Danimal
Just a man...
Equipment used:
Yamaha M-4
Onkyo A-7022 (as preamp) I love this thing more and more as a pre.
NEC CD-610 CD Player
Dahlquist DQ-28 speakers
So I just picked up my "new to me" DQ-28 speakers. This is my first foray into a "high(er) end" speaker as my mian listening speakers have been the DLK Model 3s which I have thoroughly enjoyed. They are a big sounding rock speaker which served it's purpose but it was time to move on and up. All I can say about the the DQs is WOW. They are an improvement in every way. First up for listening was Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia's Friday Night In San Fran. These speakers are very detailed. I am hearing things I never knew were in the recording like very light foot tapping and even some banter between the three Impresarios. The highs are very crisp sounding without being harsh to me. The DLKs seemed to mix the tweeter and the mid. Not sure if this a crossover deficiency or what, but the DLKs seemed confused at the higher frequencies whereas the DQs knew exactly what they were doing. When we get to the bass end of the frequencies is where I notice a huge difference between the two. I have never known what the term "fast" meant in a speaker but learned it real quick when listening to the DQs. The bass does not go down as far as the DLKs but was better in every way. They are very fast speakers. They are tight and, for lack of a better term, articulate. I use this word to describe the bass because it is clear that they understand what the recording wants from them and deliver it fluently. The DLKs would stumble through the bass frequencies and would hang onto them far too long for a muddy sound stage. The imagining is fantastic after positioning. Overall these are fantastic speakers where the highs and mids are separated but work very well together and the bass, while not bone crushing and window rattling are very precise and snappy. I do not miss the lower frequencies because the DQs translate the bass in a much more accurate way. I hope this helps some people that are not word smiths and don't understand what some of the terms mean when reading speaker reviews. I am just starting to learn how certain words apply just by upgrading my speakers.
I will post pictures soon. My listening room is disorganized as I have been moving some stuff to clean and paint.
Yamaha M-4
Onkyo A-7022 (as preamp) I love this thing more and more as a pre.
NEC CD-610 CD Player
Dahlquist DQ-28 speakers
So I just picked up my "new to me" DQ-28 speakers. This is my first foray into a "high(er) end" speaker as my mian listening speakers have been the DLK Model 3s which I have thoroughly enjoyed. They are a big sounding rock speaker which served it's purpose but it was time to move on and up. All I can say about the the DQs is WOW. They are an improvement in every way. First up for listening was Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia's Friday Night In San Fran. These speakers are very detailed. I am hearing things I never knew were in the recording like very light foot tapping and even some banter between the three Impresarios. The highs are very crisp sounding without being harsh to me. The DLKs seemed to mix the tweeter and the mid. Not sure if this a crossover deficiency or what, but the DLKs seemed confused at the higher frequencies whereas the DQs knew exactly what they were doing. When we get to the bass end of the frequencies is where I notice a huge difference between the two. I have never known what the term "fast" meant in a speaker but learned it real quick when listening to the DQs. The bass does not go down as far as the DLKs but was better in every way. They are very fast speakers. They are tight and, for lack of a better term, articulate. I use this word to describe the bass because it is clear that they understand what the recording wants from them and deliver it fluently. The DLKs would stumble through the bass frequencies and would hang onto them far too long for a muddy sound stage. The imagining is fantastic after positioning. Overall these are fantastic speakers where the highs and mids are separated but work very well together and the bass, while not bone crushing and window rattling are very precise and snappy. I do not miss the lower frequencies because the DQs translate the bass in a much more accurate way. I hope this helps some people that are not word smiths and don't understand what some of the terms mean when reading speaker reviews. I am just starting to learn how certain words apply just by upgrading my speakers.
I will post pictures soon. My listening room is disorganized as I have been moving some stuff to clean and paint.