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infinity reniassance 90 tweeks?

i have a set of renaissance 90's, don't get me wrong i love them, but with some music or at loud volume levels the emim mid's seem overbearing. i have tried a few different amp's and pre-amps of different power ratings and controls and no matter what the mids are too much at times. does anyone have any suggestions? does anyone make a good pre amp with parametric eq adjustments or is there a good audiophile eq out there? has anyone done any tweeks to their speakers to resolve this problem? any input would be appreciated greatly!
hemidakota
therudedog
9 posts
 
It's not the speakers. The Ren 90s are very revealing speakers, which is what makes them great! It's garbage in, garbage out! Adding a pre-amp with an eq is like throwing a dead fish into the trash can...
russschaeffer
34 posts
 
HemiDakota,

I found that a low line AudioQuest (the red one)cable was helpfull in smoothing out the EMIMs. Try it on your CD player first. After that a switch to tubes helps.

Thanx,
Russ

P.S. Do you really have a Hemi Dakota? I have an R/T.
arnold_h
89 posts
 
I owned a set of 90's for about 10 years. There is some truth to what Therudedog said. Just curious to what type of equipement, amps, preamps etc, that you have tried with your 90's? I found that with most mid-fi amps and preamps the 90s could be very detailed BUT also very fatiguing. I used to drive mine with a Marantz 105 watt 1/4 class A integrated amp and the sound was similar to what you describe. I also noticed this when hearing them at sound shops using similar electronics. When I upgraded to a Threshold amp and pre the sound improved dramaticly. Then they sounded so smooth that they were almost dull in comparison. Are you using a power conditioner? Also different cables can change the sound as well as room tuning. Are you listening to them with the grills on or off? They were designed to sound best with the grills on and IMO they do sound best that way. Another tweek I've heard of but have never tried is to get some thick felt and cut the center out to fit over the emim driver to reduce the sound reflection from the front baffle of the speaker although you will have to remove the grill covers. Good luck, hope this helps.
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