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Coincident Super Eclipse III vs. Tyler Sig System?

HI,

Speakers that I would like to hear opinions on are the Tyler Sig System (1 or 2 piece), the Coincident Super Eclipse III, and the Devore Gibbon Super 8 (although the Devore might have the problem of getting lost a bit in there as well). I couldn't find a whole lot of opinions on the Coincident, but I get the impression that it is slated for smaller spaces as well, even though it looks like a larger speaker down to 28hz.

Musical tastes are jazz, classical, and electronic (first two are the larger emphasis though). Room size is 12x20 attached to another room (an "L) that is another 12x15, so it is a pretty big room. I was looking at the Merlin VSM, but it might not be the best choice in such as large room, although if I had a smaller space it would be at the top of my list.

To give you an idea of what I like and have heard: I thought the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus were fun and musical, with fairly tight low-end extension, the Thiel 2.4 was pretty sterile (on MF gears), the Arial Acoustics 6 was a nice, neutral speaker, but not enough of a performance difference to justify upgrading, the B&W 803D was very resolving but not as good as I expected (in a high-end Classe system-$16,000 of gears). I like a full-bodied, musical sound, but something refined with some resolution, but not excessively bloomy or chubby. I have been running a SS amp/tube pre, which seems to be musical without overdoing things.

dawgcatching
dawgcatching OP
139 posts
 
Thanks for the opinions! They both sound like great speakers that would work well in my space, and I bet that either will sound fabulous with the right gears. There is a Coincident dealer within a 3 hour drive, but no Tyler people listed on the website for audition nearby. Ty does have a return policy, but it would cost me $400 in shipping if I don't like them. Better than being stuck with speakers I don't like, but not ideal.

Salks are incredible, but that is a bit out of my price range at this point. Definitely when I consider a future upgrade though-that will hopefully be awhile!

George (Ajazi): what were the differences you noted between these two speakers? Was it the presentation and soundstage, or differences in resolution? Thanks!
aktchi
274 posts
 
Stltrains: for me the musical presentation is the most important choice
Hi, I was intrigued by this statement, could you please explain a little? Besides "musical presentation" what other criteria are there? (I am not in the market right away but Tyler line does intrigue me. However, for size and weight issues, I would look at Linbrook System 2.)
ajazi
45 posts
 
"George (Ajazi): what were the differences you noted between these two speakers? Was it the presentation and soundstage, or differences in resolution?"

I thought the Coincidents were more transparent and resolving than the Ty's. I thought that the Ty's were a little too flat for my tastes.

Again, this is all personal preference and I use a tube preamp and tube mono's. So the sound I'm going for and hearing could be much different than what you'd hear.

I'm also only using CD's as source material, no vinyl.

My good friend now owns the Ty's (I sold them to him) and he loves them. He uses them with solid state amplification and in a basement without carpeting on the floor and/or drywall on the walls and he uses vinyl almost exclusively. He feels that they are not "loud" enough. He can clip his amps without a problem.

The Coincidents with tubes are amazing.

Also, even though there are no people listed on Ty's site as being in your area, I guarantee you if you post a new thread on this forum for Ty speaker owners in your area, you'd more than likely get a bite.

Best of luck.

-George
dawgcatching OP
139 posts
 
Thanks for the responses. I will let you know what I like after auditioning and hopefully get something that I can live with for awhile!
zachzdb
70 posts
 
Dawgcatching,
I realise this is very late and you very well might've already bought,but on the Tyler website there's a list of people that you can email and set up an audition at their homes. It's under the "Home Demo" link.
Best of luck with your decision.
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