Thanks for the additional recommendations! The Klipschorns are the first high efficiency speaker I ever heard. Klipsch speakers are not my cup of tea. Pretty bright.
A lot of people swear by Zu speakers.
I only heard them once in an Audio industry friend’s house with his super expensive 2A3 amp and like digital front end. I wanted to run out of that room. Hard to imagine a higher end set up or a higher level industry guy. But I don’t want to rule out Zu speakers. It is just that their sound did not sit well. Surprised that no one mentioned Avant-garde. Over my price but the latest ones seem amazing. Even though MP4, the best YouTube I have heard in titled “Garrard 301 vs Studer”. A super system with AG second from the top pushed by a Nagra 300B.
The Charney Voxativ speakers are very interesting. Looks like the cheapest way to get into the fabulous Voxativs!
I have found that dB sensitivities are not nearly as important as the impedance curve. My Tetra 506s are 90dB but only dip down to 6 ohms staying mostly at a flat 8 ohms. And they were designed and voiced with 8 watts of 300B. Mine run very clear and unstressed.
I do imagine that they might put out more sound with more power but at my listening levels I hear a lot of information. Do feel I am hearing the unstressed character of the speakers. And I have realized, more than anything, that the character of the speaker is most vital. Assuming the right amp match, a speaker’s voice must be “digestible and delicious”. Is it perfect, who cares!
A lot of people swear by Zu speakers.
I only heard them once in an Audio industry friend’s house with his super expensive 2A3 amp and like digital front end. I wanted to run out of that room. Hard to imagine a higher end set up or a higher level industry guy. But I don’t want to rule out Zu speakers. It is just that their sound did not sit well. Surprised that no one mentioned Avant-garde. Over my price but the latest ones seem amazing. Even though MP4, the best YouTube I have heard in titled “Garrard 301 vs Studer”. A super system with AG second from the top pushed by a Nagra 300B.
The Charney Voxativ speakers are very interesting. Looks like the cheapest way to get into the fabulous Voxativs!
I have found that dB sensitivities are not nearly as important as the impedance curve. My Tetra 506s are 90dB but only dip down to 6 ohms staying mostly at a flat 8 ohms. And they were designed and voiced with 8 watts of 300B. Mine run very clear and unstressed.
I do imagine that they might put out more sound with more power but at my listening levels I hear a lot of information. Do feel I am hearing the unstressed character of the speakers. And I have realized, more than anything, that the character of the speaker is most vital. Assuming the right amp match, a speaker’s voice must be “digestible and delicious”. Is it perfect, who cares!
