I am at crossroads with my 20-year old SL3s. The panels are well down on high frequencies, despite washing, hoovering etc.
REW graph was a wakeup call, they are down well over 10db above 15K Hz (not that I can hear that high any more lol)
Replacing the panels is expensive with ML's new pricing policy.
For a bit over twice the cost of replacing them I can get a pair of Summits.
The thing is that the Summits are already 13 years old, so I guess they'll need replacement panels in the near future, right?
I biamp the SL3s, and have an extra 18" sub with DSP (below 80Hz) so low frequencies are nice and tight.
So I am not desperate for the Summit's dual 10" woofers and integrated class D amps.
Looks aside, for me the question is panel size and performance: will the replacement SL3 panels be better than aged (or even new) Summit panels?
I understand the Summit panels are a bit smaller, and the replacement SL3 panels will be using newer technology
What do you guys think?
REW graph was a wakeup call, they are down well over 10db above 15K Hz (not that I can hear that high any more lol)
Replacing the panels is expensive with ML's new pricing policy.
For a bit over twice the cost of replacing them I can get a pair of Summits.
The thing is that the Summits are already 13 years old, so I guess they'll need replacement panels in the near future, right?
I biamp the SL3s, and have an extra 18" sub with DSP (below 80Hz) so low frequencies are nice and tight.
So I am not desperate for the Summit's dual 10" woofers and integrated class D amps.
Looks aside, for me the question is panel size and performance: will the replacement SL3 panels be better than aged (or even new) Summit panels?
I understand the Summit panels are a bit smaller, and the replacement SL3 panels will be using newer technology
What do you guys think?