![]() I can see why it's always optimal to have a match and you should probably try to do so.But if it just isn't possible it's not the end of the world like some people make it out to be.īut then again, my center is in a box on the other side of the room right now as I'm enjoying 2 channel. ![]() ![]() I actually had an unmatched set for a very long time (2 completely different tweeter materials even) and then went to the Cambridge Newtons which were matched and didn't think the difference was anywhere near how some people on forums describe it. I'm sure quite a few HT guys would have some serious problems with my statement but because I am generally "music first" and only use two channel for that I've found the whole timbre matching thing overrated. I am just giving it another chance with new better speakers, a blu-ray player and some more careful calibration After running a 5.1 setup for a year, I wasn't impressed greatly by it. So I take this whole timbre-matching affair with a huge pinch of salt and will mostly run the setup with the existing center to find out if I can find any difference.Īs for surround, I too have a similar opinion. Of course, everything is shadowed by the sensitivity of the individual adult human ear (genetics, environment etc). Very broadly, I think volume of air and material used in the sound instrument are two factors that would most influence this attribute. Apparently, the quasi-scientific term for timbre is "tonal quality" or "tonal characteristic" and this parameter does not have a good scientific method of measurement. Well, I am by no means an audiophile but my limited research into center matching (or, so-called timbre matching) did not yield much in terms of science. LOL! I don't think I have read too many posts that call BS on center matching because I think self-declared audiophiles would instantly attack that as heresy I've never had anything like this happen to me before and it's really put me off. Hopefully that one will be sellable and I can put this to an end.Īnyway sorry for the rant.I really used to love this company. I'm guessing the call I'll get tomorrow will be to send it in yet again and get another replacement. Back when they had their stores, I'm betting that none of this would have happened, and if it did, I'd walk away with an upgrade or something for my trouble. QC has gone way down hill for this company. Called them and was told there was nothing the operator could do, and now I'm awaiting a call from the service manager tomorrow. Unpack it to check the condition and take some pictures for AudiogoN, and there is something rattling inside the amp section. Anyway, get the box in, it's pretty beat up and clearly marked as refurbished (not unusual generally, but refurbished for CSW usually were in new packaging and did not look used at all). My plan since the last time it died was to just sell the replacement as I'm just fed up with it. The unit was completely dead.įast forward to today, when I get my replacement (this time a different unit with a different serial number). Set everything all up and the fuse blew yet again, but this time replacing it did nothing. I decided to use it again and went to using speaker level inputs rather than the line level inputs so I could use my receiver in pure direct mode. Was fine for months afterwards, until I stopped using it for a while due to going to 2 channel. Contacted them again, sent it back, and this time they replaced the whole amp and power supply again. When I got it back the second time I set it all up and it did the same thing right away. Sent it in for repair and got it back, was told the power supply and mosfet chips were replaced. Replacing the fuse did nothing, it would just blow immediately after turning it on. Back last Nov/Dec it started acting up.It would blow fuses immediately after turning it on. I'm not sure if I've posted it here but I've just gone through so many problems with my P205 sub.
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