IndiqAudio Diamond Achal Owners - What are you powering your Speakers with ??

[Nitin K]

Music evokes emotion, and that emotion drives much of what we discuss in this forum. Whether we’re praising or criticizing brands, it’s all rooted in how deeply we connect with the sound. So in my view, getting emotional about it is absolutely fine.

I personally was sold on the idea of "Made in India" speakers. The thought was: since they’re designed and built here, perhaps they’d suit our kind of music better ( than the international brands). To be transparent, I didn’t audition the speakers myself. But those who did often mentioned they were powered by solid amplifiers — not by AVRs or entry-level amps.

Much of the excitement came from the success of the Misras, and we bought into the promise of something even better with the Achals.

Now, on the topic of resale value — someone buying a Dali, Focal, or a similar global brand doesn’t usually worry much about it. That’s because a well-made product eventually earns trust and builds its own reputation over time. Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening here.

And this thread isn’t targeting a brand or any individual — it’s just an honest discussion. But look at the response — how many current Indiq Achal users have actually joined in? Hardly any.

Just a suggestion Sandeep, how about reaching out to the Indiqaudio owner, Amit and troubleshooting your dilema with his suggestion. Maybe he can suggest something.

 

[sandeeprao]

Just a suggestion Sandeep, how about reaching out to the Indiqaudio owner, Amit and troubleshooting your dilema with his suggestion. Maybe he can suggest something.

Some of the ideas to improve the quality came from him - way back in 2021-22 he even visited my place - but things didn't improve much.
GAPS identified by him were
- No carpet in the room
- poor room treatment
- Open port
- Weak amplifier
However, the speakers were working fine (as per his analysis), so I thought it was now a good time to check with people who are using and enjoying Achal's.

 

[Nitin K]

Some of the ideas to improve the quality came from him - way back in 2021-22 he even visited my place - but things didn't improve much.
GAPS identified by him were
- No carpet in the room
- poor room treatment
- Open port
- Weak amplifier
However, the speakers were working fine (as per his analysis), so I thought it was now a good time to check with people who are using and enjoying Achal's.

Then I guess fm General Sound's experience & advise in this case may help.
I wish the other Indiq owner's could pitch in here.

 

[sandeeprao]

Then I guess fm General Sound's experience & advise in this case may help.
I wish the other Indiq owner's could pitch in here.

Yes we connected today - meeting @General_sound next week

 

[Analogous]

Some of the ideas to improve the quality came from him - way back in 2021-22 he even visited my place - but things didn't improve much.
GAPS identified by him were
- No carpet in the room
- poor room treatment
- Open port
- Weak amplifier
However, the speakers were working fine (as per his analysis), so I thought it was now a good time to check with people who are using and enjoying Achal's.

There are a few likely scenarios why you are not getting responses from owners of this speaker.
1. Owners of Indiq diamond Achals have not seen this thread
2. They have seen it but did not respond for a variety of reasons
3. They are not members of this forum
4. They are members of this forum but not active at the moment..
5. Other reasons

 

[sandeeprao]

There are a few likely scenarios why you are not getting responses from owners of this speaker.
1. Owners of Indiq diamond Achals have not seen this thread
2. They have seen it but did not respond for a variety of reasons
3. They are not members of this forum
4. They are members of this forum but not active at the moment..
5. Other reasons

Agree - may get their attention in times to come

 

[DB1989]

Some of the ideas to improve the quality came from him - way back in 2021-22 he even visited my place - but things didn't improve much.
GAPS identified by him were
- No carpet in the room
- poor room treatment
- Open port
- Weak amplifier
However, the speakers were working fine (as per his analysis), so I thought it was now a good time to check with people who are using and enjoying Achal's.

If the speakers were working fine as per the Designer's own analysis, then you're pretty much flogging a dead horse - perhaps the "thin" sound is exactly what he was going for and those waxing eloquent about it enjoy it as well. To each their own, yours is apparently just about everything else but Indiq.

 

[vishalrao]

Yes we connected today - meeting @General_sound next week

Please do followup post here to update us about your findings and any solutions you apply!

 

[sandeeprao]

Why don't you give digital Equalizers a try? Ex poweramp. You can make your speakers sound the way you want. Speakers which you like in audition rooms may sound different in your room. You may like to give digital Equalizers a try.

I am using WIIM amp - and have used its calibration (whatever it's worth)

 

[sandeeprao]

If u have speakers service manual, do post the crossover schematics diagram and speakers frequency response graphs so as to assess if it had a flat response. From speakers website, the subwoofer is crossed very low at 225 Hz and the two 6.5" woofers are crossed to tweeters way above at 2800 Hz which is way high in my opinion & reducing woofers to tweeters crossover at 1.8 khz or below (tweeters frequency response needed for this) shall yield better results & a better nearfield listening levels. The speakers sensitivity as stated at 94.5 dB seems to be misleading.
The subwoofer should be amplified with a seperate amplifier so as to improve speakers performance. So simply biamplifying this speaker shall take performance to next levels.
If needed post a youtube video playing these speakers & comparable speaker video simultaneously shall be good to focus on issues faced.

One thing that might be causing the issue—I had these speakers made with a bi-amping option, whereas the standard version usually comes with a single connector.

 

[morerajendra5678]

I am using WIIM amp - and have used its calibration (whatever it's worth)

See to take care of thin sounding factor PEq is always best option. A bit of boost in 200Hz - 250Hz ..... Boost as per taste in 600Hz - 900Hz frequency and a cut around 2KHz will take away thin sounding as well as any harshness in music. Thin sounding is also a factor of nasalness present in the system.
Let me know if you need PEq settings I can help you with that.

 

[morerajendra5678]

I am using WIIM amp - and have used its calibration (whatever it's worth)

which streaming app are you using?

 

[sandeeprao]

which streaming app are you using?

Mainly Apple Music