psychotropic
Well-Known Member
Okay people, some more notes about these babies, and some pictures.
In terms of notes, I had shifted them from the granite counter-top on which you see them now to a cheap particle-board shelf...big difference....the AE2s don't agree very much with particle board and express a strong preference for granite. The sound when placed on the particle board lacked bass depth and accuracy, whereas on the granite it was solid and tight. More music sampled on it include the Beautiful South and Jason Mraz, vocal heavy stuff and the voices were reproduced with tremendous depth and definition....as if the singer is with you in the room. Some Deep Purple and Dream Theater were also dealt with considerable ease, but if I had to pick out one type of music with which these fellows are least at ease with...it is hard rock....possibly because you need a bit more bass, and larger cabinets to let all that drums and distortion fill out properly. It is not that these are not capable, it's just that they fare better with other types of music.
Jeff Beck's version of Nitin Sawhney's Nadia was again reproduced in stellar fashion. So electronica is something that is again handled well by these speakers.
Now my problem is that I can't permanently keep them on the granite countertop. Do you think a couple of granite squares on the particle board would help?
In terms of notes, I had shifted them from the granite counter-top on which you see them now to a cheap particle-board shelf...big difference....the AE2s don't agree very much with particle board and express a strong preference for granite. The sound when placed on the particle board lacked bass depth and accuracy, whereas on the granite it was solid and tight. More music sampled on it include the Beautiful South and Jason Mraz, vocal heavy stuff and the voices were reproduced with tremendous depth and definition....as if the singer is with you in the room. Some Deep Purple and Dream Theater were also dealt with considerable ease, but if I had to pick out one type of music with which these fellows are least at ease with...it is hard rock....possibly because you need a bit more bass, and larger cabinets to let all that drums and distortion fill out properly. It is not that these are not capable, it's just that they fare better with other types of music.
Jeff Beck's version of Nitin Sawhney's Nadia was again reproduced in stellar fashion. So electronica is something that is again handled well by these speakers.
Now my problem is that I can't permanently keep them on the granite countertop. Do you think a couple of granite squares on the particle board would help?
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