19-Mar-2015, 14:09
Hi Matt,
My experience with the 1.7 is somewhat different than Alex's but not as bad as yours. My mate has 1.7's and runs them with a 250W Emotiva amp. Where he first had them set up, a room of about 4m x 5m with thick carpet and vertical blinds on the windows, it sounded absolutely magical. Sure, they don't do bass as loud and deep as dynamic speakers but musically everything was there.
He then moved to his new place (6m x 7m room) with timber floors and not much on the walls. The sound became very thin and unlistenable at high volumes.
When I read your post and thought about it I went to the KJ West One web site and saw they have tiles on the floor. You can see the magpies on the photo down the basement. If that is where you listened to them you might want to ask for a home demo. If your room at home is anything like my mates first room you might be pleasantly surprised. The only caveat I can think of is the power of the D200. It might be a bit low.
My experience with the 1.7 is somewhat different than Alex's but not as bad as yours. My mate has 1.7's and runs them with a 250W Emotiva amp. Where he first had them set up, a room of about 4m x 5m with thick carpet and vertical blinds on the windows, it sounded absolutely magical. Sure, they don't do bass as loud and deep as dynamic speakers but musically everything was there.
He then moved to his new place (6m x 7m room) with timber floors and not much on the walls. The sound became very thin and unlistenable at high volumes.
When I read your post and thought about it I went to the KJ West One web site and saw they have tiles on the floor. You can see the magpies on the photo down the basement. If that is where you listened to them you might want to ask for a home demo. If your room at home is anything like my mates first room you might be pleasantly surprised. The only caveat I can think of is the power of the D200. It might be a bit low.
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Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
