Got my 1st set of 3 way FS last night. Spend 2 hours installing the cdp, amp and sir Anthony's 3way. (Guys, you gotta get a nick for this model).
When i first listened to it at sir Anthony's lair, i was suprised na parang "ito ba yun binibida ni Macdon sa akin?". Nothing special when i heard it. Kinda bright, slightly boomy. But then again, i said to myself, it's ok. For the price, that wouldn't be bad for my first home system. What could you expect to buy and PERFORM at that price level. Car audio SQ kasi ang reference ko before i shifted to HA.
Wired it last night din. Gusto ko madinig sa sala ko naman. To my suprise, nabawan yun brightness and Boominess. So probably yun acoustics ni sir anthony's lair. Song after song, nag-iimprove.
My next impression after 11 songs and a heated amp:
SUPER detailed highs minus the brightness na. Still lacks air pero wait and see natin, break-in period pa naman eh.
Midrange is impressive. In your face ang singer. Sa piano instrument, feel mo yun tiklada. Sa male vioce, may depth. Sa female voice, very revealing though kulang yun "gaspang" ng boses ni Susan Wong. As i said, break-in period pa naman.
Woofers, though too tight for me, Superb sa drums. Tried using focal demo disc 1 cd and Japanese Drums cd. To my suprise, hindi na boomy and pretty good extensions pati sa midrange and high freqs.
Stage height is within eye level sa sala ko. Stage width is average sa mga nadinig kong ibang speaker/system. Maganda ang depth ng bass while upfront ang singer and nasa likod niya ang instruments. Other instruments, di naman clustered though may unting localization akong nadinig. Baka need to aim it properly pa ( normally aimed sa sweet spot for start). Pero when i aimed it parallel to my room and moved it 6 inches nearer to the center (8 feet away sila initially) and moved it backward 8 inches ( 8 feet away from the sweet spot), laki ng nabawas sa localization. Halos mag disappear na except for a few limited freqs between the tweeters and midrange.
Sa grandma's hands, medjo wala sa harap ng singer yun snapping of fingers, chest level pero parang naka-extend yun arm sa left instead of harap. PERO, sa whistle ng Livingston, excellente! Dinig din yun foot tapping. Sa Spanish Harlem, great voice and malinis ang seperation from midrange to highs. Defined maracas (yun nga ba yun?) and dinig mo yun iba ibang levels/lakas ng hampas. Sa violins, it's alive! Hehe! Pero hanap ko pa din yun gaspang (probably SS ang amp ko).
Overall, panalo. It can probably outperform other brands 3x-5x the price. though you can never compare it with 6 digit worth of speakers, you can never go wrong with sir Anthony's speakers. I did not expect it to be that clean sounding. My negative comments are not totally blamed on sir Anthony's speakers. Baka din naman sa limitations ng gears ko. You cannot expect good quality speakers to perform to it's maximum potential if paired with a so-so gears din.
Thanks sir macdon. I made the right choice. Instead of going for 2nd hand or bnew branded midlevel speakers, dito na ako.
Thumbs up sir Anthony. keep up the good work.
