Tyler Acoustics


Hi,
I am in the process of looking to upgrade my audio system. Currently my 2.0 system consists of a Marantz AV7005 preamp driving a five channel (200wpa) Sherbourn 5/1500A with a set of Dahlquist DQ20’s for my front main speakers. The room is approximately 30’ by 25’ by 28’, but it is also open to the rest of the first floor of my open floor plan home.
I’ve owned these speakers for over 15 years and have held on to them for nostalgia as much as anything else. However, I am ready to replace them with a modern (superior) set. After much research, I am very interested in the Tyler Acoustic Decade line of speakers.
My priorities for a new set of speakers are:
1.Big sound (in a big room)
2.Accurate
3.Tight base with deep extension (I will have one or more subwoofers for HT, but I would prefer to rely on the speakers alone for audio playback (I listen to a broad range of music from classical to club).

With this in mind, I am looking at the D1, D20, and D10. The D10 may be out of my price range, but I would very much like to hear your opinion about the D20 vs. the D1. I could also possibly be swayed to upgrade my budget to the D10's. However, for the moment, they are out of my budget. If I do decide to go into the >$10K range, then a number of other options will need to be considered as well.

I am looking at others including used Revels, Von Schweikert, Salk HT3, Usher, Sonus Faber, and Theil.

Originally, I was also considering Definitive Technology (BP7000SC), Paradigm, PSB, and Klipsch, but I have eliminated those brands for the time being as best suited for bang for your buck HT options (which I may reconsider in the future!).
esprits4s

Showing 1 response by holley

I can't give you a direct comparison of the speakers you mention, but I did own the Tyler D1s for about 3 years. Fantastic speakers, and I only got rid of them as my wife and I started fostering small children, and the desire to 'push on those shiny things' made me sell the Tylers. They were in a loft area that is 35' x 15' x 8', so a fairly large room. The speakers meet your priorities (big sound -- very much so, accurate -- very neutral and detailed, but not sterile or dry sounding at all). As far as bass, they bass is extremely tight -- that is why I chose the D1s over the D10s (plus the $). In my room, they were flat down to 30 Hz, and had very useful bass down to the mid 20s (but bass response is very room dependent). I am a bass freak, but most often played the D1s without the sub.

One thing I might mention is that I also had the Marantz 7005 driving some Wyred 4 sound amps with the Tylers, and didn't realize for a long time that the Marantz was a weak point in 2 channel mode. I ended up getting a W4S DAC2 and ran it directly into my amps, and that was a huge step up in performance.