Salks are quite good!
Boutique or Big Brand?
Good evening everyone! I am looking at new speakers in the $5k, maybe $6k range. My electronics and room dimensions are on "my system" posted on my profile so I won't repeat them here. I currently have Tekton Impact Monitors, but feel they do not have a good low end (I posted my review on another post so won't bore everyone here). That said, they were the best I could afford at the time and above 40Hz sound good to me.
Now I am ready to upgrade and am faced with a decision... Do I go boutique with a bigger pair of Tektons, or maybe the Salk Song3 A or BeAts; or something from Zu or Devore? Or do I go with a Big Brand like the Sonus faber Sonetto V, B&W 702, or Focal Arias?
I have heard the Tekton, Sonetto V, and B&W 8-series (not the 7 in my price range). I want a slim tower because I feel a lot of them have the same footprint as a pair of standmounters and have better bass extension.
So, what are the benefits of boutique over big brand and vice-versa? It seems in my price range boutique may be the way to go? Thoughts? Any other recommendations?
Because of the pandemic I had to move to a place that doesn't have the audio stores that N.Y.C. and Columbus, Oh. did when I lived there, so I am asking your opinions. Please keep it positive and constructive, thank you.
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@hilde45, those Salks are stunning! |
@hilde45 Salk is gorgeous, hence my consideration. How do they sound? |
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very few slim floorstanders do serious bass near or below 40 hz... if you like your tektons above 40 hz as you say, it seems the most straight-shot solution is to integrate a pair of good subs and be done if you are changing speakers entirely, you have been silent thus far on the most major factor to get you useful advice, which is, what are trying to improve sonically (other than sub 40hz bass) over that your current speakers are delivering? the speaker brands under consideration you mention are truly all over the map in terms of sonic presentation they will bring... so unless you can articulate the answer to the above question, you are likely embarking on a pretty random walk in a forest of unknown speakers... |
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