Adam S3A in German stores

[poshook]

In Germany there is the last minute for Adam S3A in these days...1299,-Euro / piece (1084,- Euro ex. VAT)

Got them

[tobymusic]

It's an incredible bargain. Unbelievable. ADAM Audio also has one of the best customer services i know.
Highly recommended.

Toby

[pronto]

i got a s3a show-room-model for 1111,-(with taxes) eur a piece

[poshook]

Originally Posted by pronto

i got a s3a show-room-model for 1111,-(with taxes) eur a piece

congratulation, I am waiting for mine this week )) absolutely excited!!!

[Sergievsky]

I don't suppose there's a store that sells online and ships to Asia? That's just a stupid crazy price

[George Necola]

Originally Posted by Sergievsky

I don't suppose there's a store that sells online and ships to Asia? That's just a stupid crazy price

that's because there are the new S3's and they are getting rid of their stock.

cheers

[poshook]

Amazing monitors, quite similar colour as Focal Solo's but absolutely different behavior in terms of separations, very in your face sound, best detail I have ever heard, large clear hi-end, easy to mix low-end, and stunning mids...

When I started to work with them I felt very strange because their response on everything I did was absolutely different from anything I have ever used before. My EQs,comps, reverbs sound like never before - I do not know if better or worse but maybe more precisely and I am able to hear each small knob or fader movement

[George Necola]

Originally Posted by poshook

Amazing monitors, quite similar colour as Focal Solo's but absolutely different behavior in terms of separations, very in your face sound, best detail I have ever heard, large clear hi-end, easy to mix low-end, and stunning mids...

When I started to work with them I felt very strange because their response on everything I did was absolutely different from anything I have ever used before. My EQs,comps, reverbs sound like never before - I do not know if better or worse but maybe more precisely and I am able to hear each small knob or fader movement

sorry, but focal solo6 and adam s3a have nothing in common. what kind of room, converters and music have you mixed when you compared both monitors?

I am not talking about good or bad... just totally different sound-shaping

[guitarz]

Would the S3A's be a big improvement over the Mackie HR824?
I have the Mackies and Yamaha ns10m

Best regards
Ricardo

[MonoBrow]

Originally Posted by guitarz

Would the S3A's be a big improvement over the Mackie HR824?
I have the Mackies and Yamaha ns10m

Best regards
Ricardo

Very short answer:Yes.

[guitarz]

Originally Posted by Fluxpod

Very short answer:Yes.

You know the Mackies?
What differences do they have?

[MonoBrow]

Originally Posted by guitarz

You know the Mackies?
What differences do they have?

I know the mackies.The s3a is better in every aspekt.Detail,transient response,stereo field...and so on.Its just a way way better monitor all around.

[guitarz]

Originally Posted by Fluxpod

I know the mackies.The s3a is better in every aspekt.Detail,transient response,stereo field...and so on.Its just a way way better monitor all around.

The biggest problem for me in the Mackies is the low end. It is not very tight and defined. Always have trouble mixing the bass.

[MonoBrow]

Originally Posted by guitarz

The biggest problem for me in the Mackies is the low end. It is not very tight and defined. Always have trouble mixing the bass.

I agree,in this regard the s3a are the exact opposite to the mackies.

[poshook]

Originally Posted by George Necola

sorry, but focal solo6 and adam s3a have nothing in common. what kind of room, converters and music have you mixed when you compared both monitors?

I am not talking about good or bad... just totally different sound-shaping

This was a first impression right after first listening. I was ready for something totally new and different and it was not. I did not compare them directly in the same time.

Now when I try to mix on them I can hear everything absolutely different.

My room is OK, using Duet and Corinne B. Rae, Norah Jones and Maroon 5

[MrVelvet]

I'm a bit late to the party, seems like most stores are already sold out of their left stock.

Any idea where in Germany/Europe the S3A's are still available for 1299 Euros/piece?

Thanks!

[George Necola]

Originally Posted by MrVelvet

I'm a bit late to the party, seems like most stores are already sold out of their left stock.

Any idea where in Germany/Europe the S3A's are still available for 1299 Euros/piece?

Thanks!

I tried to grab 6 pairs before death of S3a. no luck. not a single pair. I called every bigger store in Germany, Switzerland, France and UK. (took me a day).

cheers

[holger]

I heard that there are another 11 pairs in england available, but a little more expensive than the sale deal ..

Think the deal is definitely over ..

[Tomer1]

Originally Posted by guitarz

The biggest problem for me in the Mackies is the low end. It is not very tight and defined. Always have trouble mixing the bass.

Maybe its your room?
Replacing a large speaker with an even larger mid-field speaker in perhaps (I have no idea how large your room is) a smallish room may not be such a good idea,even if you can score such a great bargin.

[guitarz]

My room is definetly not perfect. I have some RPG treatment in it but clearly more bass traps would be good.
Not even in the best spot in the room do the mackies sound with a defined bass.
The room is not big its 11x13 feet.

Originally Posted by Tomer1

Maybe its your room?
Replacing a large speaker with an even larger mid-field speaker in perhaps (I have no idea how large your room is) a smallish room may not be such a good idea,even if you can score such a great bargin.