mminutel
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I woke up early this morning and moved to the couch so I would wake up in case UPS came knocking early. Around 10 o'clock, I looked outside at the snow and noticed a big box out on the porch. Hmm... They did come early, but they must not have knocked or something. Anyways, I opened them up like a kid on Christmas.
The first thing I noticed was the look. I got the cherry finish, and they look a lot better than what I was expecting. As for the sound, I think they sound great so far. I have heard that they need some burn-in to sound their best. I haven't done a side by side comparison with my Denons yet, but I think the speakers are definitely going to get a lot of use. My Denon's are wonderful, but I have never had a good pair of speakers so this is kind of a flavor of th month for me. The deal I got on these even came with a free stand. I put them together, and, aside from the metal pole, they look great.
Now, a little bad news. I had routed my speaker cable through the stands and needed just a tiny bit more slack to get them to reach the binding posts so I tilted the stand about 15 degrees to push in the cable and a speaker fell off onto the other one that was sitting on the ground. The corner on one of them is slightly dented and the top on the other has a dent as well. It was my fault, so I cannot be mad, but I hate that I was that stupid. I am going to look for some touch-up paint that matches the color. I will still know it is there, but I want to cover it up the best that I can. The good thing is that it didn't effect the sound.
The first thing I noticed was the look. I got the cherry finish, and they look a lot better than what I was expecting. As for the sound, I think they sound great so far. I have heard that they need some burn-in to sound their best. I haven't done a side by side comparison with my Denons yet, but I think the speakers are definitely going to get a lot of use. My Denon's are wonderful, but I have never had a good pair of speakers so this is kind of a flavor of th month for me. The deal I got on these even came with a free stand. I put them together, and, aside from the metal pole, they look great.
Now, a little bad news. I had routed my speaker cable through the stands and needed just a tiny bit more slack to get them to reach the binding posts so I tilted the stand about 15 degrees to push in the cable and a speaker fell off onto the other one that was sitting on the ground. The corner on one of them is slightly dented and the top on the other has a dent as well. It was my fault, so I cannot be mad, but I hate that I was that stupid. I am going to look for some touch-up paint that matches the color. I will still know it is there, but I want to cover it up the best that I can. The good thing is that it didn't effect the sound.