henry201

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Magico A1 or Sopra 1 or Marten Oscar Duo
The Sopra is not "very revealing." They are grainy and coarse sounding (all Focal Be tweeters are like that).  
A friend told me JBL DD67000 is actually very bad speaker, is it true?
JBL = Junk But Loud 😂  
Playing CDs sounds better than Qobuz — dammit
Nothing digital sounds as good as CD, unfortunately.   
What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please.
Why not Roon nucleus, works great.   
Magico A5, Wilson SabrinaX, or PS Audio FR30?
Excellent choice! I upgraded to the Magico A5 from the Carmel 2. Was saving to buy the Hailey 2, changed course after hearing the A5 (and saved a bundle).   
Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers
The klipsch are Cornwall 4 so big and not likely to sell easily and ship hence my intent to do a trade.    Exactly how the dealer feels 🙄  
Magico A5 or KEF blade 2?
Rockport are colored and soft, like a slightly better version of SF. Some like that kinda of sound, that is why you need to listen for yourself.    
Magico A5 or KEF blade 2?
@mountainsong  You should listened to the A5 and the Blade, they are very different, you will know in a sec which one you like. Just make sure they are both setup properly. I don't see how any of the comments here can help you.    
Magico A5 or KEF blade 2?
The A5 are much better speakers. The built quality alone is enough to stop any comparison. Fortunately, it delivers the sound as well. Nothing below $50K touches it.  
Avalon Acoustics
Who would like to buy a $20K loudspeaker from a compony that does not answer the phone... 
Floor-standing vs Book-shelf from upper line up?
Magico A3 will work well in your room, and will give you a much more linear response. The A1 will also work well, at a substantial saving. 
Magico A3 price increases 50%+
@audioman58 that the-speaker can be much better with a Xover upgrade Not necessarily, see above vitussl101 case in point. I think that it’s an arrogant, misleading statement. I am sure that most, if not all designers spend a very long time decidin... 
Magico A3 price increases 50%+
@audioman58 for-they are hidden ,and MFG are always trying to save $$ they try to get respectable audio response without added expense You don’t make much sense, Magico is not hiding these parts, obviously you know what they are, right? Garage sp... 
Magico A3 price increases 50%+
go to Tony Gees Humble homemade Hifi capacitor tests Seriously? Some "Humble" Joe Shmoe runs a subjective test, on different speakers, with totally different setups, and that’s it? Any objective, empirical proof to your/his claims? 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
@fleschler 17 times, wow (are you sure, not 16, nor 18?), you must be a masochist 😉 Psychoacoustic research has shown that people prefer elevated bass output. All the speakers you listed will have that. And yes, you should go and listen to the A5,...