Again heard a Datasat Dirac I had heard previously, but this time with Auro 3d upgrade. It is 13.4 B&W speaker system. The front 2 were 802Ds. The Auro 3d let's you put a speaker on top of the ceiling and gives you that overhead ambience. There were 3 ceiling speakers as well.
This system was superb, played only complex music through it, chorals and duets from Bach cantatas and full symphony orchestra, it handled all superbly in a 7m * 3m room with some bass traps. Music was so relaxing and concert hall ambience due to the Auro 3D. Think 2-channel with concert hall ambience rather than being cheap surround.
This was probably better than any 2-channel system I have heard. The brass from Scheherezade was produced better than I have ever heard before, more 3D. Superb bass. Real bass. Sure, there were some holes. The piano again went through the B&W crossovers back and forth, and got a bit digital, but was still great. Some timbral loss possibly on violins yet overall effect much better. Sometimes you do get an artificial feel, but like the guy said you can put a dac between the datasat and the 2channel to improve that sound, and some cheap dacs for the ambient speakers.
Kind of scary. If I can confirm first impressions by listening to this again, then that means change of strategy and having to go for active box speakers to reduce costs and spending on Datasat Dirac Auro 3d instead.
This system was superb, played only complex music through it, chorals and duets from Bach cantatas and full symphony orchestra, it handled all superbly in a 7m * 3m room with some bass traps. Music was so relaxing and concert hall ambience due to the Auro 3D. Think 2-channel with concert hall ambience rather than being cheap surround.
This was probably better than any 2-channel system I have heard. The brass from Scheherezade was produced better than I have ever heard before, more 3D. Superb bass. Real bass. Sure, there were some holes. The piano again went through the B&W crossovers back and forth, and got a bit digital, but was still great. Some timbral loss possibly on violins yet overall effect much better. Sometimes you do get an artificial feel, but like the guy said you can put a dac between the datasat and the 2channel to improve that sound, and some cheap dacs for the ambient speakers.
Kind of scary. If I can confirm first impressions by listening to this again, then that means change of strategy and having to go for active box speakers to reduce costs and spending on Datasat Dirac Auro 3d instead.