larrybou
Responses from larrybou
| Verity speakers for $7k or less? I notice the Rienzi have been discontinued, so I wouldn't purchase them without an audition. I may look into the Joseph audio too.My equipment is getting warmer all the time. Just purchased the Cary Audio SLP 98 tube preamp and 100T tube DAC to ma... | |
| KEF LS50 I purchased the LS50's on Amazon in case I felt the need to return them at some point. So far I only have maybe 30 hours on them but they sound rather bright and lacking in weight or authority. I know they're not floor standers but given the revie... | |
| Verity Parsifal Anniversary coming in 2 weeks If there are any dealers here offering great deals on close out Ovations, please let me know. | |
| What great speakers can buy direct? Of the above choices, which are most musical/non fatiguing? | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? FWIW I auditioned the Forest signatures on excellent electronics (Macintosh) and even before burn in I was really impressed. A few days later I auditioned regular Forests on mediocre electronics (Integra) and wasn't so impressed. Not sure if it wa... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? I heard the Vienna Acoustic Beethoven Baby Grands and liked them. The whole time I was thinking something like this with the scale and size of a full floor stander would be better. But it seems like the Baby Grand is better regard eroded than the ... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? Actually the sales manager at Cary Audio recommended Dynaudio, Proac, Magnepan, and a few others (can't believe I wasn't taking notes!!). | |
| What great speakers can buy direct? Had no idea Von Schweikert sold direct. Ohm, Daedalus, Seleh, etc from the other thread look interesting too. Better to spend a year auditioning than buying something site unseen. Not that I have anything like that kind of willpower..;) | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? Ohm Walsh huh? I'll look into them. Revel and Golden Ear seem like good candidates too from what I've heard. Agreed about B&W's, I've owned them in the past and should know better. I liked the Totem Forest signatures but thought they were over... | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers interesting. I remember auditioning Fried speakers back in the early 90's. I recall them being lively and fun if a tad aggressive and short in the bass registers. Obviously the speakers, the industry and I myself might have changed a little in the... | |
| What great speakers can buy direct? What are Zu and Daedalus like? I have an MMG in the house and may move up to a 1.7 also. | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers I heard that the Salksound Veracity was off the charts on timbrel and tonal accuracy. At least in one review. Not so? Are they tilted more to the hyper revealing? Those can get tiring quickly for me personally. Then again as the MMGs are breaking ... | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers Clio - Oooh, I'd love to hear the Proac and Spendors in particular. I'm in Ellicott City MD closer to Baltimore but it sounds like it's worth the trip.Mtort - thanks. I'm starting to think going American or Canadian with direct in home demo could ... | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers Thanks for all the suggestions. Problem is there's a limited selection of speakers to listen to locally. I DID hear the B&W PM1's. They're nice sounding but a bit forward (at least in their setup).Also listened to the Sonus Faber floor stander... | |
| Looking for "realistic" speakers When I say I'm looking for scale, I don't mean floor to ceiling speakers or anything (we're currently set up in a smaller room anyway (15 X 25) but that will change.I have to say even the Maggie MMX's now that they're breaking in have a nice sense... |