There was a pair of Ohm 4000 listed on The Music Room site today. Just saying.
Looking for my End Game Speaker
I'm looking for my end game speakers. My system currently consists a digital streaming front end with the Mola mola Tambaqui DAC and Grimm MU1 streamer along with Magico A3 speakers. For amplification, I recently acquired on the used market, the Audionet Humboldt.
I live in a small 960 sq ft condo in a highrise. My system is in the great room (living, dining, and kitchen all in one). Given the room configuration, my speakers have to be located close to a side wall (unless I radically change the room and block my balcony doors with my stereo). Room dimensions are 12' x 16' (not including kitchen).
The following speakers are on my list to auditon:
Marten Parker Trio, Acora (SRB, SRC1, SRC2), Magico S3 - 2023, Magico M2, Joseph Audio, Franco Serblin, Rockport, Vivid Audio Giya G4,
I have already heard the Acora SRC1 and thought they were amazing, however, perhaps a bit bass shy.
Given my room constraints, I'm concentrating more on the models that have a sealed box design. Given that, I am very interested in the Magico M2 and S3 - 2023. Has anyone heard these two models? A used M2 would cost about the same as a new S3. How do these two models compared? Which would you choose?
Can anyone recommend any other sealed box design speakers.....or any speakers that would fit into a relatively small room (close to the walls)? I should also note that I would like a speaker that performs well with lower listening volumes....
I have booked my ticket to AXPONA 2025, so I'm making a list of speakers that I should audition.
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@calgarian5355 Authorized Vivid Audio dealer here. The G3 is a wonderful speaker, but as a word of caution… while the G2, G3, and G4 all seemingly have side ports, they are still angled so they fire towards the front wall. If you have 3ft behind them, that likely won’t be much of an issue, but if it’s less, you might. That said, in your space, you can also highly consider the Vivid Kaya 90, or even the smaller Kaya 45. Both speakers should be able to adequately fill that space, and their side firing ports truly fire sideways. I will say that to maintain the big voice of the G1 Spirits, the G3 and G4 push a lot more air out of their cabinets due to the constrains in size, so this makes for a big factor to consider, one which may make the Kaya a better fit for the space. The Kaya has a livelier presence, but the Giya is a bit smoother and more refined. Depending on the rest of the electronics pairing, they can both be winners in your space. But if you have a speaker that is pushing too much air into the space such that it cannot perform its best, then you are doing yourself a disservice. I will say that Vivid makes amongst the best speakers on the market, both for money and for cost no object. Happy to help in any way I can if you have more questions, either on this thread or via PM. |
I listened to the Magico A3 with hopes of bringing them home. Bass was exceptional but there was something weird in the midrange and treble that would have made them a downgrade overall. I then listened to the Borresen X2 and the difference was quite obvious. The Borresens were so much clearer, present, refined and more alive sounding. Put Borresen on your list. |
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