| Re: Pi 4 Owners: How Big is your "space" [message #66308 is a reply to message #66301] |
Fri, 25 February 2011 04:28   |
Frihed89
Messages: 30
Registered: June 2009
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Matts, Thanks for helping me. Please stick with me, if you can because maybe I am confused or on the wrong track.
My Audio Note speakers are "about" 90dB sensitive, according to AN. This means they are probably < but close to 90dB.
When I encounter music that has slow, quiet parts and fast, loud parts, I set my preamp volume so I can hear the quiet parts reasonably well and can hear the louder parts at volumes that are not ear-damaging. So, there is a reasonable amount of room between the max and min volume I hear. I never change the volume after that.
Is that the wrong approach?
Now, I have a feeling that, because my amps aren't that sensitive and because the max power my amp is putting out is between 3 to 3.5W, I am hearing some pretty high distortion levels when the music is fast and loud. The music actually sounds pleasant enough as a whole, but listen carefully and the inner resolution is gone. I have a feeling that there is something harmonic going on with this distortion to make it sound sort of pleasant.
I have a 300B amp (10W). The problem isn't nearly as bad during loud passages.
Why am I determined to listen with a 2A3 or even a 45 amp? Because I prefer their tone and character to the 300B.
So, do I solve the problem with Pi-4s: Will the much higher sensitivity of the P-4s and the fact that it may even be easier to drive than my current speakers give me:
1. Lower distortion in the peaks;
2. Not overpower my room, especially the bass bounce off the wall right above my sofa, which would be 2-3 m from the speakers, depending how far they should be from the walls behind them.
Am I asking for too much? Actually, I want a pair of Davore Fidelity Orangutangs, but they are far out of my price range.
Thanks for listening.
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