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Do you listen to your heart or your eye?

There are tons of good speakers out there, not to mention personal preferences, but how many of you buy speakers PURELY based on sound? I have owned over a dozen $10k+ speakers in life, but always wanted to own Sonus Faber Amati for its look. I never once liked the sound at dealer demo, but I contributed the bad sound to equipments and rooms (Classe or Levinson). But convince the SO is much easier with Amati than another square or weird looking box. My yard stick is high, the trust worthy Dynaudio Confidence 5 which has seen no equal after three years. What do I do or what have you done?
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erniec
23 posts
 
I personally feel that there are enough good sounding speakers or other high end pieces available at all price points that there is no reason to consider something that does not make a statement in your room or on your rack. Part of the appeal of high end should be to sound better and to look better than ordinary gear, thus contributing to the pride of ownership thing. BTW the speakers I own are the Apogee Duetta Signatures and Vienna Acoustics Beethovens.
detlof
1,899 posts
 
Heart and ear. Could not care less about the rest. Listen generally in the dark anyway. Cheers,
trappist
35 posts
 
It's a proven fact that better looking speakers have dramatically improved imaging and midrange response. Speakers with a curvy appearance generally have a much warmer sound to them with more bloom. Boxy speakers are almost always "faster" sounding, especially if they match the color of your couch. When choosing a speaker for use in a room with hardwood floors, it is imperative that you match the wood. Unmatched wood finishes between speaker and floor create dissonant resonances that can only be treated with really ugly traps and other room treatments that will drive your spouse into the arms of another.

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