While I had to put my Dyanoudio Contour S1.4's in storage for a bit because my son is crawling, I swapped in some old KLH Model 6's. While they don't sound as extended and detailed as the Dynaudio's, the McCormack 225 (upgraded)/RLD (also Platinum upgraded) amp makes them sound pretty good. I do like the more coherent sound of the KLH's... sounds a little more integrated in some respects than the Dyaudios which seem to lose a little of that in their focus on detail. That said I did have the caps replaced on the KLH's. I will eventually get the Dyanudio's back, though may move further up the Dyanudio line. I do like the Dyanudio sound better than the KLH... the KLH has a nice midrange but no real extension in the upper frequencies. I have a sub (REL Stadium III) so some of the flabbiness of the bass of the KLH is a little less pronounced, but its still there.
vintage versus modern speakers
Since I have had so many excellent insights and answers to my question, here is the second chapter of my "free" education: are great vintage speakers (Infiniti, JBL,Sansui, Sony, etc..) from the seventies better sounding than what is available now? the X factor in that equation is the cost, since my speaker budget is only 1500$ for two speakers.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.