Emotiva T1 Towers - Audiophile Quality or Just Home Theatre Towers?


I don't have an Emotiva dealer near me but the few reviews out there are pretty positive of these Emotiva T1 towers. Have the AMT ribbon tweeter like Golden Ears but a faction of the cost at $700/pr.  Has anyone demoed these? Heard them side-by-side against more expensive speakers? Are they just punchy rock speakers or for home theatre, or are they transparent enough for classical, jazz?  

Thanks for any comments 
kansas400

Showing 2 responses by 213runnin

The T1's are unmatched?  Please name the 14 or 15 competitors you've compared them with double blind tests.  Lets try to keep the comments accurate.

Saying that this 700 dollar speaker is so good that you "doubt that most people could tell the difference" is just silly.  The Triton One's go down to 14 Hz and will take up to 400 honest amplifier watts to the Emotiva's 150.  The T1's have the usual budget compromises in cabinet design, speaker connection cup, drivers, etc.  

They may or may not be a decent speaker for the money, but it's a crowded market place, I've always preferred to go with an actual speaker company over a jack of all trades company that orders its products from Chinese factories.  

I bought components form Emotiva in the past.  They build to a price point, just like everyone else.
For under 5000, so would about 15 pairs of speakers made by loudspeaker only-manufacturers.  Buy whatever floats the boat, but to support the idea that Emotiva has something unique seems like a stretch.