PuritanicalBrain
Novice Member
Good day, Avforums people!
A quick disclaimer first and foremost, I'm new here and this is my first post, I apologize if I'm doing something wrong around here. I couldn't find a suitable thread so I have created this one.
So here it goes:
I have recently decided to do some upgrades on my Home Theatre system. I had some Q Acoustics 5.1 on a Yamaha Aventage RX-A880. It sounded good, I still believe the Q Acoustics are amazing value for the quality they offer, but I had that itch knowing I can get better. So I acquired a pair of shiny Dali Rubicon 2 for fronts and a Dali Rubicon Vokal for the center and kept the same receiver, RX-A880. The Surround back job was passed over to the former fronts, two Q Acoustics 3020, they seem to be doing a good job, for the time being, no worries there. The sub is the old Q Acoustics 2070, it seems to be able to cover the room just fine, I aim to replace it in the future too with something better.
Unfortunately, I cannot find much information regarding Dali Rubicon 2 and even less about the Vokal, I mean I read some reviews here and there, but those reviews can't cover all my concerns.
Here are some of my dilemmas:
The RX-A880 sounds quite nice and musical and I'm glad it's not one of them bright receivers, the same goes for the Dali Rubicons 2. The films sound nice on them, however, with regards to music playing I sometimes feel that the midrange is somewhat lackluster. It's worth mentioning that the music I listen to is metal, it's fast, dynamic and I would like to be able to hear all the details regarding the drums (sometimes I feel it can be done better) and without distorting (much) on the highs. As I said the RX-A880 is doing a decent job there, better than my previous Onkyo TX NR609 for instance, but I'd like those drums to be punchier. I am aware that although the RX-A880 can do 4ohms on the fronts (I'm not sure if that goes for the center as well, to be honest) those Dali Rubicons 2 may need more muscle than the Avr can offer in order to be driven optimally. So I'm thinking I could add a stereo amp to drive the fronts.
The Rubicon Vokal I feel it could sound better too, I intend to bi-wire it as bi-amping seems more complicated and probably less worthwhile than getting a stereo amp for the fronts and hope that the freed resources would boost the center. At least that's my perspective for now.
I had the chance to audition an Arcam AVR 390 but wasn't impressed, I felt it didn't offer me anything over the RX-A880 (could be due, I have also auditioned some amps (some Cambridge Audio and Audiolab), I did feel that the Audiolab 8300A stood out among all those. If any of you own or have experience with the Dali Rubicon 2, what Amps would you recommend to give them a better chance to shine and make the most of them? It doesn't look like going the AVR way can bring that, unless I'm wrong.
It would also help if you could recommend what class of Amp I should be looking for along with models/brands.
Eventually, some recommendations of subwoofers that would pair up well with the speakers and be able to keep up with such fast and dynamic music, so it's not about the loudest bang but about the more precise response if it makes sense. In all cases, if possible without breaking the bank, of course, I'm looking into the midrange sector mostly or upper midrange.
I wish I could have summed up all this but I hope at least I was explicit. If any of you have the experience and the time and willingness to help shed some light on all this it will mean a lot to me. Many thanks and I wish you all a happy new year in advance!
A quick disclaimer first and foremost, I'm new here and this is my first post, I apologize if I'm doing something wrong around here. I couldn't find a suitable thread so I have created this one.
So here it goes:
I have recently decided to do some upgrades on my Home Theatre system. I had some Q Acoustics 5.1 on a Yamaha Aventage RX-A880. It sounded good, I still believe the Q Acoustics are amazing value for the quality they offer, but I had that itch knowing I can get better. So I acquired a pair of shiny Dali Rubicon 2 for fronts and a Dali Rubicon Vokal for the center and kept the same receiver, RX-A880. The Surround back job was passed over to the former fronts, two Q Acoustics 3020, they seem to be doing a good job, for the time being, no worries there. The sub is the old Q Acoustics 2070, it seems to be able to cover the room just fine, I aim to replace it in the future too with something better.
Unfortunately, I cannot find much information regarding Dali Rubicon 2 and even less about the Vokal, I mean I read some reviews here and there, but those reviews can't cover all my concerns.
Here are some of my dilemmas:
The RX-A880 sounds quite nice and musical and I'm glad it's not one of them bright receivers, the same goes for the Dali Rubicons 2. The films sound nice on them, however, with regards to music playing I sometimes feel that the midrange is somewhat lackluster. It's worth mentioning that the music I listen to is metal, it's fast, dynamic and I would like to be able to hear all the details regarding the drums (sometimes I feel it can be done better) and without distorting (much) on the highs. As I said the RX-A880 is doing a decent job there, better than my previous Onkyo TX NR609 for instance, but I'd like those drums to be punchier. I am aware that although the RX-A880 can do 4ohms on the fronts (I'm not sure if that goes for the center as well, to be honest) those Dali Rubicons 2 may need more muscle than the Avr can offer in order to be driven optimally. So I'm thinking I could add a stereo amp to drive the fronts.
The Rubicon Vokal I feel it could sound better too, I intend to bi-wire it as bi-amping seems more complicated and probably less worthwhile than getting a stereo amp for the fronts and hope that the freed resources would boost the center. At least that's my perspective for now.
I had the chance to audition an Arcam AVR 390 but wasn't impressed, I felt it didn't offer me anything over the RX-A880 (could be due, I have also auditioned some amps (some Cambridge Audio and Audiolab), I did feel that the Audiolab 8300A stood out among all those. If any of you own or have experience with the Dali Rubicon 2, what Amps would you recommend to give them a better chance to shine and make the most of them? It doesn't look like going the AVR way can bring that, unless I'm wrong.
It would also help if you could recommend what class of Amp I should be looking for along with models/brands.
Eventually, some recommendations of subwoofers that would pair up well with the speakers and be able to keep up with such fast and dynamic music, so it's not about the loudest bang but about the more precise response if it makes sense. In all cases, if possible without breaking the bank, of course, I'm looking into the midrange sector mostly or upper midrange.
I wish I could have summed up all this but I hope at least I was explicit. If any of you have the experience and the time and willingness to help shed some light on all this it will mean a lot to me. Many thanks and I wish you all a happy new year in advance!