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VR 2's, audes blues or eminent tecnology lft viii

I started a thread a few weeks back asking for help with a bright room and speaker suggestions.
It is limited on how much I can treat the room. It is large and tiled. There area rugs and a lot of things on the walls but I really can't do much as far as treating the walls etc.
Everyone has a different thought speaker wise and I have narrowed it down to VonSweakert VR 2s audes blues and eminent technology lft viiis as these three have been mentioned multiple times.
Pros cons thoughts? which will overcome the muddiness the most?
Thanks
Bill
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chadnliz
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The Eminent Tech are di pole so that may create another problem in a already bright room, unless it can be pulled far into the room, they are also very power hungry, the most of the bunch. I have not heard the VonII, but have the IV jr and SR...great speakers....the Eminent Techs were pretty nice when I demeod them 2 years ago, great for the money.
kayfabe OP
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Funny thing is the dealer pushing the ET's says they will be best for the bright echoy room. Its funny as he is also an Audes dealer and has sevral other interesting pair of used speakers in his store.
Have thought out the issues of the side firing woofer and need to scratch the Blues. Another dealer who I spoke with(who doesn't even handle speakers)suggested Soliloquey 5.3s as a much better value for the money than the VR2s
Its just getting more confusing
Bill
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
The only problem with the Eminent Tech is if you cant pull it out far into the room, side reflections will be the least problem with these speakers, and ofcourse they are very power hungry.
gmood1
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I've spent plenty of time with the ETs and the Sols. The ETs do need plenty of current. As pointed out..they also need to be away from the walls maybe 3 feet or better. Other than that if setup properly they sound very good. You can adjust the treble on these speakers. The midrange and treble have that airy box less sound you expect from a planar. The woofers integrate pretty well(better than MLs). The further away you sit with in reason the better(maybe 10 to 12 ft) with hybrid speakers. This gives the drivers time to blend before the sound reaches you.

The Sols also need to be out in the room. Since they're rear ported.The Sols are very efficient and can be run off 25wpc no problems. I wouldn't use the Sols in a already "Bright room". The speakers can and do have some spikes in the upper frequencies. Not to take anything away....The Sols do sound good in their own right.

It would be nice if you could listen before you buy.
If I had to choose.. I would go with the ETs. It is a very laid back speaker in comparison to the Sols.

Good luck
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