Sound Stage and Imaging
I love speakers who 'paint a big picture' (I am literally closing my eyes and trying to SEE a picture). Therefore I THINK I like to see IMAGING and BIG SOUND STAGE. And also like DYNAMICS.
Being frugal (just not willing to spent audiophile level money on it), I love to persuit 'bang for buck' solutions in general.
With above goals in mind for a speaker: what hits the marks in the low fi (audiphile scale) $2k (used or new) budget range. (I have 2 setups: one HUGE room, one 20x20).
@tom2015 Yeah, those ScanSpeak Beryllium seem to be the cats meow for a 2 way (I have always been a fan of ribbon tweeter, but they need a midrange, no good for under 4 or 5k). PRICEY (and hence the Kismets as well, and not very 'common' therefore no low price used around).
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Speakers, speakers, speakers. Without good recordings, good acoustics, good source and proper Pre/Amplification ..... no ticky, no laundry. You have a 20x20xH? room, the potential for imaging is fab, but if you also like DYNAMICS/Slam, you'll need an amp that'll deliver clean grunt. To get speakers & amplification for $2G`s is a pipe dream, but ya have to start somewhere. Hunt for 8ohm speakers with an efficiency north of 93db. Speakers that'll mate up nicely with a Bryston 3Bsst squ/3 (3B`s are a bargin) ..... that ought to fill the volume of your room for starters. Enjoy the journey. |
re "what about" they are all good value, safe choices. I have never heard Dali but the others (some models of KEF, B&W and SF) - however, none of them get me excited. From your budget you could get a used Dynaudio Contour 20s or Harbeths or MoFi speakers. What is your approach to narrow down your search?
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@mahgister "...imaging is NEVER achieved by luck or haphazard owners actions , but by acoustic good conditions and gear synergy for sure ..." Are you speaking about image as a holographic or two dimensional ? |
