Spatial X5 speakers
Just got mine, with upgraded crossovers, a couple of weeks ago. I now have about 250 hours on them - mostly driven by the Voyager Gan 350 wpc class D amp and most recently by Don Sachs 65 wpc tube amp. Speaker Cables are Griver Huffman Pharoah's and the preamp is Don Sachs tube preamp. They are easy to set up as they come fully assembled. Right out of the box they sound promising but the bass is cardboard like and the tweeter can sound harsh. Nevertheless, after about 175 hours, these babies developed a pleasing midrange liquidity and nice open baffle bass. They throw an expansive soundscape that extends beyond the width of the toed in speakers that is also deep front to back. I mean, these speakers truly disappear as in my listening spot nothing localizes to the speaker itself. Both amps drive these speakers nicely. The Sachs amp defitely sounds better using the 8 not 4 ohm speaker posts. I am now getting air with very nice detail and tonal colors.
These speakers are just awesome. They are worth every penny I paid for them. Clayton warned me about the prolonged break in time and he was dead on the money. I just love the OB box less sound. These speakers are awesome.
I hope this thread does not degenerate into a toxic pussing contest like my Voyager Gan amplifier thread.
@jaymark It's great to see a follow-up from you after 500hrs. Very helpful to others looking I'm sure. Some people dive in here at A'gon, ask many questions, dive out, disappear, and never report back on findings. Your follow-up is appreciated. Happy listening! :)
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@jaymark well let us know how it works out with the LSA. I am intrigued by that amp and speaker combo. |
Ok, @jerryg123 got me motivated to put the Voyager GAN amp back in. It was modded previously by one of the posters in this thread. I was semi chastised previously for putting my 150 wpc modded PassLabs amp on thes Spatial X5s cause of their high sensitivity. I am glad that I trust my ears and not specs. The modded LSA Voyager GAN amp sounds sublime on these broken in Spatials. The PassLabs sounded good but the LSA surpasses it in slam, clarity, instrument separation, spatial cues and shockingly even on the low end. I would have never guessed that the GAN Voyager via Grover Huffman Pharoah speaker cables would sound this damn good. As much as I like high power sweet sounding class A amplifiers, the 25 pound Voyager GAN leaves me wanting for nothing in my setup. I think I'll skip the herniated disc from lifting 100# amplifiers.. |
@jaymark Thank you for the update and I am not surprised at all. |
