My understanding is that T3s are brutal to setup. I believe there are three ports and depending on your room, you have to seal some of them while simultaneously considering placement. It leads to an infinite number of combinations making it a pain to get just right. When dialed in, they are brilliant and work well with mainstream gear but are tough to dial in. I heard them driven by Ayre 5 series gear.
I like Spendor D7s as a neutral and detailed speaker. The long demo I had was unfortunately with Naim gear and they sounded really laid back. I have heard them briefly with Bryston and they were engaging. Suppose to be pretty easy to get placement right.
I have only heard the Golden Ears at the NY Audio Show. They sounded good at high volumes but my exposure was brief and I just left a room featuring MBLs so that is a tough comparison. They were good.
My bias is toward the Spendors assuming you have a neutral to slightly forward amplification or you like a slightly warm sound.
They are bigger in size but take a look at the Endeavor E3 from Von Schweikert. If I recall, they are in the same price range. I remember looking at a pair at Sounds by singer and they were nice and $8300 is sticking in my head though that may have been the demo price he had.
I like Spendor D7s as a neutral and detailed speaker. The long demo I had was unfortunately with Naim gear and they sounded really laid back. I have heard them briefly with Bryston and they were engaging. Suppose to be pretty easy to get placement right.
I have only heard the Golden Ears at the NY Audio Show. They sounded good at high volumes but my exposure was brief and I just left a room featuring MBLs so that is a tough comparison. They were good.
My bias is toward the Spendors assuming you have a neutral to slightly forward amplification or you like a slightly warm sound.
They are bigger in size but take a look at the Endeavor E3 from Von Schweikert. If I recall, they are in the same price range. I remember looking at a pair at Sounds by singer and they were nice and $8300 is sticking in my head though that may have been the demo price he had.