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lej1447
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Hi all,
I am a little puzzle. I have auditioned the Summit, Ascent i, and original CLS (w/ Vandersteen sub in this particular case) at different times. Regardless, all have mid ranges that made our jaws floored. When my wife and I auditioned the SL3, that seemed not to be the case. The midrange was not eye popping or jaws dropping. Furthermore, the bass seemed to be really weak if not non-existence, which is unlike the Ascent i. When we listened to the Ascent i, it sounded as if there was a subwoofer hooked up. I won't discuss about the bass from the Summit. Lets say that it was overkilled during the audition. The best was the CLS w/ Vandersteen. However, that did not pass the WAF test.
All MLs that I listened were driven by tube amp and tube pre-amp. However, the SL3 did not give us the same chilling effect as the rest. When I researched online, all reviews for SL3 were raving. Some even raved about the bass from the SL3. The room at the time of the audition was about 13'X13' w/ no wall treatment. The floor was concrete w/ some rugs. The speakers were ~ 3' from back wall & side wall w/ slight toe in. The tube amp during the audition was 80w/ch. I'll be using SS 150w amp for now w/ some midrange speaker cables. I'm afraid to plunge in the cash and found some thing wrong w/ the midrange or become unhappy w/ the SL3 overall if I find nothing wrong with the midrange. Please help. How do I audition the SL3, or how do I determine if there was anything wrong w/ the midrange? I have 2 rooms. The SL3 can reside in the family room (13'X13'X8') as the main speakers for 5.1 HT, or it can reside in the living room (16'w X 20'd X 18' h sloped from 8' hi). Thank you for taking the time to read and give me some valuable advice.
In addition, I just checked out Member System section. Surprisingly, I saw many ML stacked against the back wall and next to the TV. How is the sweetspot or sound imaging? That is really interesting.
I am a little puzzle. I have auditioned the Summit, Ascent i, and original CLS (w/ Vandersteen sub in this particular case) at different times. Regardless, all have mid ranges that made our jaws floored. When my wife and I auditioned the SL3, that seemed not to be the case. The midrange was not eye popping or jaws dropping. Furthermore, the bass seemed to be really weak if not non-existence, which is unlike the Ascent i. When we listened to the Ascent i, it sounded as if there was a subwoofer hooked up. I won't discuss about the bass from the Summit. Lets say that it was overkilled during the audition. The best was the CLS w/ Vandersteen. However, that did not pass the WAF test.
All MLs that I listened were driven by tube amp and tube pre-amp. However, the SL3 did not give us the same chilling effect as the rest. When I researched online, all reviews for SL3 were raving. Some even raved about the bass from the SL3. The room at the time of the audition was about 13'X13' w/ no wall treatment. The floor was concrete w/ some rugs. The speakers were ~ 3' from back wall & side wall w/ slight toe in. The tube amp during the audition was 80w/ch. I'll be using SS 150w amp for now w/ some midrange speaker cables. I'm afraid to plunge in the cash and found some thing wrong w/ the midrange or become unhappy w/ the SL3 overall if I find nothing wrong with the midrange. Please help. How do I audition the SL3, or how do I determine if there was anything wrong w/ the midrange? I have 2 rooms. The SL3 can reside in the family room (13'X13'X8') as the main speakers for 5.1 HT, or it can reside in the living room (16'w X 20'd X 18' h sloped from 8' hi). Thank you for taking the time to read and give me some valuable advice.
In addition, I just checked out Member System section. Surprisingly, I saw many ML stacked against the back wall and next to the TV. How is the sweetspot or sound imaging? That is really interesting.
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