18-Sep-2014, 10:39
Thanks guys, I did try the Audivarna etc a while back but it kept crashing for some reason. Maybe that has been fixed now. Will have a look into it.
Matt, yes the M30.1 are SAM ready now. I have had this going for a few weeks and it's clearly different. I can switch it on or off with the remote, so it's easy to distinguish. The obvious difference is in the lower bass, the Harbeths sound like they're partnered with a sub it goes so low. I normally have a bass problem in my room, so I tend to reduce it, not add it. However, with SAM there's more bass but it's more controlled so it sounds fine in my room. Weird! Saying that, my downstairs neighbour has been away all summer and she hasn't had the benefit of hearing the difference yet, so I need to be mindful here. It feels a lot more full range than before. It still works well at lower volumes too.
My set up is having SAM on full, but a -3db dip at around 125hz and a +3 peak at around 2khz. Seems to be the setting I default to for my room and music collection. If I turn it up, I can remove the 2khz treble addition, but I mostly listen at low volumes.
Matt, yes the M30.1 are SAM ready now. I have had this going for a few weeks and it's clearly different. I can switch it on or off with the remote, so it's easy to distinguish. The obvious difference is in the lower bass, the Harbeths sound like they're partnered with a sub it goes so low. I normally have a bass problem in my room, so I tend to reduce it, not add it. However, with SAM there's more bass but it's more controlled so it sounds fine in my room. Weird! Saying that, my downstairs neighbour has been away all summer and she hasn't had the benefit of hearing the difference yet, so I need to be mindful here. It feels a lot more full range than before. It still works well at lower volumes too.
My set up is having SAM on full, but a -3db dip at around 125hz and a +3 peak at around 2khz. Seems to be the setting I default to for my room and music collection. If I turn it up, I can remove the 2khz treble addition, but I mostly listen at low volumes.
