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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #50 on: September 11, 2015, 03:44:05 AM »
Anax, you arguably have the best HD800 setup here though. These poor retail stores don't even have a yggy!
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #51 on: September 11, 2015, 03:59:21 AM »
Maybe I should have brought my ODAC to make sure...

Actually I've heard worse kilobuck upstream gear at The Show than Guitar Center.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #52 on: September 11, 2015, 07:16:08 PM »
Well, another LS50 owner here. Can't really do any direct comparisons to anything other than Pioneer's SP-BS41/21/C21 lineup which clearly isn't a fair competition. I was originally looking for ~$400 speakers to upgrade those and I listened to the DALI Zensor 1's, some PSB and Paradigm models around the same price range, and wasn't really that floored with any of them. So for shits and giggles I listened to the LS50s and thought they sounded significantly better. Went home and did some research and found a used pair from Japan for ~$700 delivered so I jumped on them. For the price I can't complain at all.

Right now I have them sitting on my desk with some blu-tack in between and that's it. They're also only about 8 inches or so away from the wall, which obviously isn't ideal but I don't think moving them forward is going to be ideal either since that'll make them way too close to my ears to form an equilateral triangle as suggested.

Any stand recommendations from people here? I'm considering Isoacoustics stands at the moment.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #53 on: September 11, 2015, 08:15:00 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2015, 03:29:35 AM
Have to say, compared to those, the comparable Tannoys, Genelecs, Mackies, KRKs, etc., the Adams A7x crushed all of them in almost every way using their setup..
I didn't even think the other speakers were remotely up to par with my HD800 rig tbh. The Adams were and then some. Definitely worth the money to me.

Last time I recorded they had A7X as monitors. We have some low-end Adams at my job but the A7X were just incredible. I have some Tannoys in my office (inherited them from last guy) and I'm not really a big fan. Frankly, I'm very tempted to have my home studio/office setup be something like A7x, alongside Gumby and my headphone gear, and do my serious listening there. Living room can be basic serviceable 5.1.

Anyway, Adam is no damn joke. Still curious to hear LS50 sometime but remember - the Adams also have the amp!
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #54 on: September 11, 2015, 08:48:11 PM »
Quote from: Azteca X on September 11, 2015, 08:15:00 PM
the Adams also have the amp!

Yup, and it can't be that bad if they sound that good. I'd be happy running the Yggy balanced out to A7x and call it a day.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #55 on: September 11, 2015, 08:54:56 PM »
Adam A5x has nice voice reproduction, but imo this is the only aspect it was somewhat comparable to a Genelec 8050, a bit unfair comparison size and price wise though.
A7x could be better, but A3x and A5x sound almost the same to me, minus bass ofcourse.
For Yggy (Gumby?) level dac i'd go for something more resolving than A series Adam. Still they are much better than entry level Mackies, thus imo better value.   
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #56 on: September 11, 2015, 09:12:50 PM »
Quote from: Priidik on September 11, 2015, 08:54:56 PM
A7x could be better, but A3x and A5x sound almost the same to me, minus bass ofcourse.
For Yggy (Gumby?) level dac i'd go for something more resolving than A series Adam. Still they are much better than entry level Mackies, thus imo better value.   

It is better.

What's more resolving than the A7x for the same money? I haven't heard it yet.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #57 on: September 11, 2015, 09:17:59 PM »
Quote from: mechgamer123 on September 11, 2015, 07:16:08 PM
Any stand recommendations from people here? I'm considering Isoacoustics stands at the moment.

Isoacoustics are a great option for desktop stands. There's surprisingly little out there in terms of very short stands designed for desktop use. Sound Anchors will make stands to any height, but they are expensive, and the ones that offer adjustable tilt are bulky.

The NHT stands are only about $60/pr, but they are pretty basic, fixed angle aluminum with some rubber pads on the bottom. The Ardan stands are very pretty, but also very very expensive. One that I'm not familiar with is the Zaor Miza D-stand. Their distribution in the US is limited, but you can get them here via stores like B&H Photo. I don't recommend the Auralex MoPad, really overpriced for what they are, which is basically a glorified doorstopper.

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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #58 on: September 11, 2015, 09:20:59 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 11, 2015, 09:12:50 PM
It is better.

What's more resolving than the A7x for the same money? I haven't heard it yet.

I personally prefer the Neumann to the A7, but that's just me.
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Re: $1000± for mini monitors…
« Reply #59 on: September 11, 2015, 10:45:31 PM »
Quote from: thegunner100 on September 11, 2015, 02:56:31 AM
Today I got to try out the LS50s at Park Avenue Audio.

600 sq ft room
Some sort of Elektra cd player > McIntosh D100 > Classe SIGMA-AMP2 > LS50

I thought that while the setup was good, it wasn't amazing considering the cost of the whole setup. It was my first time hearing any of these components, so it's hard to said what contributed to what. Plus, I was unfamiliar with all the music that was played except for Dire Strait's "Once Upon a Time in the West". I found that the LS50s had pretty good imaging and soundstaging inside the room. Treble wasn't as bright as some reviews make them out to be. Bass was kind of boomy for some reason. It had extension, but wasn't as tight as i'd hope. Dynamics were overall very good. Does anyone share my experience? Anyone tried the D100 or Classe amp before?

Hopefully I can try them again some other time with some familiar music and my own amp/dac if I can bring it in sometime. Maybe I'm just really used to the qualities that the Yggy brings to speakers and thus didn't find the LS50 setup overall amazing even though everything was pricier.

I would avoid anything using McIntosh like a plague. Everything I heard using McIntosh gear sounded meh at best and never liked it. They're just boutique home equipment pretending to be pro gear...
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