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Amplifier sensitivity et al

Hi Dave ...we have talked some before. I just got my TA sig mons back after having a crossover damaged in transit replaced & upgraded to the Cardas copper posts .As perusal Ty,was not wanting to charge me enough & it is like pulling teeth to pay him want things are worth.(fantastic guy).

Anyway,how sensitive are the sig mons to amps & speaker cables. My sig mons are either not broken in right(almost 200 hours but mainly at low volume.) or I have AC power issues(strongly suspected) or these speakers do not like my Analysis plus oval 12 biwires or my Portal Pananch and/or my RA Tempest II tube amp. I am experiencing a graininess & a hard sound in the mids with the rest of the speaker being superb in all categories. I think this may be AC power issues however my Silverline SR-17 version II did not have this problem.One reason could be the dark & slightly distant voicing of the Dynaudio Esotec drivers. however it is a bit of puzzle in that I am sure Ty,would have spotted any of these issues even with his trusty Denon receiver in his shop. He is so familar with his product so I am tempted not to supect a bad batch of crossovers from his supplier Madisound.

I am suspicious about my AC power to a degree but need to rule out issues with amplifier & cable compatibility. Comments?

Bill

PS...i am still working on this upgrade which I thought would take me a month to 6 weeks since last spring and would dearly like to get down to just my music collection.


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