I really love my system. Its not a system that reproduces music on a huge, realistic scale, like Martin Logan or Wilson speakers, but vocals are draped in velvet, and you feel drawn in to the performance, regardless of genre.
Thanks you for the response Pharomaster. I also have a very small room with poor acoustic and I will consider your tapestry solution. I wasn't planning much budget wise on cables, but I will now keep an opened mind about the issue.
Your time and effort in responding to my email is appreciated.
What a lovely set up. Thanks so much for sharing. I too have C7's and was curious how they would go with AR valve power. I guess the answer is very very nicely. Out of interest I had some significant room issues that I sorted by using a KRK Ergo. Nice piece of kit and more wife friendly than having foam everywhere. I also decoupled from my wooden floor by using Auralex Gramma's. Worth while tweak. Cheers Andrew
Excellent questions and observations. Its obvious you are going about this very intelligently.
My room is 8 by 11. The speakers are roughly 6 feet apart. listening position is about 8 feet away MAX. Maybe closer.
Interestingly, since this pic was taken, I have actually moved the speakers further away from the back wall by about a foot. I have also reduced toe in very slightly.
By the way, my ear is just at, or slightly below tweeter level. According to Alan Shaw, he voiced the tweeter from that position and say you will get the flatest response that way.
Missteps?!! Funny you should ask. I was using Kimber 4tc speaker cable and i found them flat, lacking dimension, and not a good fit. I am using silver plated OFC QED cables too, but may switch over to Transparent down the road, as I think their interconnects are fantasic.
I did play around with home made room treatments and settled on a tapestry on the wall behind my listening chair which has improved things quite a bit.
Let me tell you, these speakers are very natural and musical. If I could, I would certainly give them as much room as I could, further away from all boundries, but they work well in any situation.
Feel free to email me at [email protected] for any further questions.
As an audiophile wannabe, I am currently looking at the Harbeth C7, a Creek Destiny amp and CD player (also a UK brand) as recommended by the Canadian Harbeth distributor.
My questions for you are; from the posted pics your room size looks small and your speaker placement seems to be 5' to 6' apart at best. What is your room size? How far back is your listening position?
If you don't mind me asking, what were the misteps? Your comments will be appreciated. Thanks
