Thanks for the continued comments.
I have stricken KEFs from the list. I think that means I'm left with Totem, Tyler, and Fyne.
I also appreciate the folks using personal, or relatable, experience with some of the equipment mentioned to help me. To others who mentioned room treatments...I have been reading about them, but I fear what I can implement will be limited to rugs. While that render a modest improvement, serious room conditioning won't happen until I build a dedicated listening room at another property.
One notion I cannot wrap my head around: why would horn loaded drivers work well in a hyper live environment like mine (yes, very Scandinavian)? Wouldn't they be in the same overly bright and forced category as KEF's big floorstanding units? I looked at some of JBL's offerings and remember them from my college days: bright and airy, sure, but really live, too. Regardless, the only horn loaded units I could find in my price range were JBL HDI-1600, at $2,000, and I have no local place to audition them.
If anyone else has thoughts or suggestions, I am all ears (ugh)!
I have stricken KEFs from the list. I think that means I'm left with Totem, Tyler, and Fyne.
I also appreciate the folks using personal, or relatable, experience with some of the equipment mentioned to help me. To others who mentioned room treatments...I have been reading about them, but I fear what I can implement will be limited to rugs. While that render a modest improvement, serious room conditioning won't happen until I build a dedicated listening room at another property.
One notion I cannot wrap my head around: why would horn loaded drivers work well in a hyper live environment like mine (yes, very Scandinavian)? Wouldn't they be in the same overly bright and forced category as KEF's big floorstanding units? I looked at some of JBL's offerings and remember them from my college days: bright and airy, sure, but really live, too. Regardless, the only horn loaded units I could find in my price range were JBL HDI-1600, at $2,000, and I have no local place to audition them.
If anyone else has thoughts or suggestions, I am all ears (ugh)!