I sold my maggies (got divorced 1.5 years ago). Since that time I have been using Senn 600 headphones. I have a room mate so my system is in my bedroom. So I need some bookshelf's or small floor standers.
Looking for a killer monitor. Things I want: -true to the music -lots of texture -hear the layers of music -accurate but not fatuging -neutral (maybe a dash slightly warm) -good air -sound stage -imaging -fun to listen too -human voice is important -accurate tone -true to the music - (I said this twice on purpose)
Things I don't need: -deep bass -load volume
Please remember I was a maggie owner and loved them. If I could get anything it would be some Quad 57's. For bookshelf's if I had the money it would be some Focus Audio 688's, or some Verity Audio's.
What are some others to consider? I listen to all types of music. Right now I am thinking some Spender 3/5's.
A friend of mine mentioned that the 3/5a's can sound dry and boring. Any thoughts on this? I will not be using a tube amp. I am using my Blue Circle CS which is a tad warm.
Are all 3/5'a like this? I hear the spendors are the warmest of th bunch.
They merge Seamlessly with the REL Storm III which along with adding great pure bass also makes the S 3/5's even more pure, tactile, visceral, and even holographic then they already are without the REL in the system. On of the bests sounds I have heard bar none in both small and large rooms. Hope this helps...
Definitely the Spendors would be a good way to go IMO. A couple others you may also wish to consider are the Opera Audio Consonance Eric-1s and the GMA Europas.
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