^^^Altec Lansing
Opinions wanted: 10-30K Speakers for Jazz/Folk
See title, which speakers would you suggest auditioning and how would you describe their sound? Price can be new or used.
Looking for specific recommendations and how you’d describe their sounds ie crisp, warm, whatever. Again I enjoy mostly jazz and folk with nice vocals. If you care to share amps you think pair well or ones to avoid feel free! Please spare me responses on why it’s different for everyone or how my question is somehow flawed, just looking for some of your opinions/recommendations, thank you.
Looking for specific recommendations and how you’d describe their sounds ie crisp, warm, whatever. Again I enjoy mostly jazz and folk with nice vocals. If you care to share amps you think pair well or ones to avoid feel free! Please spare me responses on why it’s different for everyone or how my question is somehow flawed, just looking for some of your opinions/recommendations, thank you.
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I have AN-E LX/Signatures (with deja vu custom crossovers and woofers replaced with hemp versions due to cat incident). Anyway, agree with earlier observations regarding relaxed sound - that’s exactly what i experienced whenever i entered the dealer’s AN room. almost feng shui-like. and they scream for tubes. |
Altec Lansing?? Honk Honk! Arcticdeath, Roger Sanders is an interesting guy and his speaker is excellent, if you are a hermit. Only one person gets a balance of frequencies. Everyone else has to imagine what treble sounds like. But, for that one person the experience is excellent. His amps are real winners at their price point. Personally if you are into ESLs the Sound Labs 545's are a better deal, not selfish, easy to drive and no cross over. Everyone should visit Roger's website and read his white papers. Smart guy!! http://sanderssoundsystems.com Some people prefer the microscopic image dynamic speakers can provide. I think that is mistaken for detail. To get image depth and specificity out of a dipole you have to severely cut the volume coming off the back of the speaker by deadening the wall behind it preventing a big early reflection. Most people have listen to systems where this has not been done so they get a very large hazy image. Once you do this correctly you get a large holographic image you get sitting in row 6 at Symphony Hall or in a Jazz club. At big rock concerts there is no image, it is all in mono. Seeing a rock video can actually be better than going to the concert if you have the power to do it right. The only downside is you can't get a T shirt. |
@mijostyn - We are so sorry that you constantly have to hear about a horrible injustice that gets people mistreated and killed daily, around the world, and creates huge divides between people.... Hey, it’s not about you, and how you feel. Think about the people it’s affecting. In the words of Meredith Palmer, "get off your high horse, Richy" -- "Sincerely disappointed." @bruce19 - I like it. Anyway... back to the subject at hand. I agree with the sentiment already stated: there are way too many options. You’ll need to set up more parameters - preferences, requirements, overall budget, and the like - for us to really provide any useful input. Otherwise we’re just throwing out our favorite brands or models. @gano - true. |
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