My 2 listening rooms:
*Dining room/Kitchen 15’x30’
Stand mount speakers are roughly 4’ from the back wall and a bit over 3’ from each side wall
I typically like stand mount speakers supported with a subwoofer. I have a KEF KC62 correctly positioned in this room and is ALMOST always used when evaluating stand mount speakers
*Living room
20’ wide behind speakers
18’ to the back wall behind my listening position
The room tapers to 16’
There is NO wall on the left side as the room opens up into the bar area
The right hand side is all 6’ tall windows (there is a 3’ tall half wall and the windows are set back 2.5’
The ceilings are 9’
***listening at SPL volumes:
DBs averaging in the 70s
DB Peaks in the low 80s between 80-85 DBs
When peaks hit about 85 DBs I tend to start thinking about turning it down slightly
Nighttime or low level listening for me is DBs avg in the 60 DBs
I only listen at DB peaks in the 90-95 DB range as an evaluation of speakers and amps listening for ability to drive to this SPL volume level and if
there is any distortion resulting from this high volume level?
95 DBs is where “Party volume” tops out for us
**Speaker reviews
1. How do they sound on their own when played on a very clean and neutral Class D high powered amp?
2. Question: Will a LOW POWER (7.6w -15w) Class A amp drive them or not?
These Class A amps do color the sound.
3. Describe how the speakers under review sound changes on this Class A amp
**My reference Class A amps:
SMSL VMV A1 Class A solid state
15w @4 Ohms 10w @8 Ohms
Black Ice Audio FX10H EL-84 push-Pull tub amp
12 w into either 4 Ohms or 8 Ohms
Boyuurange Reisong A50 MKIII SET 300B tube amp
7.6w into both 4 Ohms and 8 Ohms
**Amp and DAC reviews
How do they sound played on 2 different sets of speakers?
How do they sound when A/B compared to another competing AMP or DAC?
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