I agree entirely about the higher-end B&O active speakers: I have BeoLab 90s as my front speakers and Lab 50s as my rears, as I enjoy surround sound music (and have a quadraphonic turntable and eight-track cartridge player). The Lab 90s are remarkable speakers with an astonishingly flat frequency response and cutting-edge DSP that can take the room out of the equation without the need for visually intrusive room treatments.
That sounds absolutely amazing. Dark SIde of the Moon on that must be a real experience. I have a rather special pair of Lab 5ās in my bedroom and lab 9ās in my study and full set in the cinema. Seriously considering 50 or 90 for the new extension as it will be by far the largest space and I think it will benefit from some serious DSP. They have really got back into the music game, I love active speakers and the simplicity they offer.
Given the fetish in so many sectors for ācollaborationsā dcs meets beolab 50/90 would be one hell of a cocktail:
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Well,
a major step forward, Iām not just an observer, Iām now a DCS owner. a nice network bridge has arrived and is plugged in warming up. first impression is very positive, really loving the simplicity of setup, so much less tedious that a previous streamer. Very impressed so far. spdif straight into active speakers is awesome.
Jenny
Hi Jenny,
Iām a newbie on this site but your:
āThe current interest in dCS NB is to put a simple setup with active speakersā
struck a chord.
I got myself a network bridge a few months ago to feed my Kii 3 active speakers and love it. It replaced my all singing all dancing āhi endā NAD.
Re the Avantgarde speakers. I had Omega duoās for about 10 years. The Kiiās just so outclassed these that there was simply no option but to replace them. I bot them on first listen and never looked back. Alas, I donāt have the possibility to have more than one system.
High quality OCXO clocks and audiophile switches moved this combination from great to sublime for me. Not meaning to do that free advice thingy, so apologies if too pushy.
One more thing. Iāve only been active on this forum for a few weeks. Itās easily the most friendly and warm forum I know.
Best wishes
Aubrey
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Just to complete an interesting Walrus circle, Les sold me a Wilson Benesch turntable when he worked at KJ in W1 and then took it back in PX for an SME after he started Walrus with Pete. Pete is now back at KJ and not only installed my Bartok but a Lyra cartridge in the original SME. Les was a lovely guy but organisation was not his forte. And welcome to a small club Jennifer.
And just to bring the story up to date(ish) I understand that Les has returned to his home country of Malaysia.
Aubrey,
Thank you for the kind words. I must admit Iāve had the Kii on my radar, but I donāt see myself replacing the audio note avantgarde system in a hurry.
My network bridge is feeding a pair of Beolab 5ās on their spoof interface in my bedroom. Absolutely fantastic really loving the sound.
I would love to hear Richards system above the Beolab 50 and 90 are phenomenal speakers. Iāve Owned quads in the past and Rhaido, but in terms of hassle free pure enjoyment I listen to more music and less hifi with my 5āsā¦.
I now really fancy another bridge for my home office but that might be a bit of an indulgence teams had killed the luxury of music and workā¦
I havenāt been in KJ for a long long time either. I walk past quite often but itās normally shut, maybe I should make an effort when I have time to kill.
So maybe I should throw another weird Aladdinās cave into the mix, sounds of musicā¦
Jenny
Yet a huge percentage of those who frequent home improvement stores are women.
Actually, I am an Audio Note + Avantgarde + dCS person!
Check: http://instagram.com/ongakumeansmusic
Cheers!
My Wife and I call it ādate nightā.
Not that I do but I presume that itās because they prefer the Beats sound signature. Last week, I was visiting a university and met a young woman who owned a pair of Beats. I asked her how she liked them and she said that sheād had the Zbeats for six years and that she preferred them over other headphones that sheād tried.
Well, my wife is totally a co-owner of our Rossini + clock + DāAgostino S350 + Suesskind setup
And she enjoys it a lot. Now we are choosing the new speakers, in the Borresen line.
Andrea
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I like shiny!
A warm welcome to the group 