nyev
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| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @ghdprentice , very good advice regarding focusing on enjoyment of music vs trying and failing to memorize every aspect of what you heard to contrast it to the next thing you try… Humans are known to have very poor auditory memory in that regard. ... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers This dealer is about a three hour trip from where I live. I might break it up into multiple days when I go and leave the Diablo at the shop if they let me. I find that intensive listening can be a mind game where you can easily fool yourself. I’ve... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers Thanks All. Not all of these brands (Vivid and others) are available in my area. I do have one dealer that has the A5’s, Dynaudios, Paradigms, AudioVectors, and Sonus Fabers, and Monitor Audios. I think they have most of the models in my range in ... | |
| AudioQuest Niagara 1200 vs 3000 vs 5000 for Sources Only Good to know, thanks. My Diablo 300 is an integrated so I have no preamp. With two AQ 1200’s, I’d have my TT plugged into one and my steamer plugged into the other. I actually don’t think this is necessary, since only one of these sources would ... | |
| recommended speaker cables and interconnects I’ve tested many in-home demo cables with my Gryphon Diablo 300 and my B&W 803 D2’s, including medium and high end options from AudioQuest, Nordost, Clarus and others. Cables most definitely can make a system sound “right”, or can make things ... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @mayoradamwest , thanks for the clarification and yes I fully agree with the importance of hearing everything first hand. That said, before auditioning, I wanted to get a “general consensus” of the character of these different brands. Before I a... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @mayoradamwest , do you mean your Wilson’s have the same character as the B&W’s, just with the added bass? If not, how else are the Wilson’s different? Update: Never mind, just saw the price of the Alexia 2’s, they are in another league lol!!! | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @kennyc , what gear / amplification was paired with the A5’s when you listened to them? I feel like I have no harsh or sibilant components in my chain, so hopefully the A5’s won’t be strident or harsh sounding in my system. The Diablo manual adv... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @sc2 , unfortunately those brands are not available in my area. I’m making an exception and willing to travel to listen to the Rockports, just due to how many people seem to love and recommend them. Seems like people refer to them as a natural sou... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @thyname , yes, I meant to say that the review said the 802 D3’s would be lacking in bass in rooms larger than 430 sq feet. As I mentioned, I have the 803 D2’s but initially auditioned my Diablo 300 with the 802 D3’s (a number of times for extend... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers Looks like Goodwin’s in MA carries both Rockports and Gryphon. This is where I might travel to! Regarding Rockport Atria 2’s: how are they on bass presence and suitability for a larger room (600 square feet with high ceilings vaulting up to 12 fe... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers As I mentioned, I really like the sound but find B&W’a in general to be lacking in bass presence and while I like the transparency and imaging of the 802 D3’s I think they are far too fussy with where the listening position needs to be. I rea... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers Based on feedback so far, here is my prioritized order for auditions: Rockport Atrium 2’s are now in my top spot. Would need to travel to audition. Anyone know of a Rockport dealer likely to also have a Diablo 300? Magico A5 / Sonus Faber (w... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @mournbladeiv, thanks for this and your experience seems consistent with what others say in general about Sonus vs Magico. I’ll definitely need to audition these both. I don’t want absolute clarity at the expense of being strident. But, it is very... | |
| “House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers @mournbladeiv, thanks for your thoughts! All brands you mentioned are available near me. How would you characterize the sonic differences between the A5’s and the Sonus Faber Amati Traditions and, looks aside, would you put one over the other in s... |