Battle of the affordables


Here are the candidates.  They all got very good reviews online.

1. Polk R700 - $2.1K

2. KEF Q11 Meta - $2.5K

3. Martin Logan XTF-100 - $4.5K

4. SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle - $5K

5. B&W 703 S3 - $6K

6. KEF R11 Meta - $7K

Which one would you pick?

andy2

Showing 2 responses by lcniii

I have recently spent some time with a pair of Rogers LS6 two way bookshelf's on stands. I am shocked with their presentation. Sold them after a week, but can't stop thinking about them. Visited my friend, who bought them from me. We put on the remixed PF "Animals", and verified my previous opinion. Only my Maggie 20.7 and Vandersteen 2Ci's could best them... ??? 

It seems as though the crossover's are the problem with all speakers. 2 way is typically the most transparent system. I had a pair of Brentworth 1 way transmission line's with a whizzer cone. It's been 12 years and I still remember them and I know it seems crazy but they shook me loose from an electrostatic fixation that gripped me for almost 10 years.

I'm not missing some other well respected types, not even thinking about the high cost of some of them. Just talking about that, "ah ha" moment that comes out of nowhere every other couple of years. 

I think the best part of this hobby is when you get humbled by a simple approach and realize that it's not about expensive stuff. Synergy, combination, luck!