05-Aug-2018, 18:48
(04-Aug-2018, 20:35)Melville Wrote:(04-Aug-2018, 19:12)ismarketing Wrote: Thanks all for the feedback. I guess I'm lucky that I'm still over the moon happy with my 120. Replacing my Revel M20's with Raidho X-1's was a significant step forward, and about the same price as the Dev upgrade. I'm planning to sit back and enjoy the music this weekend, and I hope many of you will do the same.
Could you share some of your experience on Raidho X1 with 120?
I am interested in upgrading my speaker from SF Liuto Monitor to a Raidho X1 or XT-1 instead of 140Pro CI.
Currently, I am happy with my 120 pairing with Auralic mini and still have 3.75 years warranty.
The disappointment I have is feeling like owning a EOL product.
Hi Melville, I went from a pair of Revel M20's to the X-1's and I'm totally delighted. Paired with a Genesis 928 (only working from 50hz down), it's been a massive update. By massive I mean bigger than when I switched to the Dev from an Anthem D1/Pass x_150. In my room, everything is better on the x-1's, save for depth of soundstage, and that's likely because I haven't fully optimized placement. The biggest gain had been naturalness of voices. Transparency is so much better with the Raidho's.
The Raidho's are much more inefficient than the Revels. -20 on the Dev was plenty loud on the Revels. The Raidhos need -5 to fill the room (14x23). As a result, the 120 runs warmer than it did before. A Dev 200/250 would likely be an even better match, but the sound of the 120 is so fine, I feel no need to upgrade. I have not heard the XT-1's, but Raidho says I can upgrade for $1,500 down the line.
As to EOL - I get it, but I place happiness ahead of currency. My Squeezebox radio's, my mac and my Tivo were all EOL years ago, but I use them all every day, and they fill my home with great music and stories.
Not that you asked, but check out the Sonore MicroRendu or Roon via ethernet into your 120. In my experience, both sounded (and were easier to use day to day) that the Auralic Mini. I tried the Mini as an upgrade to an old Squuezebox Touch, and didn't hear that much improvement, and compared to Roon, I found Lightning DS, and the need to run Minimserver a real drag.
Enjoy the 120 for as long as you can/choose.
