Hi Haroon, I never thought I should hear hiss from the speakers. I just tried for you and heard almost nothing. Alto has an efficient tweeter and there is a little hiss, but I cannot hear anything from 1 meter distance. I only turned on pre and power amps. I do not use any sort of power conditioning.
Hi Mikeduke, When I bought the Alto's the 1037 was not available. I auditioned 1037 at several locations. I think this one has the best price/performance ratio in JM Lab range. I can honestly say that there is not to much difference between Alto and 1037. My listening room is well damped but it is still very hard to compensate the forwardness of the berrylium tweeter. Anyway the definition of the berrylium is super.
Hi Greggare, I upgraded to Alto's about 8 months ago. I used to have a pair of AudioPhysic Avanti 3's. The old speakers were actually more musical but with some limitations. I usually listen to the music at high volumes. This was the main reason I bought JM Lab. Alto is a great choice for definition of the whole frequency range. The only problem I am encountering is the Berrilium tweeter. I think it is too forward sounding unit. I compansated the problem later with an old speaker cable named Esoteric Research.
