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post #1411 of 2758
3/10/10 at 4:17pm
Here is another rave review from Residential Systems.
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post #1412 of 2758
3/10/10 at 4:21pm
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Originally Posted by magic12kenneth View Post

Here is another rave review from Residential Systems.

Pierre Sprey, like me, has been a fan of Anthony's work for a long time
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post #1413 of 2758
3/10/10 at 9:47pm
Quick questions for anyone. As I was rereading 6moon's articles on Reference 3.5 and Strada as well as every other reviews mention how much more detail and clarity it have compare to the previous version. I was wondering...

Can you hear the very low-detail nuance of a recording such you can hear the breath from the mouth while singing or the plucking of fingers in a guitar, etc..

Also, how big is the sweet spot? One of the best speaker that I heard that does not any sweet spot is the NHT XD that was released back in 2005... it just disappear, doesn't matter where you stand on off-axis or on-axis. It costs $6000.

Ken
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post #1414 of 2758
3/13/10 at 12:13pm
Mr. Barryecohen,

So, you have had the 3.5's for a couple of weeks now. Notice any additional differences with some playing time under their belts or is break-in a non-issue?

Thanks
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post #1415 of 2758
3/13/10 at 5:50pm
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Originally Posted by magic12kenneth View Post

Quick questions for anyone. As I was rereading 6moon's articles on Reference 3.5 and Strada as well as every other reviews mention how much more detail and clarity it have compare to the previous version. I was wondering...

Can you hear the very low-detail nuance of a recording such you can hear the breath from the mouth while singing or the plucking of fingers in a guitar, etc..

Also, how big is the sweet spot? One of the best speaker that I heard that does not any sweet spot is the NHT XD that was released back in 2005... it just disappear, doesn't matter where you stand on off-axis or on-axis. It costs $6000.

Ken

Everyone will have a different take, but the Ref 3.1s are incredible speakers in their price range. IMO, there forte is their ability to disappear and provide world class imaging (huge sweet spot) due to the spherical design and the 180 degree dispersion of the tweeters. The bass is tight and articulate, which is what I like. And the midrange is good, but not great, in my system. Now I can still hear all the low level detail (as you mention) that I could hear with my previous speakers (KEF 104/2) which were midrange champs. But the blend is more back/blend than forward. Even so, the Refs let me hear far enough into the music to write these reviews: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...postcount=3370

I'm a very critical listener and am more than satisfied with the 3.1s. They have provide me with hundreds of hours of beautiful music. If you read back through this thread, you'll find me posting about the sheer joy of listening to these speakers. Can't give them more praise than that.

Also, there have been no reports of poor quality, and only a couple of blown drivers. Don't see how you can go wrong picking up a pair.

Styln
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3/14/10 at 7:45am
Within their price class of floorstanders there is little that can touch the 3.1s for what they do. They are powerhungry though.

As are the Stradas. They were awesome with a 2 x 100 watt integrated. Now with 2 x 200 watt class D they went even further and opened up even more.
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post #1417 of 2758
3/14/10 at 4:25pm
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Originally Posted by Styln View Post

Everyone will have a different take, but the Ref 3.1s are incredible speakers in their price range. IMO, there forte is their ability to disappear and provide world class imaging (huge sweet spot) due to the spherical design and the 180 degree dispersion of the tweeters. The bass is tight and articulate, which is what I like. And the midrange is good, but not great, in my system. Now I can still hear all the low level detail (as you mention) that I could hear with my previous speakers (KEF 104/2) which were midrange champs. But the blend is more back/blend than forward. Even so, the Refs let me hear far enough into the music to write these reviews: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...postcount=3370

I'm a very critical listener and am more than satisfied with the 3.1s. They have provide me with hundreds of hours of beautiful music. If you read back through this thread, you'll find me posting about the sheer joy of listening to these speakers. Can't give them more praise than that.

Also, there have been no reports of poor quality, and only a couple of blown drivers. Don't see how you can go wrong picking up a pair.

Styln

+1

And the Oppo 83SE's analog outs added another level of resolution, articulation and depth to the 3.1's in my room. This combo gives new meaning to the word "affordable".
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post #1418 of 2758
3/15/10 at 6:20pm
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Mr. Barryecohen,

So, you have had the 3.5's for a couple of weeks now. Notice any additional differences with some playing time under their belts or is break-in a non-issue?

Thanks

Sorry for the delay, I've been without electricity since Saturday evening, and will likely be so for another day or two. Anyway, I haven't noticed any changes in the sound of my 3.5s, but I believe Anthony gave them a pretty good workout in his listening room for a few days before I brought them home.
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post #1419 of 2758
3/17/10 at 5:09am
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Originally Posted by barryecohen View Post

Sorry for the delay, I've been without electricity since Saturday evening, and will likely be so for another day or two. Anyway, I haven't noticed any changes in the sound of my 3.5s, but I believe Anthony gave them a pretty good workout in his listening room for a few days before I brought them home.

Bummer on the electricity. Hope it is back on by now. I have never before seen such a continuous heavy rain like that up here in Boston. Lots of flooded basements.

Thanks for getting back on my inquiry.
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post #1420 of 2758
3/17/10 at 8:32am
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Bummer on the electricity. Hope it is back on by now. I have never before seen such a continuous heavy rain like that up here in Boston. Lots of flooded basements.

Thanks for getting back on my inquiry.

Thanks, power returned mid-day yesterday. My home was unaffected otherwise, but I do have some clean-up to do in the yard. We had many trees down in my area. I lost 1 tree, and there are a lot of tree limbs in my yard.

In response to Styln and Repdetect, no doubt that the Reference 3.1 still is a wonderful and amazing speaker, especially at its price-point, and I really did enjoy owning them. It's just that the Reference 3.5 is indeed a better speaker, and it had better be considering its price point.
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post #1421 of 2758
3/17/10 at 1:34pm
Anyone thought about running Stradas on Emotiva UMC-1 + XPA-2? Overkill or bad match?
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post #1422 of 2758
3/17/10 at 7:18pm
Personally, I think the UMC-1's lack of a room correction feature like Pioneer's MCACC makes it unattractive unless you're listening in a really ideal room.

I am partial to Pioneer receivers as i'm running a Pioneer SC-05 and the difference MCACC makes is hugely noticeable. My stradas sounded noticeably more balanced and clear after engaging it. The soundstage really comes alive. I really love pioneer's room correction compared to Yamaha's or the Audyssey. I think only the really high-end processors like Anthem have better room correction features.

Other reviewers concur, home theater mag tested the Pioneer on some Revel Salon2's, pretty tough to drive and revealing speakers.

http://www.hometheatermag.com/receiv...er/index2.html

I got my SC-05, directly comparable to the SC-27 reviewed above, for only $750 brand new. I would take it over an UMC-1 anyday.
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post #1423 of 2758
3/19/10 at 8:16am
I thought Emo-Q was Emotiva's own proprietary Room Correction and was available on the UMC-1

With that said, I'm not sure about any DSP, and prefer a pure signal through a properly set-up system.
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post #1424 of 2758
3/20/10 at 3:15am
I agree, Barry, I have tried a lot of different RC systems and I tend to like the purer way and live with the flaws that comes along with running it that way. I feel it sound more alive and direct. RC tends to suck the life out of music.
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post #1425 of 2758
3/24/10 at 3:45pm
Thanks Styln for sharing your experience. I might get a chance to audition one in a month or so from someone who is ordering. Does the wide dispersion reduce the pin-pointing imaging? I heard omni-directional speaker and the imaging isn't as sharp or accurate. What about Strada?

Ken
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post #1426 of 2758
3/25/10 at 10:53am
Anyone having tried Cambridge Audio 840-series with Gallo? I am considering trying them since Gallo used them at CES2010...
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post #1427 of 2758
3/25/10 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by magic12kenneth View Post

Thanks Styln for sharing your experience. I might get a chance to audition one in a month or so from someone who is ordering. Does the wide dispersion reduce the pin-pointing imaging? I heard omni-directional speaker and the imaging isn't as sharp or accurate. What about Strada?

Ken

Not at all: wide soundstage with solid imaging. I've got a couple of Stereophile disks where JA describes where each band member was placed during the recording session and the Gallos faithfully relay that message to my ears. Keep in mind the Ref 3.1s are not omni-directional: the midranges are conventional and fire straight ahead, the woofers fire either in or out (being low freqs it doesn't much matter), and the tweeters are unique with ~180 degrees of HF dispersion. So placing instruments in the soundstage is not compromised by the strong imaging of these speakers.

Very unique and very good for the money.

Styln
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post #1428 of 2758
3/26/10 at 8:04am
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Originally Posted by Styln View Post

Not at all: wide soundstage with solid imaging. I've got a couple of Stereophile disks where JA describes where each band member was placed during the recording session and the Gallos faithfully relay that message to my ears. Keep in mind the Ref 3.1s are not omni-directional: the midranges are conventional and fire straight ahead, the woofers fire either in or out (being low freqs it doesn't much matter), and the tweeters are unique with ~180 degrees of HF dispersion. So placing instruments in the soundstage is not compromised by the strong imaging of these speakers.

Very unique and very good for the money.

Styln

Hey StyIN

Minor correction - CDT tweeter on 3.1's has 330 degrees dispersion - almost surround but as you say, soundstaging is very precise nevertheless.
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post #1429 of 2758
3/26/10 at 3:19pm
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Hey StyN

Minor correction - CDT tweeter on 3.1's has 330 degrees dispersion - almost surround but as you say, soundstaging is very precise nevertheless.

I'll see your correction, and subtract 30!

"...the Reference 3.1's CDTII tweeter is so transparent, fast and dynamic that it offers 300° horizontal dispersion..."

Still makes you much closer to right than me

Styln
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post #1430 of 2758
3/26/10 at 5:23pm
Doh! too many donuts this morning!
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post #1431 of 2758
3/28/10 at 3:53pm
It's May!

http://www.roundsound.com/reference-speakers.htm

One other interesting note, the 5LS is no longer shown on the site.
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post #1432 of 2758
3/28/10 at 4:57pm
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Originally Posted by bostonbean View Post

It's May!

http://www.roundsound.com/reference-speakers.htm

One other interesting note, the 5LS is no longer shown on the site.

They're still there...

Products/Reference Series/Reference 5LS

http://www.roundsound.com/reference-5-ls-speakers.html
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post #1433 of 2758
3/29/10 at 5:28am
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They're still there...

Products/Reference Series/Reference 5LS

http://www.roundsound.com/reference-5-ls-speakers.html

Yea, didn't think to go through the drop down menus.
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post #1434 of 2758
3/29/10 at 7:25am
Hoping this is a typo -> "Warranty: One year parts and labor"
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post #1435 of 2758
3/29/10 at 10:02am
No specs yet for the 3.5's?
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post #1436 of 2758
3/29/10 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Styln View Post

Not at all: wide soundstage with solid imaging. I've got a couple of Stereophile disks where JA describes where each band member was placed during the recording session and the Gallos faithfully relay that message to my ears. Keep in mind the Ref 3.1s are not omni-directional: the midranges are conventional and fire straight ahead, the woofers fire either in or out (being low freqs it doesn't much matter), and the tweeters are unique with ~180 degrees of HF dispersion. So placing instruments in the soundstage is not compromised by the strong imaging of these speakers.

Very unique and very good for the money.

Styln

Now you really got me excited.I can't wait to demo one. Can you list some of the stereophile albums here because I wanted to buy for audition?

Ken
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post #1437 of 2758
3/29/10 at 5:21pm
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Hoping this is a typo -> "Warranty: One year parts and labor"

What was the term for the 3.1? IMHO and experience, if electronics don't fail right away, there isn't anything to worry about.
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post #1438 of 2758
3/29/10 at 8:39pm
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What was the term for the 3.1? IMHO and experience, if electronics don't fail right away, there isn't anything to worry about.

My experience matches up with yours. But you want to buy from a audio company that has confidence in their build quality to offer a longer warranty. It seems for speakers 5 years for parts and labor is fairly common. For electronics, few can beat Bryston't 20 year warranty and their exemplary customer service.
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post #1439 of 2758
3/30/10 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by barryecohen View Post

What was the term for the 3.1? IMHO and experience, if electronics don't fail right away, there isn't anything to worry about.

The 3.1s have 5yrs Labor + Parts, like every other speaker I own.

I do agree with you, haven't had many issues with any of the electronics I owned, but did once have a problem with my 3.1s, maybe 2yrs after owning them. Long story short I woke up to a piercing noise coming from my right 3.1, quickly shut the amp off and pulled the power cord but the damage was done, the CDT was smoking.

No clue what happened, no damage to the amp or any other gear, nor anything in the house, just a weird fluke. Gallo was great about it, sub 2 week turnaround time, cost me ~ $70 for shipping one way. Now if it had been the 3.5s, I may have had to eat the cost.
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3/30/10 at 8:56am
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Hoping this is a typo -> "Warranty: One year parts and labor"

Gallo usually offers a second option: "5 years if product is registered within 60 days of purchase and with all documentation"
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