not a fan . they can often be fatiguing depending on recording.
i have found that speakers have a sliding scale that balances perceived excitement that comes at a price of less percentage of recordings that sound good.
this for me revealed itself in a big with recordings that include intentional compression and distortion, e.g. artists like spoon, arcade fire, sonic youth. a speaker like zu and focal to a lesser extent makes these recordings cringe worthy.
the other end of the spectrum are speakers that are too forgiving and lose midrange clarity and presence, e.g. 70’s big box two ways with big woofers and non dome tweeters as well as previous generations of BBC monitors.
break out your favorite and most sonically challenging recordings and see how they sound.
i have found that speakers have a sliding scale that balances perceived excitement that comes at a price of less percentage of recordings that sound good.
this for me revealed itself in a big with recordings that include intentional compression and distortion, e.g. artists like spoon, arcade fire, sonic youth. a speaker like zu and focal to a lesser extent makes these recordings cringe worthy.
the other end of the spectrum are speakers that are too forgiving and lose midrange clarity and presence, e.g. 70’s big box two ways with big woofers and non dome tweeters as well as previous generations of BBC monitors.
break out your favorite and most sonically challenging recordings and see how they sound.