For a while there, I thought Darkmoebius was also a speaker manufacturer link!
Fooled me...
Fooled me...
First round of auditions disappointing
Well, I finally got out and did some actual listening over the weekend, and I can see that I have quite an adventure ahead of me.
I listened to the Focal Profile 928, Polk LSi15 and a couple of Martin Logan's (Vista and Vantage). The Focal was by far the worst of the bunch; as a matter of fact, it was downright awful, and at a price of $5K for the pair?????????? Good grief...
The Polk LSi15 was better, but far and away from what I expected, given the good press. I use to own Martin Logan Sequel II's, and liked them for their midrange qualities. The newer Logan's were pretty nice, but far too dead in the dynamics department. Very nice rendition of vocals though, and great soundstage presentation.
The more I listened to the typical box speaker, the more I believe that design won't satisfy me. My wife, who is really not "in" to music, commented to me that the Focal sounded "like a box," so there you have it.
I'll probably have to wait until CES, because there is little in the way of "high end" in my area.
I listened to the Focal Profile 928, Polk LSi15 and a couple of Martin Logan's (Vista and Vantage). The Focal was by far the worst of the bunch; as a matter of fact, it was downright awful, and at a price of $5K for the pair?????????? Good grief...
The Polk LSi15 was better, but far and away from what I expected, given the good press. I use to own Martin Logan Sequel II's, and liked them for their midrange qualities. The newer Logan's were pretty nice, but far too dead in the dynamics department. Very nice rendition of vocals though, and great soundstage presentation.
The more I listened to the typical box speaker, the more I believe that design won't satisfy me. My wife, who is really not "in" to music, commented to me that the Focal sounded "like a box," so there you have it.
I'll probably have to wait until CES, because there is little in the way of "high end" in my area.
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I seem to gravitate towards two speaker designs, horn and planar. I loved my Logans and Magnepans, but they lacked punch and dynamics. I loved my Altec 19's, but they were far from being refined. I guess I'm looking for something that might not exist, so I'll have to take some time and determine just what compromises I'm willing to make Check this out! http://www.linkwitzlab.com/orion_us.htm I myself is a former Martin Logan and Magnepan owner. The forum is here http://orion.quicksytes.com/index.php?sid=3422d9bb94bbc45cee608cde62d51a19 Raise your question on the board. You will find that many came from the planar magnetic/electrostatic camp like myself. Disclaimer: I own the Linkwitz Orion. |
Six channels will do, but 8 is preferred. I built my Orions, ASP, cables, and bought an amp for a whooping $3800 plus/minus $100 for the choice of wood finish you want. And that is a conservative figure. Let see, on the top of my head.. Drivers........$1450 Cabinets, Paints, Glue.....$200 Cables and connectors...$150 ASP Xover(includes plans and pcb's, and case) ........$550 Amps...(ATI6012).......$1400 Misc....(saw blades, brush, nails, and shipping expenses etc.)....$100 So that come out to be $3850. Enjoyment during listening sessions....Pricele$$ |