Amp with the Power brick to replace my Hornet and micro DAC setup.
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Sony MDR-E888LP, Sony MDR-SA5000, Shure E4c (Sold), Westone UM2 (sold), UltimateEars UE10 Pro, Shure E500
I have these speakers for over 5 months now. And they are getting better and better. I believe I can hear all the details that I want with these speakers, so I am actually planning to sell some of my headphone gears and get the fund needed for a spec out Headroom Desktop Amp with the Power brick to replace my Hornet and micro DAC setup.
Good to hear. I am really diggin' them. How do you have your EQ switches set?
I actually tried raising my speakers a bit higher (6 inches) on a stack of books and they do seem to sound better. The mids sound a bit more even, and I think the detail is better but now the tweeters are above my ear level when I'm actually sitting (my desk is a bit high). I'm not sure which I like better, but there is merit to what Tyll said about using the stock Dynaudio stands
Last edited by warpdriver : 03-20-2008 at 02:57 PM.
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Originally Posted by warpdriver
I'm not sure which I like better, but there is merit to what Tyll said about using the stock Dynaudio stands
Well, of course there is, I may be a nut-case, but I'm not an idiot!
I'll give you another tip: go down to your local Target or some such place and look for "Wall Cubes." They look like this:
They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and make dandy desktop speaker stands. Not cool and ajdustable like our new stands, but a great, cheap 70% solution.
Good to hear. I am really diggin' them. How do you have your EQ switches set?
I actually tried raising my speakers a bit higher (6 inches) on a stack of books and they do seem to sound better. The mids sound a bit more even, and I think the detail is better but now the tweeters are above my ear level when I'm actually sitting (my desk is a bit high). I'm not sure which I like better, but there is merit to what Tyll said about using the stock Dynaudio stands
I am setting the EQ at flat. I do like the stand out mid of this settings. About the positioning of the speaker, I actually do not like the sound when the speaker points towards my ears directly. You know the triangle position. The bass reverberation produced by this position kind of annoys me.
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Sony MDR-E888LP, Sony MDR-SA5000, Shure E4c (Sold), Westone UM2 (sold), UltimateEars UE10 Pro, Shure E500
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