I haven't posted in a long time because I have been so happy with the gear I purchased in 2004 with the help of some of you. I live in NYC and space in my apartment is at a premium. To make the best use of my limited space, I used wall mounted speakers. Thus, in my home theater (f/k/a as a dining room), I have a 1056 running 5 B&W FPMs and a Velodyne sub. In my music room (which my wife calls a living room), I have been running an RX-1050 with two B&W Signature SCMs (basically the 805s but wall mounted) and a Velodyne sub. For both, I use a 1055 for my cd player. Given my space limitations, this setup worked about as well as I could ask. Needless to say, it wasn't ideal.
The good news is that I'm moving. The better news is that it's to a bigger space. The best news is that I've gotten the green light from my wife to upgrade. And my droogies, upgrade I shall.
I will only have one audio space, which will have to double as a home theater and music listening room. I would like to use the 1056 for the surround and the 1050 for 2 channel stereo.
I've sold my SCM's and I want to replace them with something around $4000 that isn't too enormous. I have heard the [Audio Physic] Tempo IVs and I think they are tremendous. I did an A vs. B against the B&W 804s (the new ones) and I preferred the Tempos. I would like to use the Tempos as the L/R for HT, with an Audio Physic Yarra center and the 2 FPMs as the rears.
I have listened to the Tempos at the dealer through both (a) a Musical Fidelity A5 integrated amplifier and (b) a McIntosh 6900. Notwithstanding this heavy artillery, the salesman said the 1050 and 1056 were up to the task. I am less certain.
The question is whether either the 1056 or the 1050 are capable of driving the Tempos in either HT (1056) or 2 channel (1050). I don't even know how to go about figuring this out beyond requesting a fairly elaborate listening test. The sensitivity of the Tempos is 89 db and I understand that to mean that they are inefficient. Has anyone heard these speakers and/or can anyone help me understand if my dealer is correct in advising me that I do not need to change my amps. If I should upgrade my amps, what are my best choices?
As always, thanks for your help.
The good news is that I'm moving. The better news is that it's to a bigger space. The best news is that I've gotten the green light from my wife to upgrade. And my droogies, upgrade I shall.
I will only have one audio space, which will have to double as a home theater and music listening room. I would like to use the 1056 for the surround and the 1050 for 2 channel stereo.
I've sold my SCM's and I want to replace them with something around $4000 that isn't too enormous. I have heard the [Audio Physic] Tempo IVs and I think they are tremendous. I did an A vs. B against the B&W 804s (the new ones) and I preferred the Tempos. I would like to use the Tempos as the L/R for HT, with an Audio Physic Yarra center and the 2 FPMs as the rears.
I have listened to the Tempos at the dealer through both (a) a Musical Fidelity A5 integrated amplifier and (b) a McIntosh 6900. Notwithstanding this heavy artillery, the salesman said the 1050 and 1056 were up to the task. I am less certain.
The question is whether either the 1056 or the 1050 are capable of driving the Tempos in either HT (1056) or 2 channel (1050). I don't even know how to go about figuring this out beyond requesting a fairly elaborate listening test. The sensitivity of the Tempos is 89 db and I understand that to mean that they are inefficient. Has anyone heard these speakers and/or can anyone help me understand if my dealer is correct in advising me that I do not need to change my amps. If I should upgrade my amps, what are my best choices?
As always, thanks for your help.
