Tyler Decade D1s

All more than 230 hrs now and D1 now has evolved into a most enjoyable sounding speaker. My Linbrook Sigs. are going and i will be keeping the D1s. Will post more on my experience with D1 and how it won over LSS.

My D1's have around 200 hours on them, and are really moving from "good" to "extremely impressive", at least in my system. These have some of the most accurate bass I have heard (it doesn't sound big, just tight, just how a double bass sounds in real life), and an impressive, deep and wide, soundstage, while being full sounding, even driven with all solid state amplification. I might get a tube amp, however. I was looking hard at a set of 802D's (not that I could have afforded them at retail, but the dealer is a friend and had a demo pair if I wanted them) but the sound I am hearing from these at least equals, if not exceeds, what I was hearing from his at his store when driven by some nice Classe gears.

They still have alot of breaking in to do, as I am hearing audible differences every 25 hours or so of break-in. So far, heads and shoulders above the LSS, and alot of other similarly-priced speakers as well (I have been shopping around for a long time) I will try and post a review when I hit 300 hours. Size-wise, my room ended up being just fine for these: the sound is tight and accurate, not boomy, and really doesn't need a huge room. 12x12x8 feet won't work though!

Dawg can't agree more on improvements after the two hundred hour mark. I'm guessing things will steadily get better through the five hundred hour area. You're assessment of bass response is right on, another thing is how these big boys disappear in the room musicly theres a huge stage in front of me that's well placed, love it. I can't stress strongly enough how important setup is. Time spent making those small moves will pay off in superior sound. Last night I listened to a few direct to disk lps and the sound was live and most enjoyable from d1. mike

Out of curiosity guys, how do these D1's compare with the LSS's in the mid/upper mid range? The same as? Different? Just curious - I always thought that was the Achilles heel of mine (in my system of course).

Hello Newbee i thought i would keep my LSS till the cows came home. Now i'm a happy D1 owner my LSS went because of D1s ability to produce music thats more life like or i should say D1 produces sounds with more truth. Across the spectrum better sound.

I plan on a review when i get 500 hrs or there abouts. If you are ever in New Orleans get in touch will give you a test drive.

Mike