25-Oct-2016, 21:52
The idea of the sound lacking in 'warmth/ organics' sort of concerns, or confuses me. My experience in moving from Naim to the D120 I felt that the Devialet gave me more genuine, honest reproduction than the Naim; and I would suggest that the Naim sound is 'warmer' than the Devialet. This was my experience with three different sets of speakers. The Devialet is not generally regarded as a warm sounding amp, but it is regarded as very truthful to the musical source.
I would expect the Spendors to be ... warmish? However, I've never been close to a pair of any Spendor, so I have no credibility on that point. The only thing I can think of is that the D7 requires more power than the D120 can easily give. I had a pair of speakers previously that had a fairly wild impedance curve, and though reasonably efficient, were not a good match for the D120. So, is it possible that you need more oomph to get the Spendors to perform correctly? 'Body' may be a function of bass performance and that may be function of power. Just a thought.
Were you using the D120 with other speakers before? Or did you have a different amp as well? Just wondering if you have a memory of a recent sonic presentation that is tripping you up on the current set up.
I think Hifi-swlon's points about the source and the room are important; source and room acoustics certainly affect the sound you get in your own room. Especially as you are probably listening quite critically to the system as you try new speakers.
I would expect the Spendors to be ... warmish? However, I've never been close to a pair of any Spendor, so I have no credibility on that point. The only thing I can think of is that the D7 requires more power than the D120 can easily give. I had a pair of speakers previously that had a fairly wild impedance curve, and though reasonably efficient, were not a good match for the D120. So, is it possible that you need more oomph to get the Spendors to perform correctly? 'Body' may be a function of bass performance and that may be function of power. Just a thought.
Were you using the D120 with other speakers before? Or did you have a different amp as well? Just wondering if you have a memory of a recent sonic presentation that is tripping you up on the current set up.
I think Hifi-swlon's points about the source and the room are important; source and room acoustics certainly affect the sound you get in your own room. Especially as you are probably listening quite critically to the system as you try new speakers.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
