Over the weekend I pulled my pair of Celestion SL600s off the shelf and gave them a listen. They're still amazing speakers 25 years after they were introduced. You can just reach right into the music, the imaging is amazing.
What modern monitors out there image really well ?
Do any have the qualities of the SL600 without the faults ?
Best imaging (most three dimensional) speakers I have found are Digital Phase EP-SM1. They are not on the website, but check here for contact: http://www.digitalp.com
I keep meaning to write a review on these, they are really special. Apparently DP is a longtime speaker company but not widely advertised or known. They will do 30-day trials.
I did the same mistake recently, pulled out my SL6Ss, which I had not listened to for a number of years and my Dynaudio Contour 1.3MKII's were just put to shame when it came to imaging and depth. The Celestions just disappeared, maybe not as neutral as the Dyns but a lot more entertaining to listen to.
So to answer your question, I'm not too sure but if you find out let us know.
I'll hang on to the SL600s and use them, no doubt about that. I'm just curious if anything else creates that amazing image but without the rolled of high end.
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