I auditioned the 60's and the ESL's in the same room with the same music. I bought the ESL's. When switching from the ESL to the 60, the soundfield collapsed, the voices and the lower midrange in general sounded boxy and like they were confined to the speaker cabinet. There was no contest. As for the LSA-20, they appear to be yet another box speaker with yet another soft dome tweeter.
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djones - looks interesting: https://www.paradigm.com/en/founder-series no, I have not seen them but I will try and source out a dealer and see if I can get a chance to listen to them! Thanks |
https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2238:nrc-meas... Notice the first graph between between 85hz-10khz it looks sort of like a smiley face. High 94db @ 85hz and 10khz Low 86db @ 1.5khz It shows the off axis in chart A 15° and 30° Farther off axis in the next chart. Significant drop off after 5khz These types of speakers that measure this way are meant to sound good in dealerships, bass and treble bump, in homes you will usual get more boomy bass and brighter highs. These look like pretty good speakers for the price. I've seen charts a lot worse but you might consider DSP somewhere in your chain of gear to help smooth these speakers a bit in your house. That's why I mentioned the Anthem STR in your other thread. If you use Roon you can measure with a UMIK 1 and REW and apply some filters in Roon which is a nice feature. Of course they might sound fine to you in your house just something to consider when shopping speakers. |
I tried them extensively thanks to Crutchfield generous 2 month audition policy. I decided not to keep them and it only cost $10 each to ship them back. This was last summer. I think they are fantastic speakers and they were too bright in my space because my ceilings are very low, but the combination of the a AMT Twitter and the bass and mid range drivers was fantastic. I would seriously consider these. |