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Are Buchardt A500 Signature Edition A Good Choice For First Speakers?
You can buy better sound for less. E.g. the passive Buchardts with an amp. If you want an active speaker and your budget is 5K, Dynaudio Focus is better value, more sold, tested and reviewed.   
Why do almost all women today hate home audio?
right, pretty cool story, checks out all the boxes.  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
yes, pretty smart!  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@nonoise re Daniel Emonts pretty cool! per his linked page. He designed the Evoke, Special 40, Heritage, Contour lines, pretty much what carried Dynaudio in the last 5 years.  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
@nonoise  re: the design considerations of the designer his philosophy behind the build and components  these are tough, I am not sure how much you can find out online. So many speaker web sites and information are so lame  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
my version is much shorter: my wife hates them all! If we had an upstairs, that's where she would stash me along with all the gear.  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
the first time the looks are mentioned @willkimbrough ! My #1 priority, maybe superficially  
Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods?
@kokakolia I have been looking at prices for 3 weeks now, 100s of speakers (243 and counting), and I don’t see it. Sure there are outliers but for the most part, these companies’ managers aren’t driving Teslas. There is great value at 3K and even ... 
Top two most important sound qualities
@viridian I am so sorry that I didn't meet your standards. I will try harder to please you. My next sentence will be full of substance and punctuation. You.Need.Help  
Top two most important sound qualities
it's so cool you know who belongs where   
Top two most important sound qualities
@gladmo don't!  :)  
Top two most important sound qualities
full bodied, earthy, fruity, bright, crisp sound.... I mean....   
Top two most important sound qualities
pretty much every post is a poll :)  
What's your picks
the two main options in this price range are to go with an entry model of a boutique brand or the middle of the road model of a commercial brand, and mostly I mean used. such as boutique | mainstream Fritz          Dynaudio Spatial      Klipsc... 
Why are People Dumping their Audio Research Gear and What Does it Say about them?
they are definitely not close to going out of business. It could change any day, but as of now, that's NOT the case