09-May-2015, 22:33
(09-May-2015, 19:01)BjornWiman Wrote:Björn,(09-May-2015, 08:13)archer75 Wrote: It is indeed Q3 as stated at his signature. Many of us use tapatalk I believe so we can not see signatures of fellow forum members as we can normally see at web view.
It is a fantastic setup - one I am aiming towards. How does 250 drive Q3's? Do you think a mono setup will make it fly?
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Thank you all for your kind comments!
I have been using this setup since 2011 when I had the fortune to receive one of the first Q3 delivered in Scandinavia ( I live in Sweden). I have previously owned a lot of good speakers ( working in the audio business do this to you), and normally they have stayed for about three years before they have been exchanged into a new model. But this is not the case with the Q3 - it is a keeper!
The D250 was originally a D-Premiere bought in May 2011 and upgraded to D240/250 in March 2014.
My room is "L" shaped with a total area of 30sq meters (approximatel 300sq feet). I have never felt the need for a more powerful amplifier since the introduction of SAM last year - but since I have owned several big mono amplifiers throughout the years, the urge for a mono amplifier solution is there from time to time? - but there is no actual need for more power. But from what I have understood from reading some of the comments elsewhere in this forum, there are more than power to expect from a D800 combo. I tried the D-Premiere/D500 combo but did not experience an improvement motivating the investment at that time.
I play a varity of music - from big symphonic pieces to solo instruments, opera, electronica, classic hard rock, blues - pretty much everything as long as it is good music. This put high expectations on a music system but I can honestly say that I believe my combination live up to the challenge. I see myself as a lucky guy in that remark!
BR Björn
PS. I include a picture taken at the 2011 Gothenburg Hifi-Show showing my actual pair of Q3's ( thank you myhighend) DS.
Power is last on the list when it comes to the advantages a mono setup will give! Instead of listing all the positives I urge you to just have a home demo with another D250 (hopefully a well broken in unit). Though I have a D400 and less power than the D800 I do think the dominating mono positives are the same for the D400/D800.
Please let us know if you will test and how that went!
/Mike
Ex D400 Now Aavik U-300/Feickert Woodpecker2-Kuzma 4P-Kondo silver-Benz LPS-Teddy Pardo PSU/Naim Unitiserve-Teddy Pardo PSU/SF Guarneri Homage/Whole system decoupled by Ansuz DTC/Cables from Ansuz, DYI and other commercial/Dedicated mains and spur-Lampizator SILK