Something old is young again, introducing the Sierra-1 V2!!!

[davef]

I just purchased these speakers and plan on using them with a WiiM amp. I’ll be sitting about 6 feet away and crossing over to subwoofer at 80 HZ. Will the WiiM amp be good enough or do I need a better amp?

The WiiM amp should be terrific at your listening distance.

Enjoy!!!

[Deadbob27]

The WiiM amp should be terrific at your listening distance.

Enjoy!!!

Awesome! Thanks Dave!

[curtis]

I just purchased these speakers and plan on using them with a WiiM amp. I’ll be sitting about 6 feet away and crossing over to subwoofer at 80 HZ. Will the WiiM amp be good enough or do I need a better amp?

The WiiM amp should be terrific at your listening distance.

Enjoy!!!

Awesome! Thanks Dave!

I currently use the WiiM Amp with a pair of Luna V2's in my bedroom crossed to a sub at 80hz, and it is working fine...I mainly listen about 10' from the speakers. It doesn't get super loud, but it is plenty.

That WiiM Amp is extremely versatile. I mainly use it as a Roon endpoint. I have always wanted a good sounding and simple setup in the bedroom, and this setup fits the bill perfectly. That said, I do plan on getting at WiiM Ultra when it is available and using it with nice amp, and finding another place for the WiiM Amp.

[Deadbob27]

I currently use the WiiM Amp with a pair of Luna V2's in my bedroom crossed to a sub at 80hz, and it is working fine...I mainly listen about 10' from the speakers. It doesn't get super loud, but it is plenty.

That WiiM Amp is extremely versatile. I mainly use it as a Roon endpoint. I have always wanted a good sounding and simple setup in the bedroom, and this setup fits the bill perfectly. That said, I do plan on getting at WiiM Ultra when it is available and using it with nice amp, and finding another place for the WiiM Amp.

I was thinking about picking up the WiiM ultra along with a buckeye or audiophonics amp if I need more power. Can’t wait to see what the WiiM ultra ends up being.

[jshow]

I'm a fairly new audiophile (don't even know if I deserve the term yet) who recently decided to upgrade my computer setup from a 5.1 system comprised of very small Klipsch bookshelves driven by an old Yamaha receiver to a decent stereo setup (since I was listening to music all day while I worked in my home office.) So without much cash to spend, I bought a pair of ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2s, purchased an Emotiva BasX A2m to drive them, upgraded by Klipsch sub to an SVS SB-1000 Pro, and got a Tidal subscription to play high-res audio. (Thought about an external DAC but figured my Creative ZxR soundcard with a Burr-Brown was good enough for now.)

It changed my world.

Then I went down a rabbit hole and only a few months later I decided to go out on a limb, spend more money right away, and get a pair of the Sierra-1 v2s. They arrived the other day.

My world has just changed again.

I can't even believe what I'm hearing.

It's incredible to rediscover all my music. After the previous upgrades I had just done (which were so monumental compared to where I was at prior) I really didn't expect to notice as big of a difference with this speaker upgrade. But it's there. I just can't believe there are even MORE hidden elements of familiar tracks I've just never heard. A veil has been lifted. I'm so freakin' happy.

Thanks so much Dave! This is going to bring years of enjoyment to my life.

I can't wait to EQ my output soon to temper some of my room modes and issues in my small-ish office. But so far this is incredible.

If anyone has any suggestions on the following (including Dave), I would love your thoughts:

1) For bass management, my Creative Sound Blaster ZxR allows me to specify a crossover setting on my PC. Thinking with the Sierra-1 v2s this is a great idea not just to dig deeper for those lower registers, but also to alleviate some of the low end on the Sierra's drivers and crisp up the midbass a tad. I think I probably know the answer to this but I'll ask it anyway: any suggestions for a crossover point? (I'm at 80hz currently and assume the answer is "depends". But a rule of thumb for these particular speakers in a nearfield setup of a small office might be a great starting point for me.)

2) Since I'm in a nearfield setup, I'm guessing this Emotiva BasX A2m amp is perfectly fine. But I'm curious if anyone thinks other options will make these Sierra-1s shine substantially more.

[curtis]

1) For bass management, my Creative Sound Blaster ZxR allows me specify a crossover setting on my PC. Thinking with the Sierra-1 v2s this is a great idea not just to dig deeper for those lower registers, but also to alleviate some of the low end on the Sierra's drivers and crisp up the midbass a tad. I think I probably know the answer to this but I'll ask it anyway: any suggestions for a crossover point? (I'm at 80hz currently and assume the answer is "depends". But a rule of thumb for these particular speakers in a nearfield setup of a small office might be a great starting point for me.)

Does the Soundblaster have a seperate subwoofer output? I just looked it up and it doesn't look like it.

[jshow]

Does the Soundblaster have a seperate subwoofer output? I just looked it up and it doesn't look like it.

It does (hence the bass management feature.) It's just that it's via a 3.5mm stereo out that has both center channel and sub, so I use an adapter to RCA and just plug in the SVS sub via the LFE connection. It's working fine with the 80hz crossover point I have now, and it's easy to turn off/on the bass redirection to hear the difference between letting the Sierra-1s try to do it all, and having the sub kick in. I definitely like these paired with a sub considering some of the music I listen to - it's just wonderful (And this is why I decided on the Sierra-1 v2s vs the LXs) I'm just looking for some thoughts or direction on that crossover point for these specific speakers.

(Once I decide to move to an external DAC I don't know how the heck I'll do bass management, as SVS Subs don't have high pass filters. But I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.)

[curtis]

It does (hence the bass management feature.) It's just that it's via a 3.5mm stereo out that has both center channel and sub, so I use an adapter to RCA and just plug in the SVS sub via the LFE connection. It's working fine with the 80hz crossover point I have now, and it's easy to turn off/on the bass redirection to hear the difference between letting the Sierra-1s try to do it all, and having the sub kick in. I definitely like these paired with a sub considering some of the music I listen to - it's just wonderful

Once I decide to go external DAC I don't know how the heck I'll do bass management. (SVS Subs don't have high pass filters.)

We should probably start another thread.
So if you have a center channel, you can't have a sub?

Are you familiar with MiniDSP's products?
https://www.minidsp.com/products/minidsp-in-a-box/flex

[jshow]

We should probably start another thread.
So if you have a center channel, you can't have a sub?

Are you familiar with MiniDSP's products?
https://www.minidsp.com/products/minidsp-in-a-box/flex

PMing you on this.

[racrawford65]

PMing you on this.

If Curtis isn't able to help you with miniDSP products, I can.

I use a Flex in my HT system, mainly for loading ezBEQ filters and integrating my Crowson tactile devices. I let my AVM90 handle the subs (eq, integration, x-over, etc.)

When I had a separate 2 channel system, I also used a Flex in this system. I ran LR outputs from my processor (Rogue RP5) to the Flex, and then outputs 1 & 2 to amp L&R, output 3 to sub 1, output 4 to sub 2. In the Flex, I did all the bass management & sub integration (along with REW+UMIK1). I also had 4 presets in the Flex, 2.1 with a house curve, 2.1 with bass eq'ed flat, 2.0 with bass EQ'ed, 2.0 w/o EQ. Worked great.

Curtis - I just looked at the manual for his sound card. It looks like the center/sub jack on the card carries both signals and one would use a y-splitter to connect to center & sub jack on receiver. So, can have both AFAIK.