Cleaning Up the Grunge Part II - Speaker Enacom Noise Eliminator

Deja vu.

That was my feeling when I was listening with the Speaker Enacom in my system. What I wrote about the AC Enacom here could be applied to the Speaker Enacom verbatim.

Just like the AC Enacom, the Speaker version also made my system sound smooth, calm, relaxing. Harsh moments were banished from the highs.The sound was slightly darker. Again, depends on the magnitude of change in your system, you may need to make some adjustments to the acoustics of your system.

Similarly, it is possibly an excellent match for speakers that have some excessive brightness.

At the end of the day, the amount of change made by the Speaker Enacom, in my system at least, was less than that of the AC Enacom. If you want the Enacom effect and are looking for something where the effect is subtler, then try the speaker Enacom.

The Speaker Enacom's construction and looks is similar to the AC Enacom. The main metallic body is slightly smaller that the AC Enacom, both are constructed to similarly high standards. To connect to the speaker terminals, the speaker Enacom has 2 wires leading out from the main body. The insulation at the ends of the wires are first to be striped off, and the thus exposed cable ends can be tightened down at the terminals. The Speaker Enacom has no polarity, so either end can be tied to either terminal. The speaker Enacom lists for RM399 per pair. The instruction says that the speaker Enacoms are to be attached to the tweeter terminals if your speakers are bi-wirable, thus hinting at the frequency spectrum that they would work on.

That was the result when I used the speaker Enacom on its own. How then, if the Speaker Enacom is used together with the AC Enacom? I tried that.

The Speaker Ecanom above
The AC Enacom below

The effect was additive alright, but it was not just more of same. With the AC Enacom and speaker Enacom in my system, the sound gained body or 'thickness', as opposed to 'thin'. The sound had greater gravitas. In addition, it was swirling with more 'air'. All this reminded me of the classic tubey sound, the Enacoms took my system one big step towards that. The sound was tailored to sound rounded and smooth, the transient edge just slightly blunted to avoid any ear-poking tendency. The system would play in a more relaxed manner rather than challenging your aural senses.

Interesting results, I must say.

Again, the same caveat applies. Tweaks are best tried out in your own system to see whether they match and that you like the result.

Now, I have the 3rd and last step to go. Next up, the Enacom Tuning CD.

Enacom is carried by Nova Hifi, contact MK Lai, tel: 019-2226129.