The truth is that a speaker will never sound in the showroom as they will sound in your house. ...and a year later the ones with the sound in your house will sound different again, after you tweak them with new cables, position changes, etc. The showroom with 12 different speaker in the room will sound different because each of those speakers will add their colorations to what you hear. ..funny, but Richard Vandersteen and I was just talking about this very same issue with him last night. ...by the way, Vandersteen speakers should be on your short list as well. Anyway, listening to the same orchestra in 3 different concert halls will sound different as well. ...just for the halibut, call John Rutan at Audioconnection in Verona, New Jersey. He sells everything and knows from what he speaks. ...just listen to what he has to say....a phonecall.
I'm ready to pull the trigger on some new speakers.looking for some last minute advice
Hey all,
I know that there are too many posts like this when it comes to buying speakers, and I know that the answer is 'what sounds best to me', but maybe there's something that I have overlooked. Maybe someone has had a bad experience, or has been blown away, etc. I hope to buy one of these soon. I have an 80W NAD int amp and my room size is 14x12'
The speakers I've listened to in the last 3 days are :
Golden Ear Triton Two+ Tower
Paradigm 85F
KEF r700
B&Wcm10
revel F206
Focal Aria936
It's not easy to remember what one speaker sounded like when listening to a different one days later.
One dealer won't do an A-B comparison because he believes it's deceiving?
From what I've read, the Golden Ears are either loved or hated.
So any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Dan
I know that there are too many posts like this when it comes to buying speakers, and I know that the answer is 'what sounds best to me', but maybe there's something that I have overlooked. Maybe someone has had a bad experience, or has been blown away, etc. I hope to buy one of these soon. I have an 80W NAD int amp and my room size is 14x12'
The speakers I've listened to in the last 3 days are :
Golden Ear Triton Two+ Tower
Paradigm 85F
KEF r700
B&Wcm10
revel F206
Focal Aria936
It's not easy to remember what one speaker sounded like when listening to a different one days later.
One dealer won't do an A-B comparison because he believes it's deceiving?
From what I've read, the Golden Ears are either loved or hated.
So any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!
Dan