Cambridge s70 problem with tweeter

[j_garcia]

I just bought my first set of towers in a LONG time, simply because I don't want a sub in that second system. Other than that, I have about 5 pairs of bookshelf speakers

 

[GodspeedYou]

I was adviced to buy the Sony receiver and thought it was a good match, so I felt comfortable about higher volumes.

Can I get some recomendations on receivers that handle cambridge s70 just fine? Cheapest ones would be nice, Im not worried about 5.1 for movies or whatever so, receiver for music only.

 

[j_garcia]

Can I get some recomendations on receivers that handle cambridge s70 just fine?
I was adviced to buy the Sony receiver,

Price range?

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[zieglj01]

The OP is in Portugal

 

[j_garcia]

D'oh. SOL then.

 

[GodspeedYou]

Price range?/

I was adviced to buy my receiver in this forum, it was under my price range back then, I guess someone should have told me that there were no good receivers under my budget instead.

I don't really have a price range this time, because I don't wanna make the same mistake again, I will have to save whatever money I need to buy another receiver.
I would like to get some advices on the cheapest ones though, that still manage to handle my speakers without any problems.
And like I said, it can be 2.1 only, since it is intented for music only.

 

[j_garcia]

So if stereo only, I'd look at Harman Kardon 3490 or Onkyo 8050, perhaps the Denon DRA-397. Those should all deliver more than enough power and hopefully be easy to find.

 

[zieglj01]

I was adviced to buy my receiver in this forum, it was under my price range back then, I guess someone should have told me that there were no good receivers under my budget instead.

PS: I have played the volume really high before, pretty close to the max.

That receiver was good enough to get you started - a lot of people start that way.

Some receivers may not be the most popular, or best made - however most anything
with some decent power can drive the speakers. You just need to know how to control
the volume, even with that Sony. With any new/old receiver, it is not recommended to
turn the volume nearly all the way up.

 

[GodspeedYou]

So buying a receiver with better power suply will give me much more safety when it comes to lets hihg 1 o'clock volume? Maybe a little more?

 

[j_garcia]

Yes. If it is SPL (volume) you are after, then you'll want higher sensitivity speakers and more power, though those ones are listed as 90dB sensitivity already which is pretty good.

 

[zieglj01]

So buying a receiver with better power suply will give me much more safety when it comes to lets hihg 1 o'clock volume? Maybe a little more?

You are starting to creep up again - you need to listen at the character of
the speaker - if will let you know if it is being stressed - then turn it down

 

[ImcLoud]

If you want LOUD Speakers you can Beat on with distortion and over driven equipment get cerwin vega... Some xls215's should do well...

Them speakers have soft tweeters, I did a google search and found 3 other people with s70 tweeter problems, did you contact cambridge or you retailer yet?

 

[GodspeedYou]

Im calling them next week, the speakers are still under guarantee. Something tells me they will tell me it was my fault and they ain't paying though.

 

[Hi-Fi-Guy]

This is the only thread with the Cambridge Audio S70 which has some posts in it, so I will write my impressions here.

I have an old Denon AVR-X2000 with these speakers, I bought them all used with the purpose to serve me before I move my family and purchase my new avr+speakers.

These are real entry level speakers, fine speakers.
I would not call them an audiophile speakers by any means, bit that doesn't mean they are not solid. I'd give them score 6/10, only because I can imagine how much better can some more expensive and tuned speakers sound.

I'm aiming for a pair of Monitor Audio Silver 500s when I move and I was a little bit worried cause many folks say they are bright, sometimes harsh or shrill. An they have a hard (gold) dome tweeters.

After listening these S70s I can say for sure I'm not into its soft dome tweeters. Maybe it's only these ones I don't like, I didn't listen some others. I didn't measure these speakers, don't know what's my room response etc. Lows are good, mids so so, highs not my taste. I just feel I'm missing a lot in my music. I usually enjoy music with my JBL E55BT headphones and they sound better than S70s overall, especially highs, great clarity. I tried to tune S70s through my Denon but didn't do much.

My impression is that hard dome tweeters are my thing, can't wait to do some demos in Ireland

But I can say for sure that I'm worried even more now cause I'm not sure what's a truly fine speaker for me, 10/10 for my ears. If it turns out to be 3000€ for a pair I'm doomed. Wife will file for a divorce