First the two speakers have a different sound and you may have determined that the less expensive one’s sound you favor. Another possibility is the rooms are different in configuration and the one in which you have the preferred speaker works better and therefore is producing the better sound and lastly synergy between components is extremely important and within the preferred system the synergy is just spot on. Experiment by swapping things around but in the end my feeling is you prefer one speakers voiced sound better than the other. In that case sell the less liked speaker and replace it with one that is designed more similar to the one you prefer.
Help me make sense of this - Midfi system sounding better hifi.
I have a few systems but recently I changed the setup and pleasantly accidentally I came up with a really enjoyable system from midfi gears like Onkyo M-306 power amp, acurus pre, Klipsch kg 1.2 speakers, Topping E-30 DAC, and Ixos cables.
My main hifi system consists of Krell pre/power, B&W 802 D speakers, Firestone upstreaming DAC, and Transparent cables.
The former system is considrably more dynamic and exciting to listen to - why?
Is the Onkyo power amp M-306 that good? It's 300 watts per ch compared to Krell 200 watts - is that why the difference in dynamic exciting quaility?
Any insight will be greatly appreciated as I am not enjoying my Uber system that costs as much as a luxury car, and getting me upset - I enjoy the midfi system that can be assembled for 1/30th of the cost...alas!