Looking for my Final Pair!!


Been through the high end maelstrom for over 30 years and although I have enjoyed the ride, I desperately want to find speakers that exude dynamics, tone and presence.  I want to be transported to the Village Vanguard where The John Coltrane Quartet are performing any night I desire.  I want to feel the timbre of his sax 🎷. When I close my eyes I want to be enveloped by the atmosphere of the space and awash with the impact and emotion being expressed by the musicians.  I don’t want to hear what the engineers hear after they mix a recording...I want to be in the studio when the tracks are being laid down!  So far, Tannoy Heritage Arden have come to my attention, Klipsch Cornwall IV’s, JBL S4700’s or perhaps Spatial Audio X3’s?  Help
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arcticdeth,
I heard the Sanders system at the Scottsdale Speakerfest 2 years ago. It was the worst of show several of us there agreed. One thing that it didn't have for certain was the ability to play loudly or with convincing dynamics. I have heard that the amplifier itself is excellent.
Beyond that though, why are you suggesting it when he has already bought the Cornwalls and is satisfied with them? 
What I love about a forum like this is how it demonstrates that everyone hears differently, everybody expects something special from their speakers and how this process shows us that nobody is correct on which is the best speaker . As it is with all equipment.

I love it. Really opens us all up to what is out there. Many products I have never hear of and it sends me off researching, only making the rabbit hole deeper and deeper.
medialies
Please do not get any coloser to the rabbit hole or should it spelled whole, your lose would be as devastating as my no longer blogging on agon....
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oldhvymec2: Everests! From a friend in the business who has real good ears and has listened to many extraordinary speakers, loves the Everests.

Oakland Hills! Montclair per chance? Just phenomenally gorgeous. Nice that you live by that area.
.I want to be in the studio


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I found my ~~THe Final speaker~~~~
just need the $1800 to make this happen
roxy544,085 posts05-15-2021 8:45amAnd what are they mozartfan?

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Voxativ AC1A. 
However, 
Things have happened today,
Richard Gray lent me his Magnovox 1963 tweeter horn. and man, what a  revelation. 
I mean to some of you ~~horn fans~~, this Magnovox might not be anything special. 
but its my 1st encounter with a  horn. I LOVE the sound.
Completely blows away the seas Millennium dome tweet, which is the finest dome tweet ever made.
I love this horn so much, I've been digging arfound fora  used midrange horn. 
a  Ebay seller accepted my offer and now i'll have a  2 horn  with W18E001's acting fo bass. 
This might become a real winner  and could very well possibly compete with the Vox AC1A.
I have  a davidLouis 4 inch FR arriving this week, And will put that between the dual W19's, see how it competes with the horns.
We have a  real gun fight going down at the OK Corral.
I have no idea which has the quickest gun in the west.
4 Inch FR with Neo magnet or these dual Horns from early 1960's. 
Will  post how the shootout went down. 
The Vox AC1A's are slated for purchase late September. 
I know for a fact the AC1A has bass, mids and highs. 
Yet the horns , each is dedicated fora  specific hz range with dual W18E001's booming out rock solid bass , since we added a  2.2 uf Mundorf SESGO cap along with the Supreme SGO 10uf. 
Adding the 2.2 really   padded nicely the bass fq's. Witha  10uf crossed at 1900hz, now with a  addition of a  2.2 crosses at 1600hz. 
These W18's /magnesium cones. with a  10 and 2 Mundorf Supreme caps, delivers a  bass whicha  sub just can;'t do musically. 



It is raining outside, have time on my hands, followed this thread, bypassing one poster.

Dave, Glad to hear you are happy with your speakers and the improvements you have made (tweeters).  Enjoy!
Dear @mozartfan :  ""  ONly a FR can voice orchestra/complex jazz with success in the mids/highs.


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Not only Full Orchestra/complex jazz,
But also no other speaker in the universe can voice female jazz vocals like a New High Tech Full Range, whether it be magnet or field coil..."""

"""  The above speaker sounds superior than the actual recording in the studio itself.
Better than live, Hows that for full range magic...."""

Suddenly your statements that you spreaded shouting at just change in a few days ! !

No more FR ? crossover again?

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.

@riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook

"Amazes me that at least 3 people are screaming "Tannoy" in this thread and your playing Classic Rock.  Tannoy has to be one of the WORST brands I have heard playing Rock.  Wonderful with lightweight fluff, Female vocals etc but will make you sleep thru "Dark Side of the Moon". Dont waste your time."

 

You do realise Dark Side of the Moon was mixed and mastered on Tannoys?

That album, along with most other UK rock classics, hendrix etc, all mastered specifically to sound great on Tannoys... But yeah, sure, you'll sleep right through when you listen back on them. Just like I'm sure all the members of pink floyd and the mixing anf mastering engineers did when they sat in the studio and played back the finished product.

Lolll, you really couldn't have picked a worse example to make your point mate. By the way, rock sounds incredible on big 50s/60s/70s Tannoy Dual Concentrics- try a pair of Monitor Silvers and come back and talk. In the meanwhile, shtop talking shite, good lad.