500 v 2x300 active?

Thats the way to do it, worked great with the stag do i had, wanted to go to Vegas, knew that would be a no, so picked ibiza instead, suddenly vegas was ok, lol.
Tim get some speakers with big cone horns first in bright orange, then the 808 will just disappear in the room

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Well Pete has already declined to set them up in the shop first and then in my house on the grounds that would double the setting up time - so I think if I suggest to him that he brings another monster set first it won’t go down well :crazy_face:

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Hopefully they will be in day glow orange…infact dealers are a bit slow they should have a set on hand back at shop…specifically for the purpose…actually a pair of jbl speakers with orange grilles would work a treat…I hope I have not offended anybody!

I don’t think kudos have that as a finish :grin:

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Apparently I am not allowed a pair of these speakers :joy:

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Can’t for the life of me think why :joy:

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Looking at the seats and the TV, a room for people with eyes in the backs of their heads.

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Assuming that those chairs are normal life size, I rather suspect those speakers would require our bedroom floor above to be removed and the bed lifted up a couple of feet. Or more

At first, I thought the TV was ridiculously small compared to the speakers.

The seats relative size indicate that the it’s the speakers which are ridiculously large.

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Tim, have you started drip feeding the Management pictures of proper BIG speakers paving the way per chance?? :thinking::rofl: ATB Peter

Tim, the high-risk alternative is to seek forgiveness rather than permission, but I guess your wife has an opportunity to veto upon the arrival of the demo pair.

The Soulution electronics behind the Magico ultimate, on Critical Mass supports.
Cables are Crystal the Dream. 2 Isotek Titan power conditioners for the Soulution electronics and active Magico subwoofers. Melco S100 switch with Plixir linear ps.
I don’t imagine the cost. :tired_face:

It wasn’t a deliberate strategy. Just saw a picture in a melco group and thought it would be a larff to get an entirely predictable reaction :blush:

Well as they are coming for an extended demonstration in the house I rather think she will have a power of veto. Over the finish anyway :grimacing:

Though seriously if she cannot accept them in the house I am not going to try to force it.

I have the older Titan T88s…which I love
The 808s are gorgeous
Just sayin
David

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Your views may not coincide with those of my wife :confused:

A few years ago I had 4x135s active into SL2s (with SNAXO/Supercap). I went to 1x500 and it sounded much ‘better’. Then SL2s to Titan T88s and thence to 808s (in Oak, which I preferred to Tineo). My wife actually liked the SL2s but didn’t dislike the 808s much more than the T88s, if that’s any guide! The 808s are fantastic with the 500, you’ll have no worries on that score. Hopefully your wife won’t veto them! I got rid of 5 levels of Fraim at the time of the 500 and now find I need more for the ND555/2 PSs and to retain the CD555; let me know if you end up with any surplus Maple levels!

Good luck,

Neil

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Hi Neil, thanks. I don’t have any maple to start with so hard luck :joy: I prefer the oak and I think my wife will too, though haven’t seen it in the, er, wood :blush: So will wait to see what it (the tineo) looks like in the room and then try to get a gander at the oak finish

I will free up four levels of fraim if I go passive (well, the right stack is fraim lite) though one level will get snaffled back by the second 555 (on the nd555) when I get that. That is part of the consideration of leaving active (to free space for second 555), though the main driver is paying (potentially) for the 808s

Tim,

Yes, unfortunately Maple Fraim is rare now it’s been discontinued. I would say get a used/ex-dem 500 if you can find one, but make sure it’s a DR one, as to my ear this was the unit to which the DR upgrade made the most difference (vs 552 and 500PS). The 808s were miles better than any other speaker I’d ever tried. Have you got Superlumina speaker cable (sorry if I missed that earlier in the thread)? If so, try to get Superlumina jumper cables for the 808s as I thought they sounded appreciably, if slightly better than the Chord ones provided. Hopefully the dealer will include them in a deal!

Cheers,

Neil

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The 500 (yes will aim for dr) is some way away but hopefully will try it out. Am hopeful the 300dr will work well in the meantime. Will try to compare with 3x250 as, for example, Peter Swain (Cymbiosis) rates that above a single 500. I have naca5 at the moment. Hope to try kudos speaker cable. I do have a superlumina between the nd555 and 552, but speakercable would be way too much for me active. Even though it’s half price for passive it’s still rather a lot

Anyway I haven’t even heard the 808s here yet. Might not like them :wink: