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spendor 3/5 vs era vs avi vs vienna acoustics hayd

i may violate the cardinal rule when making a purchase. i may take a big chance and make a mistake.

i am looking for a mini monitor and have narrowed it down to:

spendor 3/5, era ($600), avi neutron 4 and vienna acoustics haydn 2.

i will not be able to compare them and may not be able to listen to all of them.

i will have to rely on judgements from dealers, manufacturers and serious listeners. i may be able to use logic and "common" sense (hope i have it) to try to wade through all of the comments on these products.

ok: i am trying to find a speaker under $1500, decent bass response (flat to 60 hz), little cabinet resonance, somewhat laid back and a soft upper mid/lower treble response.

which of the 4, if any would be the best choice, and why ?

this would be a second speaker. my primary speakers are quad 63s and maggie 1.6 .

thanks for your help.
mrtennis

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mrtennis OP
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a note regarding the silverline speakers.

i have visited the silverline room several times at ces shows of the past and have not found their performance as described by 213cobra.

i experieneced a very clear, highly resolved, unforgiving perspective of the music.
mrtennis OP
3,295 posts
 
gentlemen, thanks for your suggestions.

at this point, i am looking for a chario academy one.

having heard this speaker driven by a jadis orchestra integrated amp, i think this speaker is my best choice. unfortunately i have not seen one for sale.
mrtennis OP
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since i introduced this thread in early may, i have spoken to a number of audio dealers and have come to the conclusion that small boxes are a bad way to listen to an orchestra.

they cannot compete with larger speakers for scale or resolving complex information. very often there is a feeling of congestion and of stretching the capability of a dome tweeter.

for now i have decided not to pursue small speakers until i hear one that refutes my hypothesis.
mrtennis OP
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in my initial post, i did not audition any of the speakers using orchestral material. sometime thereafter, i questioned some dealers regarding small speakers and iwas advised that there would be a "deficit" in reproduction relative to larger speakers.

it's interesting that none of the responses discussed the subject of listening to complex material using small boxes.

if there were a comment on this subject you wouldn't have raised this issue.

i thought one the reasons for psting questions to exchange opinions. whether a purchase is contemplated is irrelevant.
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