What do you consider the most when choosing a pair of speakers?


Hi, just being curious here. 

When choosing a pair of speakers, do you consider design first? or the sound? or a particular brand? 

I want to say the sound matters the most for me, but my wife would never allow anything industrial looks or a design that goes against her taste regardless of the sound quality. 

What are your thought?

monacousticusa

Showing 8 responses by monacousticusa

Wow, great responses from fellow audio lovers. I envy those who knows exactly what to look for in terms of what sonic signature to pursue. I mean it. 

I started selling Mon Acoustic Audio speakers in the US, because I want to continue my passion in audio throughout my life. I am glad to find a way to communicate with audio lovers, just to talk about audio stuffs + life (whoever wants to share). I wanted to have a direct feedback as well 🤩

@djones51 No we don't feature measurements at this point since the measurements can give some indexes, but not the whole characteristics of the speakers. We are considering providing this to who auditions it at exhibitions, such as AXPONA(at this point, the only audio show we will attend annually) next year but nothing firm yet. I also do think the measurement can be a guide when there is no auditioning available.

 

@spenav Not many people are blessed with the perfect space for audio hobby. But also the exact condition gives a different journey to find the pure joy to your ears. That is a blessing itself, I would say. 

@r042wal  The logistics cost is a challenge for everyone. Many dealers are already flooded with products they can sell. I wish this industry has a way for manufacturers to demo the products to wider audiences in physical form. 

@toolbox149  I think Magnepan should be proud of a loyal customer like you. A great brand that offers great products. I am also a distributor for Sanctus cables of South Korea(I haven’t really begun the business activities yet), at Sanctus cable headquarter, they have a Magnepan speakers and they were awesome!

 

@starlightdiamond is there a particular reason that you look for lower midrange properties? A particular taste in music or because of your favorite music piece?

@arvincastro I do like that you track of your own taste changes throughout the hifi life. I respect that! As a music lover, streaming is just awesome for me. The availability of great music at finger touch, this is Hi-Fi life 2.0 for me. Maybe it is 3.0 for the industry, whatever. My point is, it is awesome to have that source variety. Do you think because of this streaming services, do you look for more forgiving, I mean, more versatile speakers are popular? Or people consider more measurements and DSP for their taste? It might be strange coming from a speaker brand person to say, but I love KEF products in general. I own many speakers before I became a distributor, and I still enjoy KEF LS50 W2 myself. I considered KEF Blade one, instead I went for a pair of Devore 96/O for a different sonic experience. I just love listening to a different pair of speakers like trying out different headphones. Sorry, kinda carried on. But like you said, let's enjoy music! 

@poke33 Absolutely!! The space matters! I struggled with exhibition room at AXPONA last April. I think we did pretty well given it was our first time showing our products to US listeners. A lot to consider. As a good Youtuber just told me today, we need to be more scientific and clever understanding your own space for audio. 

@inna 6,656 posts??? Gee~ @twoleftears you two must know each other. You two are the ones that contributing the Audiogon's success. Yes, the sense of reality is important in this hobby and passion. Don't let the wild dream consume you. I am with you. 

@arvincastro Funny you said that. The exact conversation I had with Joe from Joe'N'Tell. Most of the products do measure well in general these days. Although we agree that the measurements are still quite important, we say. Haha. 

@wturkey Not sure how to respond to that because I, myself is more like a keeper. Maybe I should be more like you. I think that way I will win more love from my wife. Haha.