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What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?

Hi everyone,

I’m in the midst of my speaker search and curious about something.......as noted above. There are some brands I would be interested in based on reputation, reviews, looks etc but may never be able to hear first.

I’m curious what the collective group thinks would be a safe choice having never heard them first. I know there are variables as in size of room, current gear etc. Just want to see what people would suggest. The one I would note based on what I have read is Joseph Audio. I’d also be curious if people would say the same about Borresen.

So it may be a frivolous exercise but I’ll ask the question anyway. Let me know your thoughts.

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stringreen
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why isn't Vandersteen on your list of must listen

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moose89
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Klipsch all the way. And save your money on needs for power. 

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retiredfarmer
339 posts
 

None of them. 

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retiredfarmer
339 posts
 

None of them. 

bipod72
107 posts
 

I live in a state that is more or less an audio store desert unless you count Best Buy. I’m in the similar situation you find yourself in, in that, how do I go about buying or demo’ing speakers for my system. This means I’m trying out the limited line of speakers offered by larger on-line retailers like Crutchfield or Audio Advice. Both of which I’ve purchased recent component upgrades from and been very happy with. I’ve also found a few direct-to-consumer speaker companies that I may demo for my system. My short list of options is based on my listening criteria of moderate listening volume in a largish room. Limited to stand mount speakers due to Wife Acceptance Factor.

Narrowing down to the following:

Aperion Verus V8B

Martin Logan Motion XT B100

MoFi Source Point 8

Sonus Faber Sonetto II

KEF R3 Meta

JBL L82

 

When I"m able to build my listening room / library in a few years I'm getting the Vandersteen 2CE Sig 3 floor standers. 

 

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