Look at JBL speakers, they have something for everyone and something in every price range.
All the best.
Young audiophile metal head looking to level up speaker choice
Hello Audiogon,
I'm a pretty new to the world of audio and looking to make a signifiant upgrade from my first self purchased speaker, the Q Acoustics 3030i. I was encouraged by an audiophile friend to join Audiogon and post a question regarding what speaker would be best.
I decided to pick up a much nicer amplifier last year, upgrading from a Cambridge AXR85 to a Rogue Sphinx V3. This 2024 I am wanting to make a similar upgrade to my speakers. I wanted a more dynamic amplifier and found the Cambridge to smooth when combined with my Q Acoustics.
I have my own listening room but it's rather small 11ft x13ft. I listen to mostly heavy metal/rock music at 70-85 decibels. I have looked at been cross shopping the Buchart S400 mkII, Dynaudio Evoke 20, Zu DWX, Arendale 1723 - but have also heard good things about vintage Usher speakers..
Thanks for your consideration and advice here.
cheers
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@newfzx7 , this is an interesting thread I stumbled upon. In light of our previous conversation, I meant to ask you how efficient your speakers have to be to get what you want out of metal with 4 wpc of SET? |
@amtprod , "Personally what I love about these speakers is that they make me want to listen to ALL music---though they can rock, they aren’t a one trick pony, meaning they don’t fall on their face or are deficient in other areas with different music." That is the key right there - Legacies play well with everything. I have the Signature SE’s and I drove them with a 15 wpc SE tube amp just for kicks, and they can sing with that little power. Many great brands have been mentioned here but not all play nice with all genres, or with little power. My foray into audiophile world was with Dynaudio.....they are a great brand, but they just do not make speakers for low wattage amps, nor do they play well at low volumes. They are typically a heavy and complex load. I would stay away from Dyns for small spaces, and if you are "starting out". I learned the hard way. |
I really appreciate @deep_333 @james633 comments about what the heavy metal needs. so few audio reviews give the genre the time of day when talking about audio gear... For those who may have missed my earlier post - I am driving these speakers with a Rogue Sphinx V3 (tube/class D hybrid) 100wpc into 8 ohms.. @curiousjim @vthokie83 @jolywins JBL- the classic line, L52,82,100 are classic rock speakers but I am curious about control and clarity? Heavy metal is so complex and dynamic...instruments with their individual distortion textural differences - all blazing at over 200+bpm at times - having a well sorted speaker that won’t blur or smear is something that I am hoping to find. Does anyone have experience with the 4309? That’s in my price range... Klipsch - do would these speakers pair well synergistically with my hybrid Rogue amp? Is it BEST to have class A and/or pure tube amplification to tame treble/mid horn speakers? Thanks again for all your advice and knowledge
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@nitewulf My stepfather turned me onto Legacy with his same-as-your Signature SE speakers, which OH MY GOD! He's had Vandersteen and Heron floor standing speakers both very very good and great accuracy, sound stage, etc. But the Legacy line truly are incredible. They are efficient, flexible, and just electrify music unlike others. I've heard some that are more 'real', warmer, fuller, powerful, better sound stage, smoother, resolving, etc. But they all also LACK other things. The Legacy, seems to have a really even balance of all things. Though some may not like their style (the older ones were really....meh) like the much higher end priced ones are just...interesting. For the money, for me, at the time $1100 for the Studio HD was money VERY well spent.
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