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What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?

I know totally blasphemy question here on Audiogon. But you like what you like, right? Anyway, I know most metal music is totally compressed and recorded horrible (aka Metallica) however there is a new age of metal bands out there that are starting to change that (Opeth started with Blackwater Park). So what speakers out there can take the pounding of a double bass drum kit hitting at full throttle and give the roar of metal guitar justice. There has to be a set up that would make Glen Tipton turn his head and say hell ya!
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lizzardkingseattle OP
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Thinking of trying the Cerwin-Vega CLS-215 to hold me over until my budget can afford 5000$ plus speakers. What do you guys think?
dave_72
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Not that terrible of an idea. I would go for the JBL L890s first. Check those out via Google.
riffer
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In my small room I use Totem Arro's + a Storm Sub. Regardless of which speakers you get, If you don't have bass down to 40Hz, you should get a sub. The Storm has a built in crossover so I can let the Storm handle the really low frequencies and the Arro's handle the rest. The Storm's volume control helps me adjust for some of the worse bass in recordings.

As for the quality of recording, I agree. You will have better luck with the early vinyl. The original Vanda/Young AC/DC pressings are good (At least the Canadian and Australian), as well as Iron Maiden up to a point. Judas Priest were always terrible from the get go, even on vinyl.
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mapman
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ii have found assuring clean noise free power to be key for good sound with edgier music like heavy metal in particular. ⚡️⚡️🎸🎶🎶
dave_72
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Judas Priest were always terrible from the get go, even on vinyl.

I have the UK pressing of 'Killing Machine,' and it sounds good to my ears and on my system. :D
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