I have one connected to my roksan kandy k2 power amp and the difference especially with classical music is very evident clarity is improved and instruments are much more defined.....i cant speak for every system and set up.....but it certainly works with mine!
@AbuPiotr19 күн бұрын
What did you Change?
@russellparker456819 күн бұрын
From memory it was the 3 caps on the tweeter circuit here, i removed 2 film caps and a electrolytic and fitted jantzen superior z in
@kimchristensen45322 күн бұрын
Do the Ela's play very close to the side walls as seen in the video?
@russellparker456821 күн бұрын
No they don’t really, this was a bit of a naff placement to be honest. I’d not had them very long at this point. I found the best position was about 6-7 feet apart, fairly close to the front wall as their bass needs some support and little to no toe in.
@umitbey4852Ай бұрын
Congratulations, nice system, I use proac dt8 and proac d2r, great speakers 👏
@russellparker45687 күн бұрын
Thanks! Excellent!
@itzhakazoulay1271Ай бұрын
Strange, I don’t see any speaker cables at Cyrus website . Are you sure it's Cyrus?
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Yeah they are old cyrus cables
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
I do a lot of chopping and changing gear tbh, different cables. Ive got some shawline x in now, still thin conductors 1.3mm silver plated copper but insulated and shielded. They sound similar to the cyrus but the cyrus roll off the top and bottom a bit in comparison.
@itzhakazoulay1271Ай бұрын
Your speakers sounds wonderful, are they vintage Proac ?
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Yes they are response 3’s probably 25 ish years old
@itzhakazoulay1271Ай бұрын
Strange, but I don’t see any speaker cables at Cyrus website. Are you sure it's a Cyrus ? Your speakers sound wonderful, are they vintage Proac ?
@jamess7589Ай бұрын
Doggy bass! Sounding sweet Russ
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Haha! Don’t know what she’s doing, probably looking for the weird noises
@Evolved_ue7Ай бұрын
I'm a big fan of Exposure, 2010 pre into IV power amp, they have super control over many speakers, not the last word in soundstage and dynamics, but so musical . I use qed 40i inter connects and mogami speaker cables .
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Nice!! Which mogami cables are you using? I’ve been swapping cables about like crazy recently, its amazing the differences, it baffles me how some people cant hear differences 🤷🏻♂️
@Evolved_ue7Ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 Best affordable are .. Mogami 3082 Superflexible Coaxial 15 AWG Not to expensive, they wowed me ..
@vincedeaАй бұрын
Oh dam I’ve been waiting for someone to do a sound demo. How does the streamer sound? I’ve been going back forth on a WiiM pro plus and the MXN10. Let me know what you think thanks.
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
I prefer it to the wiim. To my ears the mxn has more expression with better harmonics and inner details, you get the drama of the performer better. I think the wiim soundstage is a bit more 2D compared to the mxn10. I think its worth the money as an upgrade from the wiim, i also like that i can use better mains, if thats something you believe in. The wiim is pretty good though for £150. I got my mxn10 off cambridge through ebay with a decent discount, i think it was £320 or £360. Thanks!
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Check this one out too kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIWoioVmarqtq9ksi=wDz4oq73To8nH1rv
@Sandoz-tq7qjАй бұрын
Speakers , how much ?
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
These are about 25 years old, they were about $6500.00 new, i paid £1350.00. By the way I love them 👍🏻
@beslemetoАй бұрын
@@russellparker4568 What are these speakers?
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
ProAc response 3
@Sandoz-tq7qjАй бұрын
Good speakers
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Agreed 👌🏻
@PurpleDrekiАй бұрын
Lovely! Sir, Stevie!
@derekpowell1646Ай бұрын
What’s the name of the track?
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Landmark by Antonio Forcione
@flybobbie1449Ай бұрын
I used solid cooker cable on my speakers.
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
2 years ago i would have laughed at a comment like that, not anymore. How’s it sound?
@flybobbie1449Ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 OK, all i had to wire up my Denon hifi.
@flybobbie1449Ай бұрын
Tell a lie, goes to Yamaha sound system to basic Mission speakers.
@RobertCookcxАй бұрын
I use solid core 12 gauge on my subwoofers. Super tight bass. They are quite short though as I have an Icepower custom amp driving them.
@NackDSPАй бұрын
Hilarious. Thin cables have high resistance. You could use 18 gauge wire from Home Depot and get the same sound. Or just put a resistor in series with your other cables. High resistance will cause reduce the damping of the woofer, causing a peak in the response of the bass and it will decrease the mid band less than the high impedance top end of the tweeter. So yeah, it will sound different. Just buy an equalizer.
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
These cables have been designed with a wide spacing in between conductors to achieve a very low capacitance and higher inductance, they suit the early exposure pre power I’m using which calls for this type of specced cable.
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
They are just something to try out for a little bit. I like swapping cables, it changes the sound a bit for a new flavour. The solid core really do seem to have lovely tight bass with great timing. I think they are probably not and extended in the highs but the mids are great. This is compared to a bog standard stranded 2.5mm2 ofc cable.
@autonomous-hm5yfАй бұрын
Yes I like solid core for the sound. They tighten everything thing up, especially in the highs and the bass. They do tend to give a different presentation than normal twisted copper cables. Great if Your speakers need more control in the bass.
@dittonworksАй бұрын
Nice speakers 👍👍👍
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
Hi Mate! Thanks for tuning in! I need to get back over to your channel and catch up with your content mate.
@dittonworksАй бұрын
@@russellparker4568 no problem 😉 Not much new on my channel, been too busy for reviews
@PurpleDreki2 ай бұрын
Same as what they run inside the amps. Solid core wire. I bet it sounds great! Primary drawbacks are lack of flexibility and ease of breakage.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Yeah 100%
@petkokaratonev92332 ай бұрын
great jeff beck!!
@petkokaratonev92332 ай бұрын
very interesting observation, thank you!
@Evolved_ue72 ай бұрын
If you ever get the chance, try a pair of Castle Avon 1 the ribbon is superb .
@totalplonker8242 ай бұрын
Did the tapestry come before the TV, If so, did you notice if it had any effect on your room acoustics (holographic soundstage etc) I ask this question because of my own experience.. when I placed a thick blanket on my rear wall, it might've got rid of the reflections coming from rear, but unfortunately, I also seemed to have lost some depth within my soundstage! Managed to fix both problems with a diffusion / absorption panel. Obviously, we're talking about a totally different wall, but I'm still interested to know if the tapestry had any effect on your room acoustics.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Yes it did, i even saw it in room measurements. It is audible too. I dont have any soundstage depth issues, could be the tele, not sure mate.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
I have diffuser/absorption behind my listening position.
@totalplonker8242 ай бұрын
I've actually been thinking of adding some sort of a lightweight diffusion panel to cover the TV. Just wondering what that would do (if anything) for the stereo imaging?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
@totalplonker824 i fancied trying the same thing tbh, i never got round to it. Let me know what you find if you get round to doing it 👍🏻
@topgun32172 ай бұрын
Sounding mega ❤
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Thanks! I really like these speakers
@jamess75892 ай бұрын
Sounds like the musicians are in your listening room! Very nice.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Thanks mate.
@mohdrozakhiismail72732 ай бұрын
I think most(all i ithink) 'audiophile quality recording albums' is not openly distribute to ordinary peoples/customers, or the audiophile quality album is only made to a notknown singers by ordinary peoples While the non audiophile release album from the ordinary popular singers that known by ordinary peoples is what is on the market. I hope all the album no matter whose the singer is SHOULD BE recorded in audiophile quality. My question is do you know why is this ? Or maybe i dont know that all these times all albums that produce no matter whose the singer('audiophile grade artist ' or ordinary artist) is recorded in audiophile quality. Do you know on this ?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Honestly, no idea. I often thought that commercial music is mostly listened to on smart speakers and car stereos so they boost the treble and don’t put much effort into the mastering because that is all thats needed. Adel is a prime example.
@mohdrozakhiismail72732 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 @russellparker4568 , ok, thank so much for your reply. My suggestion... most Utubers is ordinary peoples, so if u plays comercial music(ordinary known artists) for your videos... may boost your viewer. Just my honest opinion. Your videos do ease alot for viewers that looking for disired audio setup. Thank
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Oh I’ve no intention of trying to get more viewers, thats not why i do these videos. I make them for other people who are interested in the gear in the video so they can get an idea of what it can do.
@mohdrozakhiismail72732 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 , oh, ok, Thank.
@bobgour69412 ай бұрын
Hi audiophile 😅 It's a completely ordinary album. which is available to anyone! It's a French musician called Claude Salmieri. Album Release date 1991! Extraordinary recording
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio2 ай бұрын
So, are these speakers staying, and the others now gone? Or are they all still in rotation somewhere? I have such a hard time parting with any of my speakers, because they all have their strengths and applications. That's why I'm really hoping to eventually come across a combo of amp and speakers that're just good all-rounders.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Oh most definitely staying. I was the same as you, each speaker had its own strength, then the proacs arrived and blew everything into the sky. The proacs are beasts sheer control and authority they have over the music is awesome. They are fast, transparent, very detailed but not fatiguing, its an open window into the music for sure. The exposure pre power does play a part in this too, ive made a few changes in the front end with the proacs in and i could hear every change easily which has got me excited for future amp/dac upgrades. Yeah the response 3’s are a complete speaker, the only complaint i have is i wish my room was 4ft wider. Id highly recommend trying some proacs if you can get some, skip the studio line and go straight to response. I know a few people who have 1sc’s and love them, one person with db1’s with sugden - loves them, someone with ETB’s - owned for 25 years and loves them and a friend who just got the d18’s - same again.
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio2 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 Yeah, I've definitely got my eyes open for some from the Response series. They seem to come in waves here, with nothing within reach at the moment. There's a pair of Response 2's in Ottawa, which I visit a couple times a year (500km away). I wonder how those would fare? The same guy also has a pair of Response 2s's, which has ad says have better bass. Apparently the Response 2 is the upper portion of your Response 3. I wonder if I should make the trip... Did you sell all the Royds and others you may have had, now that the Proacs are in the house?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio ive read the response 2’s are awesome too. That mid woofer had some really great tone and detail. Yes i traded the abbots and doublets in against the response 3’s. The proacs were £1350.00 in total.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio how much are the 2’s?
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio2 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 The guy's got the Response 2 listed for $1500 CAD (£875.00) and the Response 2s listed for $1950 CAD (£1135.00)
@telescope85702 ай бұрын
Id ifi dac better than mf mx dac?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
It’s personal preference tbh. Ifi is warm full and rich, musical is neutral detailed and airy. I found the ifi to be my favourite.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
To my ears
@telescope85702 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 does ifi has pcm 1792 chip?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
I think it was a dual burr brown if i remember correctly
@telescope85702 ай бұрын
Hi! Is this good dac?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Hi yes it was quite good actually, it had an airy detailed transparent sound in this system 👍🏻 watch out if buying second hand, i feel like given the age of the dac many people are asking a bit too much for it, around £300 is the right price imo
@pew322 ай бұрын
Sounding very nice
@jamess75892 ай бұрын
Sounding fantastic Russ
@JingoLoBa572 ай бұрын
Interesting What can you adjust as a result of Dirac in this simple stereo system?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Any part of the frequency range. You could just pull a single peak down at say 80hz if you wanted or alter as much as you want
@JingoLoBa572 ай бұрын
It sounds great here ❤
@JingoLoBa572 ай бұрын
Russell you should list your components and speakers etc here 🎉
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Thanks, ah i forgot to list them again 🤦🏻♂️ sorry. I’ll try and edit the description.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Sorted, added the components
@JingoLoBa572 ай бұрын
I bought and use it connected to my Audio Research Ref CD9.Its wonderful!
@twoicyclops2 ай бұрын
So this wasn’t a video on speaker placement?
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Not instructions no. It’s a demo of the golden ratio speaker placement as an attempt to show how with this placement the speakers fill the room with sound. Just punch golden ratio speaker placement formula in google and it will take you to one of a few websites that will give you the formula to use for the dimensions of your room 👍🏻
@yourtypebeat8 күн бұрын
@@russellparker4568was about to give a thumbs down for the misleading title! however, this has qualled my wrath. So thanks for providing value eventually.
@russellparker45688 күн бұрын
@yourtypebeat I’ve edited to the title so it’s not misleading.
@russellparker45687 күн бұрын
@@yourtypebeat Theres not really an instruction video about on youtube, it’s just a simple formula that you can find online that uses your room dimensions. 👍🏻
@Evolved_ue72 ай бұрын
I have this amplifier, let me say firstly it is as ugly as sin . Get past that and you have a fantastic bit of kit, the sound quality is exceptional, bass,mids,treble are just on point, add to that a very well implemented dac and streamer . Plus lots of goodies. I know some folk who have sold this amp and regretted it . For me it's a keeper.. ( why look at the mantle piece when you're poking the fire)
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Nice! I think arcam have done a great job improving the appearance with the new range, it was definitely needed coming of the SA range. I quite liked the sound of this amp, it does have a sound though. I sold it in the end as the firmware for the streamer was giving me all kinds of issues and i wanted a sound that was a bit more expressive.
@Evolved_ue72 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 The best amplifier for the money and fabulous sound is the Astin Trew AT2-2100 this amp has flown under the radar it's awesome, and selling for just over 1k .. Transistor based if you like tube sound with plenty of power, it's a no brainer .
@vincedeaАй бұрын
lol this nap is currently on sale I can’t decide on the sa30 or the a25. I’m actually trying to get pass the looks cause the sa30 is so dam ugly.
@russellparker4568Ай бұрын
If you want an all in one and can live with the looks its quite good. All the included features make it excellent value but beware it’s got network connectivity issues with google home and a other buggy things like volume suddenly going up or down for no reason, this happened even after the latest firmware update when I owned it. In fact theres a arcam sa30 owners group forum online which has members posting issues on a weekly basis last time i checked. Luckily the sound is really good, not the most exciting or expressive amp but still decent, power for days and nice at low volume. The chap above mentioned that many people regret selling the SA30, I don’t regret it at all. My current exposure pre power trounces it and has no silly issues. All in ones are tidy but I really like being able to tweak the sound to my liking with cables and separates. I’ve also learned I’m not one for digital displays and the like, I’d almost always turn it off.
@vincedeaАй бұрын
Ahh I didn’t know the SA30 had issues. I’m also not a big fan of like all in one either. The new A35 when it’s release later this year is like $3500 though but it looks so nice.
@RobertoPibia2 ай бұрын
So did you only swap the capicitors or do you have a schematic drawing and values for the cores used in this cross over. I have a pair of these speakers and i think the capicitors used are ready to be replaced. Just don't know why 3 are used in parallel. Will replace those with one only.
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
I studied the crossover layout and ended up drawing it out. From memory the 3 caps in parallel were something like 2 x 22uf electrolytic and a 220uf? It’s just to make up the total value. I stuck with electrolytic here. The 2 film caps on the crossover (square ones) were the ones i swapped to jantzen, i don’t have these anymore unfortunately.
@p.e.p.e.sek822 ай бұрын
Just fantastic 👌🇬🇧🤘
@jamess75892 ай бұрын
Such a sweet sound. You may just have found your forever speakers Russ! Who are we kidding ! Lol😮
@russellparker45682 ай бұрын
Haha, yeah its sounding pretty sweet mate. Cant see a speaker upgrade for a long time now, there’s always room for front end upgrades though, these speakers will defo benefit from it too. Some expo mono’s and a better streamer are most likely on the cards
@Arslanbey7013 ай бұрын
Perfect 👌😎
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio3 ай бұрын
Sooooo, how do they compare to your Royds? I'm super-curious!
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
Ha ha, thats an easy one, they beat every speaker in every area that I’ve had so far.
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio3 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 Nice! Makes me even more eager to get a pair of some sort from ProAc. Curious about the cost difference for you. Did you have to drop a lot more for them by comparison to any of your Royds?
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio3 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 Geez, I wrote a reply, but it seems to have disappeared. Who knows... Maybe they'll both pop up in your feed. Just out of curiosity, did you have to drop a lot more quid for the ProAcs? They seem to go for a premium here compared to Royds. Last pair of Reference 3s sold around me went for $2000 CAD.
@Evolved_ue73 ай бұрын
I purchased a pair yesterday, and I'm blown away by how good these speakers are . Eversolo z8 to Astin Trew AT2-2100 magical .
@mohdrozakhiismail72733 ай бұрын
Please give list of products that u use in each of your video as there are more things in viewer life to do than to spend alot of time try find the products u use in a video. Btw the first sound sample more close to realistic sound(better sound)
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
Apologies, ill be sure to list them in the future. In this video Speakers - Royd Abbots and Royd Doublets Amp - Exposure 21 pre and 18 super power Turntable - Modified Ariston RD80 with rega rb250 tonearm and goldring 1042 cart Pre amp - project phono box s3 Cables - ixos 102 interconnects and chord clearway x speaker cables
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
The whole video was an experiment to see if there was a noticeable difference between 1 and 2, they are the same model cartridge but two different cartridges. I have had a feeling cart number 2 was possibly faulty.
@mohdrozakhiismail72733 ай бұрын
Its ok, please dont feel so bad. Thank so2 much for the list. You got the answer 'of mine' which sound better (my prefered sound... big, clear, real life size, out of speaker sound).
@lovehorses26693 ай бұрын
Does the amp come with a remote control?!
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
No i doesn’t unfortunately
@lovehorses26693 ай бұрын
@@russellparker4568 I think if it could be connected to a preamp that has a remote control it would solve that issue.
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
@lovehorses2669 it doesn’t have a pre power split if thats what you were thinking of doing. Personally id jump to the xxv, that has a remote and its got more power. The combo i have now has a remote too, 21 pre and 18 super dual mono.
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio3 ай бұрын
Ruark Templars?
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
Yes!
@markcarrington85653 ай бұрын
Finally got round to listening to this. The doublets sound less coloured to my ears. Clear winner for me. 😄
@russellparker45683 ай бұрын
Yep, Abbots have a weird midrange thing going on that either sounds awesome or dreadful depending on the music
@blueskymusica3 ай бұрын
Flrst sounds most dynamic and detailed, second is a touch more laid back without moving too from the 1st sound. Third sounds most coloured and dull or mellow depending on your sound preference. My order of preference 1st, 2nd, and a long way behind, 3rd but of course taste is subjective