Wait; there'a a Lansche 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2.
Plenty of scope to get the upgrade bug.
Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
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Yes I can!
In my 40 years of history I had gone through around 15 speakers including
ADS, Altec Lansing, Thiel, Canton, Apogee Duetta Signature(10years), BMW 801, Avalon Ascent, Wilson Audio Watt and Puppy6.
I settled at Pacific Northwest area located just midway between Seattle and Vancouver BC around 6 years ago.
It has a nice western view of Bay and Pacific Ocean with 2 acres lot.
I could play music loud during midnight with no problem to my neighbors as long as I close the windows.
With vaulted big space, my Lansche 4.1 speakers makes a beautiful voice out of classical, Jazz or even new age music.
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I had been living with the speaker since 2007.
I do not claim that Lansche 4.1 is the best speaker in the world.
But with clean and pristine treble out of plasma tweeters and pretty good bass out of 2 10 inch driven by internal active amplifier and high efficiency (99db spec, but I believe it to be around 93db), it is hard to find better speaker with overall merit for my house.
The only catch is that it can stop working since it is an active speaker( plasma tweeter and active bass unit).
But I keep having good communication with Henry Dien of Lansche Audio who upgraded plasma tweeters twice at reasonable cost.
I can happily live with Lansche 4.1 speakers at my present house for my life unless serious health issues happen to either me or my speakers.
How about you gentlemen and ladies?
Had any one of you found the speaker for your life?
http://http//stereotimes.com/images/dst_01a.gif
Yes I can!
In my 40 years of history I had gone through around 15 speakers including
ADS, Altec Lansing, Thiel, Canton, Apogee Duetta Signature(10years), BMW 801, Avalon Ascent, Wilson Audio Watt and Puppy6.
I settled at Pacific Northwest area located just midway between Seattle and Vancouver BC around 6 years ago.
It has a nice western view of Bay and Pacific Ocean with 2 acres lot.
I could play music loud during midnight with no problem to my neighbors as long as I close the windows.
With vaulted big space, my Lansche 4.1 speakers makes a beautiful voice out of classical, Jazz or even new age music.
http://stereotimes.com/speak112410.shtml
I had been living with the speaker since 2007.
I do not claim that Lansche 4.1 is the best speaker in the world.
But with clean and pristine treble out of plasma tweeters and pretty good bass out of 2 10 inch driven by internal active amplifier and high efficiency (99db spec, but I believe it to be around 93db), it is hard to find better speaker with overall merit for my house.
The only catch is that it can stop working since it is an active speaker( plasma tweeter and active bass unit).
But I keep having good communication with Henry Dien of Lansche Audio who upgraded plasma tweeters twice at reasonable cost.
I can happily live with Lansche 4.1 speakers at my present house for my life unless serious health issues happen to either me or my speakers.
How about you gentlemen and ladies?
Had any one of you found the speaker for your life?
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Some prefer to change speakers but I am willing to change only front end and amplifiers. It is up to individual choice. About 15 years ago, I had been happy with Avalon Ascent for 2 years. Then one audio dealer offered to give me deep discount over the purchase of Wilson Watt and Puppy 6 which I swallowed. But it was disaster. I do not mean that Wilson Audio is bad in general, but Watt and Puppy 6 were too critical to my ears at my listening room and sold it at loss after 6 months. Since then I had been more careful to change speakers. In addition, I am happy with overall strength of Lansche 4.1. Its plasma tweeter is best period. |
@inna Plasma Tweeters are pretty sensitive to all the upstream signals so they can be affected by power cables and speaker cables. I am using cables costing 300-2000$ after long auditions. I had plasma tweeters replaced twice during 11 years of use. Mr Henry Dien of Lansch Audio had it done at reasonable cost. |
I’m now closer to the end, rather than the beginning of my life and so I feel I can answer your question with authority: yes, I can and I have! Although I’ve listened to a variety of speakers over the years, have owned several and even own quite an elaborate headphone rig, one pair of speakers have remained constant since 1980, my beloved Dahlquist DQ10’s (I’m actually listening to Nora Jones through them right now!). I had Regnar rebuild them 12 years ago and recently added a Totem Acoustic Lightning sub, with a new Bash digital amp. I’ve driven them with several amps over the years, a Niko, Bryston 4b, Anthem Statement, Bryston 4B2, McIntosh MC 2105, Classe CA 400, Mark Levinson 335 and most recently and possibly the last and best, a Bryson 4B3. I’ve also used several preamps, but am extremely happy with my current pre, an Ayre Kx5-Twenty, probably the best I’ve ever owned. I’ve lined the walls with 3” acoustic foam and had cherry stands made for them. I can honestly say I love these things, which confirms I’m a nerd, an old one! lol The DQ10’s are on the top 100 audio inventions list, not once, but twice: first for the speaker, itself and second for the 10” Advent woofer. So, yes, it’s certainly possible to live with a single pair of speakers for a lifetime and be happy! I hope you find your pair. |
Last month I acquired a very first pair of custom made Grandinote Mach 36's from Italy. They are literally serial numbers 0001 and 0002. They retail for about $180,000. They are paired with a Naim system: a 500 amp, a 552 preamp, and a 555CD player, with Luna cables. On top of that, the owner and chief engineer of the company, Masimiliano Magri (better known as Max) just came to my house on Long Island, New York, to fine tune them! It is inconceivable that I would ever want to listen to anything else. Check out the reviews of the Grandinote gear from the Munich show last year. BTW.....if any of you are local and want to give them a listen while sipping a fine dram of some scotch whisky, get back to me at pennpalmitch@gmail.com. |
Last month I acquired a very first pair of custom made Grandinote Mach 36's from Italy. They are literally serial numbers 0001 and 0002. They retail for about $180,000. They are paired with a Naim system: a 500 amp, a 552 preamp, and a 555CD player, with Luna cables. On top of that, the owner and chief engineer of the company, Masimiliano Magri (better known as Max) just came to my house on Long Island, New York, to fine tune them! It is inconceivable that I would ever want to listen to anything else. Check out the reviews of the Grandinote gear from the Munich show last year. BTW.....if any of you are local and want to give them a listen while sipping a fine dram of some scotch whisky, get back to me at pennpalmitch@gmail.com.
It will be nice to get such exotic speakers. I would be happy to join you if I live near New York, but I am living on the other side. I wish you be happy with the speaker for your life. |
I am fortunate to have the Apogee Scintillas and I will keep them until I die. Had them for 34 years, and will plan for another 34 years. I am planning to acquire another pair and do some time alignment mods, upgrade the caps, new ribbons and have them rebuilt. I think there is a little more to be gained by such improvements. Source is a Naim NDX Streamer into an Allegri+ TVC for volume control, direct driving a Krell KSA-80B and they sound fabulous. Source material is Naim Core RIP of CD's, TIDAL, and Hi REz downloads from ProStudioMasters & HD Tracks. Also upgrading to the ND555/PS555 streamer later this month. Bailyhill |
I owned some main system speakers for decades. In fact I still own them as I am attached to them and would miss them, but I have moved to different speakers in my main system. Each speaker does some things well and very good speakers do most things well, but I haven't (yet) met speakers that do everything better than anything else I have heard. OTOH I am quite happy with my current main speakers and see no likelihood that I'll want to change them. Heritage speakers used in subordinate systems: Energy Reference Connoisseur, Vandersteen 4A, Martin Logan CLS (original), Mains: Wilson Maxx 2 If I had been able to find the Apogee Scintillas I was after I'd probably have them too (and would need a bigger house). |
I can live with my Gallo Ref II's for the rest of my life I have heard many systems whose speakers were as much as 10x more expensive and was not impressed! Including an all Naim system with some electrostatics... Only pair I am VERY curious about is the Infinity IRS Epsilon - for one reason and one reason only: I seem to remember reading these are the speakers Yo-Yo Ma owns! |
It had a very natural soundstage and nuanced details. It is very nice for you to keep your Apogee Scintillas for your life. I hope you enjoy it for your life. Thomas |
I have been in love with my Nestorovic System 16 powered by McIntosh solid state amps since 1990. I recently had new surrounds installed on two of the mid range drivers but that is all of the maintenance required. The solid state McIntosh amps now do sub woofer duty only and a pair of MC 275 tube amps handle the mids and highs through the NL12 electronic crossover. Mile Nestorovic was a genius and his speakers remain as proof of that. https://youtu.be/GoTVCEk0XmQ |
I've owned many good speakers but the one that hit all the important areas out my Quads. Their slight limitations don't outweigh all that they do better than any speaker I've owned. They make music sound real, coherent, with such color and tone of each instrument. I added a Martin Logan Depth-i sub and I am in audio haven. The Lesslss Marc-C interconnects and speaker cables really brough it all together. |
Never say never, I thought at the time I owned the Apogee Full Range that these would be my final speakers....but I was too young to have those as my final speakers, so I bought a pair of Apogee Grands.... But still too young....so now own Gryphon Pendragons, most likely the last high end speakers I will own in this world... When the time comes that I will have to let go...I will be hoping that at "the other side" they have some good speakers as well..... |
Never say never. I've had my Legacy Focus speakers for 20 years now, always improving with new cables and tweaks. I went through Acoustat Xs, 2&2s and Martin Logan Monolith 3s in the prior 15 years. I do not want to revisit electrostats. My next speaker could be a Von Scweikert VR55 (or Ultra 9) or Lumenwhite Kyara or some other $50-60K speaker, maybe used even. I'm 62 and hoping to live a long time (and my hearing is excellent). I should be able to afford a better built speaker (the original Focus isn't SOTA). The question remains how much better a speaker I can buy for $50-60K when I can afford it in the near future. And, I only want an efficient speaker, no Magico, Wilson, B&W, etc. They are off my wish list. I've also enjoyed some horn speakers but don't think I can live with them. |
shkong78 You have had a lot of experience over the years , so which speaker manufacture tickled your fancy at the time ? Have you ever purchased the same manufacture years later I am a CS2.7 Thiel speaker owner and am a follower of the Thiel speaker forum , if you were to read some of the posts you would find a loyal following that accurately describes the Thiel speaker progress of design through out the years , so the speakers you heard 30 years ago are not the same as the speakers made today . I would guess that if you read other forums discussing speakers made by a specific manufacture that you would get the same type of loyal following and insight into the progress they made over the years . I think the Thiel CS2.7s will be my last speakers ( being newly retired helps narrow the meaning of last ) , unless I win the Lotto . from Oregon Rob |
These threads are always fascinating and underline the subjectivity involved in our choices. There are plenty of speakers others here call their last speaker that I could never live with, and that surely is the case with my speakers for other people. That also speaks to the fact it's great that we have so many different designs to choose from. Vive la difference! (in speakers!) |
I thought my Thiel CS2.4’s would be my last speakers, but then I listed to a pair of Audio Physic Avanti 3 and now the Thiel’s are in storage (well, finished attic so not much storage... and I will put them up for sale). Will I live with the AP Avant3’s until I die... don’t know about that, but they are amazing. Before the Thiels... Dali, model unknown (first real pair of speakers and I worked an entire summer to afford them! I was only 14 years old, so funds were limited) Magnepan MMG Custom built monitors Hales Concept 5 Magnepan 1.6 |
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Yes! In 1976 I built a pair of SpeakerLab Super K's using plans I bought from Speakerlab. I still have the plans. I purchased the raw components from them and used my Dads garage and table saw to build the bass horns and top units that house the midrange and Tweeter horns. These speakers are a redesigned version of Klipschhorn folded corner horns by a ex-Boeing engineer named Pat Snyder. I was still in collage and couldn't afford to buy them assembled so I did it myself and still enjoy them everyday. I have had two wives that wanted me to get rid of them because they're so big and heavy and have to be in a corner. The wives are gone but the speakers stay. I also have a pair of JBL L100's that I bought in 1972 after high school and getting my first job with my first several pay checks. I use them for my rear surround speakers with the corner horns in front. So I'm almost 65 now and have had my favorite speakers for over 42 years and still love them. I've heard speakers that I thought sounded just as good, but none better. Jim |
I've only owned a handful of speakers since I started at age 9 (1969). My current and probably last speakers are Vandersteen Quatro's. I absolutely love them. Every time I hear them with better electronics, they keep scaling to new heights. More than pleased with the speakers as well as the service. Richard V is always there to answer any questions I may have and Johnny Rutan at Audio Connection has also exceeded my expectations. I have plenty of dealers around me, but I'm glad that I was in NJ many years ago as I wasn't even thinking of Vandy's. Lot's of great choices, but I like speakers and electronics that don't come out with a new model every three years. |
I've been accused of being a "serial monogamist" with my audio system, up until a year ago, was on a 6 to 7 year journey, swapping out one component at a time, till I arrived at the setup I have now. I'm 65 and it's likely I'll keep the equipment I currently own now, including the Focal Sopra No2's, but with the improvements in the Focal lines in the future, who knows... I have an "all digital" source system and it seems that the components which are advancing to a great extent are the DACs, so I might be tempted to upgrade that in a few years. |
