Thanks and yeah, I mean, on the 3rd level of a cheap apartment I don’t know how well a sub is going to work without pissing off the neighbors. But then I’m Guessing a floorstander will have the same issue?
Who knows…
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A couple of updates. Spatials are out due vibration. Odyssey Kismet Monitors are out due to them being in a floorstanding enclosure.
So the current front runner is the Dynaudio Special 40. The Buchardts are still being considered however.
I’ve been looking into how high up the Focal ladder I can climb and as expected, Focal doesn’t care much about bass in its floorstanding speakers. So I’m most likely
Not going this route.
If anyone has heard the 40’s and preferred something else Instead, I’d like to hear about it.
I love my special 40s. They are really good for bookshelfs. Very natural and revealing, but doesn’t blow me away in soundstage depth. I use them in a living room setup and they sound excellent. I haven’t tried them neirfield though
So if you could move up from them what would you pick?
Most likely some tower speakers that I wouldn’t have space for. I have no idea what towers I would want because I haven’t really explored them due to the space constraints. I’ve had a hard time finding this level of performance without a significant price spike in a bookshelf. As stupid as it sounds, I might want to pick up ATC SCM45As. I was absolutely in love with these speakers when I heard them, and I would love to own a pair. It’s realistically the most I would spend living where I am now. If I wanted to go higher, I would most likely move and have a dedicated sound treated listening room for higher end speakers
ive Heard the SCM 40’s and they were sweet.
If my space and budget allowed…
Yeah, there pretty great but hard for me to justify. I should also say that I am using the special 40s with two Rythmik F12s in stereo, with the speakers being powered by a parasound Halo A 21+ amp. My preamp is a ps audio stellar gain cell preamp. I could definitely use the special 40s without subs, but I like that extra omph in my music ya kno
Edit: all wired with Amazon basics cables lol (except the speakers)
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Right on.
My apartment living situation means no subs. So that’s why initially Buchardts were my
Focus.
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Something that’s pretty funny is the svs ultra bookshelf’s (and most of their lineup), created by SVS, a company that makes high end SUBWOOFERS, have very little bass under 70hz. It’s almost like they made it that way to get people to buy one of their subs to go along with it…
Actually, I looked into those. I was looking at a bookshelf+sub combo that worked together so integration was better.
My neighbor has a sub. I don’t like his sub. I want to make it go missing.
So no subs for me.
Right now I’m using my ultra bookshelf’s on a desk, and they sound really good as well in nearfield, but are too bass light to use in a room from farther away imo. I’m using a nad d3045 to power these, along with a svs sb2000 for my sub, but I don’t use that sub super often because it doesn’t sound that great in the room I have it in.
Edit: they’re a little too big though for desk, but I use them on one anyway
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So here’s what you do about that neighbor problem. You buy a boxy cargo van for cheap, and build the best spl build you can, and don’t treat the inside so it rattles like hell, install a remote engine start and stop, and have a cheap mp3 player always plugged into the cars power playing various frequency sine tones 50hz, 40hz, 30hz, 25hz, and park it as close as you can. You drill a hole in the side of the car and install a port that lets out to the outside of the car, and boom, you get to press a button from the comfort of your home and make anyone immediately regret living there.
Although this wouldn’t work if you live in a high rise
Edit: maybe implement a self destruct feature for emergencies when someone inevitably tries to break in and shut it down. Have it overheat the amps and start a fire or something idk
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If you mean because they are studio monitors, I don’t think that 's stupid at all. Pro gear looks…well, functional and not part of the decor. Aside from that, it seems like a great deal for those who want full range neutrality.
Well I kinda say that because I’ve definitely heard more enjoyable, musical speakers that I really enjoyed, but something about those ATC really got to me, and I don’t know what and why. I do some mixing/mastering work on the side, so I already have a lot of studio/production equipment as well, but it’s just something that I can kinda justify in my mind for both work and pleasure, and that’s kinda why I would seriously consider buying them. I have yet to pull the trigger though
100% with you. Heard them at a local gathering and still thinking about them.
I wish their stand mounts could get into the low 40’s/high 30’s so I could Consider them. I’m pretty much relegated to stand mounts unfortunately.
I’m so tempted to pull the trigger on the SCM45As because I know someone who could give me a good price as long as I also bought a pair of SCM0.1/15SLs (all 2nd hand). I just have to convince myself that I don’t need them. Its so tempting to say that it’s for work, because I sometimes do some mastering on the side of my normal job, but I definitely am just fine without these lol. I don’t need to throw away more money on overkill stuff
“If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing”
Pull the trigger. It will feel good after that. 
at least i don’t feel bad (any more after $ situation was stabilized) for the current endgame setup. Might have a buy hangover for a while but let the music take it away.
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I will hold my self back by first treating my room more and consider after that. I need to hold off a little bit and consider if it would be worthwhile to move so I can get a room more ideal just for speakers, because all I would want to do is get them and have my room hold me back
(I can only have so many layers of rugs over bamboo flooring before it gets a bit absurd)
Update: my room really is pretty bad, and I will most likely move before I invest in the ACT’s, so I just decided to buy an Abyss AB-1266 PHI TC and a HeadAmp GS-X Mk2, something else that I’ve wanted to grab for a while. Alot more usable imo for me atm
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Since I can’t edit my previous post anymore, I decided to take the plunge and went and did it lol. I am in the process of selling my 2nd car and also decided to start construction on an addition to my house that’s fully treated for a studio, and am planning on buying some used PMC MB3 XBD-A from someone I met since I could never get over those and now with the extra funds that will be coming in soon, I can further my studio work to the next level (and enjoyment lol) as I have been getting more and more work from businesses for mastering.
If you ever get the chance to check out any PMC speakers, do it because they are crazy lol
Now the main issue is that once it’s all said and done, I will start to notice weak points in my studio signal chain (hopefully they aren’t too bad). I cannot wait and I have no desire to get any other speakers after this (probably because I won’t afford to be able to lol)
Edit: I also plan to start to try and master on reel to reel in the future for even more fun 
Edit 2: Holy fucking shit I just got offered an incredible deal on a BB6 XBD-A setup as long as I buy from him within a week because he need the cash. Welp time to get home and think about it and try and figure out how much I will hate myself in the future.
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That sounds amazing. You must post pics once you’re done.
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