Folks, as some of you know I have had a rather significant snag in the road as of late. To be honest, I have actually had (2) major set-backs. One being
financial and the other being in my
health. Got a real wake up call today from one of my doctors. Lets just say he merely
scolded me, but did put things into
perspective.
Since these issues are very personal, I rather NOT get into the details too deep. But, I had no choice but to return the Linbrooks. Hence, if I kept them was going to need a good 2-channel outboard amp of some sorts. Not to mention, some better stands. Due to my set-backs, I simply chose to send them back. Luckily, Ty was very nice about it and refunded me minus $95. That was a step in the right direction imho. Really hated to send them back though.
Just recently, I sold my SVS Ultra Bookshelfs as a means to help fund the purchase of the Linbrooks. Let me just say, selling the Ultras was a
BIG mistake on my part. Nothing I can do about that now. However, my first inclination was to put
ALL of my gear up for sale. That way, I could then pay off some of my debts thus bringing some relief.
For the time being, I am going to try to hang onto my gear. That being said, I still had most of the money left from the sale of my Ultras. Now that the Linbrooks went back, I was stuck w/o any speakers to pair with my PSA S1500's. What did I do you ask? Well, someway somehow I managed to buy a set of speakers that is very surprising to me. Without further ado, will just post some pics for you all to see:
There you are. These are the Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors. Employed are the 1" ScanSpeak Revelator Tweeter and a 6 1/2" Seas Magnesium Mid. These speakers are built like a tank using 1 1/2" thick MDF cabinets. They are a lot bigger than they look and are quite heavy. However, do have them atop of my 24" HiVi stands for the time being. The Taylos really need to be on 20" or 21" stands inmho.
My Denon X4000 does a pretty good job powering them. But, a 2-channel amp may be in the works down the road. For now, my Denon will suffice. The sound is unbelievable. There is more resolution and detail than the Ultras, but NOT as much as YOU would think. Of course, the Taylos are $2400 a set new too. That just shows you all just how good the SVS Ultras really are. Honeslty, I regret selling them. But at the same time, very happy and thankful that I ended up with the Taylos. Hope you guys understand. Thanks to you ALL for your kind words of encouragement. It really means a lot to me and is most appreciated!
Cheers,
Phil