Just bought a Studio Reference II. Stay tuned for my laymen review...
Just bought a Studio Reference II. Stay tuned for my laymen review...
Originally Posted by DerekTheGreat
Just bought a Studio Reference II. Stay tuned for my laymen review...
Oh boy, are you in for a treat! Did yours come with the end-caps? Mine did not, not that it makes any difference in how it sounds but I like to be complete.
(BTW, I'm off today with plenty of chores but one of them is to get your PS-MOD/X pins in the mail.)
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
Awesome, was hoping to hear that! I've heard they are sort of a holy grail, but online reading seems to suggest otherwise unless used for subwoofer duty. However, online reading tried to tell me I'd HATE compression drivers and well, my experience with these UREI 813C's has been nothing short ofand
Hands down the best audio purchase of my life. Thank you, Rusty!
I don't think they did... The side view photo of it showed what looked to be a cap, but its hollow with fasteners inside. I know nothing about these, although the photos I've seen of other ones show the same hollow-cap deal.
Thank you! And no worries if it doesn't happen today, whenever you find time is great by me.
Well, I got my SR-II going last week, but discovered it was having some issues; One IOC light wasn't working, the power light was intermittent and the ODEP lights stayed illuminated after it was powered off. I got in touch with the seller from eBay and offered to send it back so he could relist it or let it stay with me for half the purchase price. Told him if it stayed with me, I'd send it to AE Techron and update him with receipts as well as refund any money that was left over.
He chose to let it stay with me. A decision I'm pretty happy with given the positive, but brief experience I had with the amp. It was without a doubt the best amp I've had on bass to date. Tight, fast, crisp and authoritative. I think it digs deeper than any other amp I've had in the system as well. I was listening to No Doubt and there was this nasty pulsing down low I don't remember hearing before. Never listened to that tune with subwoofers before though either, so perhaps it was something missed by the studio or part of what is going on with the amp.. Anyway, was going to do more listening and then move it to power the 813C's to see if it would best the PS-200. But that weirdness caused me to take a closer look at the amp and then that's when I discovered it needed some help. Looks like this review will have to wait a little longer, tis a shame as I just got my SL-1 back in the system too.
No need to embarrass a PS-200 (or even 400) comparing it to a Studio Reference. It's just not a fair fight!
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
Curious which No Doubt tune you were playing?
"It's My Life" (the Talk Talk cover) is one of my test tracks to evaluate a system, in no small part to see how it handles the LF pulsing and some percussive-synth parts...
Hah, good to know. The 200 is my leader so far, so it's good to know it shouldn't be a fair fight for it. Now I'm even more pumped up to get the amp back. Here's hoping the repair(s) are cheaper than expected...No need to embarrass a PS-200 (or even 400) comparing it to a Studio Reference. It's just not a fair fight!
It was off of Tragic Kingdom; "Happy Now" or "You Can Do It," I think. Unfortunately, I can't remember as my focus got pulled to the amp. But despite the weirdness, there was no cause for alarm other than my surprise at what I was hearing. Actually, yeah, I think it was "You Can Do It" as there's some cool synth followed by some brass..
It was indeed "You Can Do It." The Adcom GFA-555 II does something similar on that track, it just doesn't have the finesse or control the SR-II does so it isn't as noticeable. It's actually rather sloppy down that low, so the bass feels more like a slow roll, like a boat in sloshy water. Although I do not mean to knock that amp. I rather like it, feel it is a great piece of kit. It doesn't excel in any area, but doesn't stink either. Not to mention I've got two of 'em and neither have had to go into service or let me down. The other thing is, they punch way above their belt. Supposedly rated at 200w RMS into an 8 ohm load. Yet when the SR-II was driving the 2245H's, the single clip light was flashing at roughly the same point as the ones on the Adcom. For what it's worth, the Adcom's lights supposedly illuminate at 1% distortion whereas the SR-II's illuminate at 0.05%.
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