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When speakers almost sound like the instruments

My speakers,(Mirage OMD28) have been a struggle for the pass couple years, with small not very dense images, less sonic weight/bass than expected, lacking transparency, not the requisite extension top to bottom. But, the addition of a few other pieces finally brought image density, size and sonic weight to the presentation, much closer to reality. For me, this is when your system has arrived. The speakers bring Jazz to life. It took a conditioner,(SR Powercell mkII), and an excellent preamp,(Joule Electra LA150 mkll) to get my system there. Amazing how the same speakers you've had for a while, and struggled with (2 years) can be transformed from underwhelming and disappointing to very good.

Have you had speakers that you struggled with for a while and almost gave up on, almost sold, that you transformed from disappointing to all you expected?
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viridian
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I can't really accept your premise. It is your system that you struggled with, not your speakers, and your speakers were not transformed, you just found better system synergy.

Yes, most of us have found better synergy through careful component matching. The rest are on the merry-go-round of component upgrades.
foster_9 OP
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Viridian, anyone would agree that some speakers are more difficult and tricky to drive well than others The OMD 28's fall into that category. As I said, a "struggle."
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charles1dad
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Speakers can be blamed too often or given too much credit for a system`s sound performance.You improved your AC power quality by adding a good conditioner. You also added a high quality active preamp. These are two significant upgrades. You certainly improved the quality of you signal thus your speaker (if a good one) will reflect these positive changes.Good speakers won`t sound their best if fed a poor upstream signal.
Congratulations for your getting your system to reach this higher level of sound quality.
Regards,
schubert
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Rather listen to a good amp thru so-so speakers than vice-versa.
Of coutse rather listen to Lamm monoblocks thru Magico 5's.
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