I visited a high end audio store and listened to a pair of $35k horns in a 70k (in total) system
They sounded awful - out of focus sound stage - lacking in bass - so I suggested the sales person check the polarity of the speaker cables.
Yes - they were incorrectly connected - even sales people make mistakes
You cannot base your evaluation on a quick visit. You need to get them to setup the system in a location/room similar to your own
As an example - my current speakers sounded good enough in the store to really peak my interest - so I went back with my amp and speaker cables and the guy setup the system as well as placing bass traps to curb some unwanted room acoustic anomallies - it was a much better result - for me - and him :-)
I think you need to get the attention of the store owner or at least someone more experienced - they tend to know what they are doing.
Pro-Ac are one of my favorite speakers and are very transparent once setup correctly. I'm not familiar with Rega speakers so no comment.there.
In store room acoustics seldom show off the true abilities of a system - they should have dedicated rooms in order to do a system justice
Go back and listen again - even simple adjustments like distance between speakers, toe-in and distance from the back wall can make a difference.
But I would urge you to perhaps find another Pro-Ac dealer to audition them at - they are great value
Hope that helps
They sounded awful - out of focus sound stage - lacking in bass - so I suggested the sales person check the polarity of the speaker cables.
Yes - they were incorrectly connected - even sales people make mistakes
You cannot base your evaluation on a quick visit. You need to get them to setup the system in a location/room similar to your own
As an example - my current speakers sounded good enough in the store to really peak my interest - so I went back with my amp and speaker cables and the guy setup the system as well as placing bass traps to curb some unwanted room acoustic anomallies - it was a much better result - for me - and him :-)
I think you need to get the attention of the store owner or at least someone more experienced - they tend to know what they are doing.
Pro-Ac are one of my favorite speakers and are very transparent once setup correctly. I'm not familiar with Rega speakers so no comment.there.
In store room acoustics seldom show off the true abilities of a system - they should have dedicated rooms in order to do a system justice
Go back and listen again - even simple adjustments like distance between speakers, toe-in and distance from the back wall can make a difference.
But I would urge you to perhaps find another Pro-Ac dealer to audition them at - they are great value
Hope that helps