Axiom audio has very nice speakers!
Always wanted a pair of those m-80’s, but the smooth highs of another Canadian brand pulled me in!
Always wanted a pair of those m-80’s, but the smooth highs of another Canadian brand pulled me in!
Speaker Suggestions/Opinions
I’m in the market for some new speakers. Budget up to about 3k. I prefer to buy used. Currently running some Totem Rainmakers. Have also Run Totem Forest and Arros. I love the Totem sound clearly, but still curious what I’m missing out on.
Most important to me is a lush midrange, musical, the ability to disappear, and they have to image very well. I run McIntosh for amplification so I’m comfortable with a speaker that may be a touch hot in the tweeter. I’m very drawn to Harbeths based on everything I’ve read but really don’t dig the look of those fat boxes. And why for the love of god do they have 20 screws visible on the front baffle. It’s almost as if they trademarked the look, but it’s terrible. Proac, Spendor, and Sonus Faber are few others I also find intriguing. Especially Spendor but they don’t seem to have a large market in the US. I also find there line up a bit confusing, lots of options. I really don’t like to purchase anything that doesn’t have good resale value and a fairly high demand on the used market as well. Anyways look forward to all your thoughts.
Most important to me is a lush midrange, musical, the ability to disappear, and they have to image very well. I run McIntosh for amplification so I’m comfortable with a speaker that may be a touch hot in the tweeter. I’m very drawn to Harbeths based on everything I’ve read but really don’t dig the look of those fat boxes. And why for the love of god do they have 20 screws visible on the front baffle. It’s almost as if they trademarked the look, but it’s terrible. Proac, Spendor, and Sonus Faber are few others I also find intriguing. Especially Spendor but they don’t seem to have a large market in the US. I also find there line up a bit confusing, lots of options. I really don’t like to purchase anything that doesn’t have good resale value and a fairly high demand on the used market as well. Anyways look forward to all your thoughts.
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Hey brylandgoodman you seem to be drawn to the sound provided by a 4 ohm speaker. If you like Totems, but you’re looking step up a few levels in the 3 grand range, consider a pair of Thiel cs 3.6 (2-G’s). Or if you’re willing to cough a bit more dough give the Thiel cs 7.2 a consideration. https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/225/index.html https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/216/index.html |
After pondering it a lot. Nothing really appeals to me very much right now. Harbeths do far as sound but I really don’t appreciate there looks. Dynaudio are nice looking, but I doubt after reading all the reviews that I’ll really prefer them to the Totems I am use to. The Frirz are definitely interesting. Just not enough info out there, and I really don’t like buying smaller brands just because of resale value. Someday I’m sure something will really excite me, but for now I decided to upgrade my preamp instead. Got a deal I couldn’t pass up and went for it. I’ve come to the conclusion that if I don’t absolutely love something not to purchase it. Even if it means waiting/saving longer, or upgrading a different component than I had planned. Thanks for all the input from everyone. It didn’t lead to a speaker purchase but it helped me determine what direction I wanted to go |
