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| High end speakers at low volume @jackjohnson316 Audio Excellence Canada released a bunch of videos talking about the Buchardt S400. They said that the Buchardt S400 require volume to "come alive". You'll have to watch 3 videos however. And the first video isn't so positive. But ... | |
| High end speakers at low volume @ricco275 Pros: - Point source (soundstage/imaging) - Coherency. You're not forcing multiple drivers to work with eachother - No Crossover. Crossovers smear the sound, so you lose a noticeable amount of detail in the crossover region. It's n... | |
| High end speakers at low volume "I am looking for speakers sounding musical, with wide soundstage, not cold, detailed yet not analytical." I would go with single driver speakers and a tube amp. You'll get the widest soundstage and a very musical sound. A warm british A/B amp wi... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. This topic is 100% political. But I cannot discuss the reasons here. I think you should vote with your wallets. There are plenty of smaller brands with high value which get low attention on social media or the press. It’s just weird to me how bra... | |
| Moving on a sailboat - bookshelf speakers? Easy! Get Closer Acoustics OGY. They’re front ported. Are built for SET (but any amp will power these speakers). They use single drivers so vertical / horizontal directivity don’t suffer much from placement. | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? I'm reading these posts and it still looks like your speakers are the centerpiece of your room. Or that you don't have much decor or furniture. I personally find this topic silly. Are you all using Tekton Moab speakers in black? Is your living roo... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? @soix With the grills on... yuck! Without the grills, sure... maybe. But the shape is overly masculine and chunky. This looks pretty to audiophiles. But the proportions will dwarf any piece of furniture next to it. I would get Pearl Acoustics Si... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? The KEF LS50 look like buttholes. They're so hard to integrate into a tasteful decor. I find this topic so easy to solve: wood veneer, bookshelves, wall paintings. You basically want to blend the speakers into the decor. Wood is universal. The w... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? Nobody asked, but a famous reviewer Jay's Iyagi (from Canada) finally took notice of the OGY. I say this because Closer Acoustics is an obscure boutique brand in Poland. He must have read my comments or something. There's no way he would have hear... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @markalarsen The assumption of a fair market is the root of most problems in our world. There is no such thing as a fair market. The values are rigged or influenced by actors in that market. A direct example would be a monopoly, or oligopoly. Thes... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? @grislybutter If you’re gonna spend $2k on small bookshelf speakers, you may as well give the OGY a shot. I’m still amazed by them to this day. They just can’t outperform their size and have bass as deep as full range towers (like the KEF LS60). B... | |
| Mofi Sourcepoint 8 vs. Zu Audio Dirty Weekend X I can assure you that my Closer Acoustics OGY sound brilliant, even placed on a high shelf. They do scale well with a better amp. The driver inside is something special: EMS LB5. And that’s all you get, one driver and no crossover. Oh and the cabi... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? @grislybutter Sometimes too much information can hurt you, especially in this audiophile hobby. If you constantly watch speaker reviews, then you'll constantly be fed the same information. This information shall influence your decision more than... | |
| Is it possible for a high end manufacturer to overprice their goods? @daveyf This discussion may as well branch out into economics, art, politics and philosophy. I mean some artist sold a banana taped to a wall for a $120k. Is it overpriced? No because it's art... Yeah the adage "something is only worth what so... | |
| the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data? @grislybutter I’m afraid that a list of 70 speakers wouldn’t do much for me… I’m not in the market. I just want to hear what other people have… And I wish you could hear my setup. I mean I have speed, detail and imaging in spades with my OGY. It’... |