musichal
poet emeritus
Thanks, Bret.
Finding a used pair in such excellent condition (easily 9.5/10) at just under half price, coupled with a great run of poker, allowed acquisition a month or two early - and without completely depleting the dispo-fund. I'd saved with the assumption that I'd have to purchase new, but the timing worked to my advantage. The only aspect that wasn't pure dumb luck was the saving.
I feel I need to write up a review of them, but not yet. Right now I'd just be a gushing fanboy, anyway. Besides, I am not particularly good at such reviews - I don't enjoy trying to listen wearing an analytical hat. I greatly prefer to just sit back and enjoy music rather than attempt to listen to, describe and judge a speaker's sound. To me, those require two almost completely different mindsets which may not be mutually exclusive, but can be difficult to correlate.
On another note, the Silver 6 sound better in the bedroom than they did in the living area, and they didn't suck in here. So upgrades all around.
And on yet another, in a few weeks (once Christine retires) I also plan to set up a mini-system in the guest bedroom once again, using components I already have that are currently out of play. A Pro-Ject Pre Box S, Tuner Box S, jacked-in Zune with two Emotiva A-100 amps driving Polk RTiA3 speakers in bi-amp mode - something I've never sampled. After that, I intend to resume my small-speaker battle-thread, which was interrupted for various reasons, on that system.
I have too much stuff.
Finding a used pair in such excellent condition (easily 9.5/10) at just under half price, coupled with a great run of poker, allowed acquisition a month or two early - and without completely depleting the dispo-fund. I'd saved with the assumption that I'd have to purchase new, but the timing worked to my advantage. The only aspect that wasn't pure dumb luck was the saving.
I feel I need to write up a review of them, but not yet. Right now I'd just be a gushing fanboy, anyway. Besides, I am not particularly good at such reviews - I don't enjoy trying to listen wearing an analytical hat. I greatly prefer to just sit back and enjoy music rather than attempt to listen to, describe and judge a speaker's sound. To me, those require two almost completely different mindsets which may not be mutually exclusive, but can be difficult to correlate.
On another note, the Silver 6 sound better in the bedroom than they did in the living area, and they didn't suck in here. So upgrades all around.
And on yet another, in a few weeks (once Christine retires) I also plan to set up a mini-system in the guest bedroom once again, using components I already have that are currently out of play. A Pro-Ject Pre Box S, Tuner Box S, jacked-in Zune with two Emotiva A-100 amps driving Polk RTiA3 speakers in bi-amp mode - something I've never sampled. After that, I intend to resume my small-speaker battle-thread, which was interrupted for various reasons, on that system.
I have too much stuff.
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