Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair

@mapman Those look like great speakers. I didn't see a dealer near me though so I wouldn't be able to demo them I don't think...

@ditusa both of those are sweet. I'll have to look in my area to see if any are for sale. I was looking to demo some Tannoy Arden's that Upscale has on clearance. They look like they might fit the bill but I couldn't find much information or reviews about them online. 

Good to know, thank you.

Yes, I have a dedicated room I am treating. Yes i am trying to demo as much as I can. I feel I need to buy sooner than later because it won't be long until the tariff's are going to affect the pricing of everything. I was really hoping to demo the Ascend Acoustic ELX towers but they don't have any availible to demo at the moment. 

Are there any speakers in my price point you might steer me towards? I forgot to mention i've also demoed Kef R11's.

That was my own word. Not sure what word to use to describe what I experienced. The 3D nature of the music that came out of the 502SP's is what I am trying to describe. Is there a better word?

@kofibaffour thank you for your input. I listened to the same songs on the Cornwall's and the 502SP's and the 502SP's had a way better stereophonic balloon.  

@soix Thank you for the recs. I have never heard of any of these speakers before. I'll try and find where in LA I can demo them.

@audiojan Those look intruiging. I don't know much about open baffel speakers. I've heard open-baffle speakers don't work well in large rooms. I'm also secondarily interested in off-access listening in the room for social gatherings. Do you have any experience with open-baffle in large rooms and off-access? 

@gano I didn't take offence. I was just making sure I was describing the sensation I experienced correctly. Thank you for your input.

@kofibaffour the video's you sent are great. I do plan on getting the system before doing room treatment. I appreciate your help.

@buellrider I actually went to Upscale Audio to do my demo. They are great and have lots of awesome stuff. They told me they can't demo the Tannoy's (might be because I am interested in blemished units). I'm going to try the MoFi888's next. The Cornwall originally sold me but then I heard the Fyne's and they stole my heart. I'll let you know what I end up with.

@dynacohum yes i was also interested in Focal's but Upscale told me they wouldn't image as well as the Fyne's so I skipped them. I saw the Phlharmaonic BMR's but I'm not sure if you're able to demo those since they are direct to consumer. If I can find them I would love to hear them.

@jeffbij 

I am buying all the equipment with the speakers. So far my favorite amp I have demoed is the Music Fidelity M6si. I also demoed the Bluenote Node Icon streamer which sounded great to my ears.

I listen to a wide variety of music including electronic, classic rock, indy rock,  hip-hop, orchestral music etc... 

Room is 460 sqft with 17ft ceilings. 

I am willing to buy used. 

I listened to some Planar Magnetics but the ones I listened to were way out of my budget, ~30k Martin Logans.  I was attracted to the 502SP's because of the dual concentric driver and their downward-firing bass port. From what I read they have a wide sweet spot with great offf axis listening. I confirmed this when I demoed them.

@dweller Upscale is where i went. They are awesome! They are actually located east of Pasadena in La Verne. I didn't meet Kevin but his sales associates were great. 

@hifikenobi Tad's look sweet. It doesn't look like there is a dealer in So Cal unfortunately...

@mike4597 thanks for your input. I'm glad the Fyne have made you a happy customer. Yes I demoed them with a solid state amp. It really opened up both them and the Cornwall's compared to the tube amp I also demoed. Solid state is what I will be buying with them if I do buy them. What did you pay for the 702's if you don't mind me asking? I believe the 502SP's have the same drivers as the 702's just in the 500 series tower.

@jeffbij thanks for you input. those are some beautiful speakers you recommended, I'll look at the used market.

I'm trying to demo as much as I can my fear is if I wait too long tariffs are going to drive the price up on everything. I'm already seeing companies list their prices as TBD because they don't know what the cost is going to be.

@fatdaddy2 i listened to Klipsch Cornwalls, they weren’t very holographic. I still liked them but the Fyne’s blew them out of the water.