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I am likely to be writing myself right into upgrading my Cremonas too
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Primary System: Ayre KX-5, Ayre VX-5, Ayre C-5XEmp, Ayre QB-9 DSD: Sonus Faber Olympica III: Audioquest Meteor: Yamaha RXV-1800, Oppo BDP-103, Paradigm center and rear surrounds, Paradigm Ultracube 12 sub, Audience ar6-TSD Office System: Luxman L-507uX, Esoteric K-05, Harbeth 30.1, Dual REL T5 subs, Nordost Tyr 2 cabling, Audience ar6-TSD |
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I have heard in November the Olympica III and I have gained some good impressions, especially with regard to the low range. The stealth reflex enables low firm and controlled, with no queues or rumble, to the benefit of the rest of the sound compared. In fact, the mids and highs are very clean and natural though a bit 'and aseptic techniques.
The Olympic III have proven comfortable with all genres of music, especially with rock, impact or large full orchestra waiting their high power handling capability. The scene was very good both in breadth and in depth with a credible revival event. In short, a good speaker but, in my opinion, not quite able to restore the warmth that others can give. Maybe I would have preferred a greater emotional involvement and a touch of delicacy in most, even at the expense of a little 'technical rigor. Last edited by aldinohiend; 12-16-2013 at 02:27 AM. |
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Blue,
I just posted a visitor message on your profile, let me know if you can assist |
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dznutz, sorry for late reply. I have been tied down at work. But here are some pics from the speaker elements. Hope they work for you.
Edit: spelling Last edited by bigblue; 12-20-2013 at 05:33 PM. |
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PERFECT! Thanks
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The speakers now have 135 hours on them and it was time for another test. I have been in love with the way the look and sound from day 1. But something has been bugging me with the graphs from bass sweeps earlier in the thread. They did not represent what I heard and I became unsure of what I am hearing (or believe I hear). Some nights ago it became clear to me that it was probably due to a misstake on my behalf. As I am used to calibrate my subs from time to time, I hook up the Velodyne mic through my receiver, a Pioneer LX76.
Time for a new metering session were I connect the signal directly to my amp (Audio Research DSI 200). Now we are talking. If you compare this graph with the one shown earlier in the thread one can clearly see what a difference it makes. Previously I ran it through the receiver and pre-out to the amp which was set to Processor and acting as a power amp (no pre amp). Look at the low freq here. This is what I was hearing but not seeing in the graphs. Phew. I tested different distances from the front wall but amazingly enough I had managed to hit the ideal spot by ear. 88 cm from the wall was the best spot. So instead I tried different listening positions. I have a 3 meter wide sofa and there are limitations as to how far I can move it. But this is what it looks like 8 inches forward from the "ideal position". Here I loose some of the nice low bass. And this is what it looks like if I move it 20 inches back from the "ideal position". A clear raise around 150 Hz. When in my sweet spot I sit 150 cm from the rear wall and I have a tailor made book shelf that acts as a diffuser. I have no idea how well this works but I would like to think it its better than a flat wall, as the shelf is full of rounded objects. I am happy with the sound (and graphs) but I am open to input on how to improve. F ex is the dip around 100 Hz something to be concerned about? Last edited by bigblue; 12-20-2013 at 08:00 PM. |
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Are the stands mandatory? (I'm considering a pair...losing my love for the Martin Logans!)
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Toccata, are you sure this is the right thread? There are no stands needed for the Olympica III as it is a floorstanding speaker
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Bigblue, you should use REW for your graphs. You'll get more information about your room this way
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