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Am I done yet? LOL

Things are sounding pretty good at the moment. The Dynaudio Contour 30i speakers are the latest addition and are working better in this room than the Maggie 3.7i speakers were. 

Usually, when I ask the wife to come listen, she'll sit for a song, maybe 2, then make a "that's nice" type a comment and leave. With the Dynaudio speakers, she stayed, and played song after song. She listened for over and hour and said she really really liked these speakers. Great to know the wife was pleased.  laugh

But the audiophile in me feels like there is more to be had. The amp & pre-amp are on my radar as the possible candidates for improvement. Any opinions on where to head next? (There's always a "next" isn't there?)

traudio
traudio OP
184 posts
 

@mazian You say the PS AirLens is the weak link?

I'm Surpassed. What is your suggestion for an upgrade?

jmalen123
246 posts
 

Happy wife happy life. Maybe just enjoy the fruits of your labor for now and put your energies into finding new music.

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mazian
448 posts
 

@traudio  I wasn't referring to your system but that of mwh777 who has a Bluesound Node 2. The PS AirLens is top notch.

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mapman
23,585 posts
 

Throw a nice Class D amp at those Dynaudios!

macg19
1,320 posts
 

You might try adjusting the phase of the sub as a place to start. Easy and free assuming you can dial in phase incrementally rather than 0 or 180 like REL.  

  • Reverse main speaker polarity by swapping +/- leads. 
  • Play a test tone at the low pass frequency. 
  • Adjust subs phase at the listening position until it the test tone is quietest.
  • Return speakers to correct polarity. 

This assumes gain and cross over are optimal.

If that shows promise then get another sub and repeat for both channels.

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