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the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
thanks @audiojan and @ja_kub_sz  sensitivity, ​​​​​​placement, looks are high on my list. I am learning to read the impedance curve! :) @drrsutliff the Vienna Acoustics are superb value. Not too many on the market here. I see a few in the US at ... 
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@mijostyn I am very impressed. I 100% agree with you, the P3ESR XD might just work its magic. You are a genius. (Now, about the 911, I question your color choice... but I will let it slide)   My favored brands, in addition to Harbeth, in the 2... 
After fifty years… amazing. What high end audio can be.
about the number of and loss of audiophiles: I guess you need disposable money and time (and some of it is interchangeable) and a lot of those to become one.   Here is an idea, when you are too old to listen to your gear, or not alive enough, giv... 
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@cey great pointers! @mijostyn dead serious!  budget 2K - used? room is 15x12 one corner is open but seems to be ok I like sweet vocals, not a lot of bass, clarity, details but not too analytical, warm sound Imaging is preferable, my current ... 
user poll on seperates vs integrated
my dream list with pros and cons mainly being the looks, the price and that most of them I never heard Hegel H120 Parasound Halo HINT 6 Primare I35 Prisma Simaudio Moon 600i v2 Moonriver 404 REFERENCE    
user poll on seperates vs integrated
@chrisryanhorner I remember who gave that advice but it shouldn't sway you, it was a "big spender", I think if you buy used, you can get good monoblocks for less than that. If my budget was 10K I would definitely try Parasound. And since I am not... 
user poll on seperates vs integrated
I was told that under 10K: integrated is the way to go, overt that: monoblocks and preamp  
user poll on seperates vs integrated
vonhelmholtz comment is priceless Left me stunned and frozen for minutes  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@kokakolia  I have heard a lot of Klipsch speakers, tried them at home, I was never impressed. Of course I never heard the real deal, the Heritage stuff, which may be awesome, as I have read.  
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@charliech she did not handle or come out well from her private jet mileage scandal, but in general she seems like a good human being  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@mijostyn  The reason modern enclosed loudspeakers like Wilsons and Magicos are so expensive is that in order to make that kind of speaker work well you have to make perfectly silent enclosures and very complicated crossovers aside from using gr... 
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@recklesskelly "expert" - anyone who knows more than me. Practically ANYONE on this forum. I have to start somewhere, what’s easier than browsing the web and compare prices, sizes, sensitivity, design, etc. But of course, primarily: looking at... 
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
and of course my knowledge is about 3% of yours, my selection criteria is way more basic.  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@mijostyn design elements are usually on the spec list but of course it varies. EVERY brand publishes a different set of data  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@webking185  pure gold!