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Evaluation of my 2ch system

Greetings all,

   As the title states, I am looking for honest, not denigrating,  feedback on my system and if any feel improvements can be made within the msrp budget of said system.

     I have a dedicated room that is 23x15x10.5, no big windows and those that it has are covered with thick curtains.  I do have some acoustic treatments, acoustic panels and it is carpeted.

SOURCE :  Eversolo T8/Z10 combo, Marantz SA8005, Thorens TD 160 with SME 3009.

PRE:  McIntosh C8

POWER: Parasound A21+

SPEAKERS:  Tannoy System 15DMT II, Tannoy XT8F, AND 1973 Vertical Cornwalls that have been updated with new xovers, woofers and tweeters.

INTERCONNECTS:  all power cords and interconnects (XLR) are Emotiva and speaker cables are some older Nordost 2 or 4 wire flats.

I love the sound of dual concentrics, I had all forms of klipsch, and I enjoyed them all until I heard the Tannoys and realized I found horns fatiguing, or at least that’s what I think it’s the cause.  

   Anywho any input is appreciated.  I will now break out the popcorn.

 

Cheers

mowntnbkr
nlitworld
103 posts
 

I would agree that measuring your room would be a great starting point. Jot done some notes on what you enjoy about the system and what you’d like to improve. Then as simple as some basic REW measurements with a Umik1 microphone and you’ll at least put a visual to what you can hear. Then you can start tinkering with placement configurations to verify if the cardas setup was best. Financial investment is about $100, but the measurement sweep noises are annoying. You’ll lose an afternoon real quick with your tinkering but the improvements cost you nothing.

As to changes in gear, I think low hanging fruit to try would be changing out some interconnects and tubes. I apologize if I missed what your current tubes are, but what are you currently running in there? With interconnects, check out Hapa Audio Ember series as a great jump up for a reasonable cost. Ember is the best bang for your buck I’ve found anywhere, but their Aero series is truely exceptional.

The fact you’re still looking to improve things further is what makes this hobby fun. Never a finished product as you can always tinker some more. laugh

tablejockey
4,403 posts
 

"I know measurements matter, however, if feel that regardless of what measurements tell you, your ears may not agree.  I feel that is what makes this hobby so personal"

@mowntnbkr 

You've given the reason the thread topic is pointless and audio nervosa inducing.

Best to just go out for a ride then listen to music.

secretguy
1,983 posts
 

You don't have ears? How sad.

fatdaddy2
534 posts
 

You've got some good gear, and definitely (IMO) good taste in speakers. You may benefit from a cable upgrade, particularly your interconnects and speaker cables. Don't go hog wild, but it may benefit your system without getting into the gear upgrade hamster wheel.

emergingsoul
1,528 posts
 

can you readily hear differences between recording qualities where some sound really good and others just are OK.

I have an older system where it's kind of hard to tell the difference between good and bad recordings but it sounds very nice.

It's a starting point. That's what's really frustrating to me is some recordings are not very good and I get frustrated. But I appreciate it for what it is and the musicianship is always to be respected

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