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| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Hey, I forgot to list another speaker I auditioned:KharmaBack in the day when they became something of the new rage among well heeled audiophiles, I'd heard several models, including in one gentelman's super high end set up. They impressed me wit... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers I just noticed another "dream speaker" of mine up for sale on Audiogon: a pair of Audio Physic Avantara, in ebony. I say "dream speaker" because I’ve always liked AP speakers and the Avantara got fantastic reviews as chomping at the heels of the b... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers I'd definitely be using the Devores, or the Josephs, with my tube amps - Conrad Johnson Premier 12 140w/side monoblocks. Still goin' strong!They've been able to drive every speaker I've thrown at them.Both Josephs and Devores are touted as tube-f... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers fsonicsmith,I'm also going to check out the Devore 93s as a dealer just got those in.They would be more affordable, and take up even less space. Though I'm not as sold on the looks as I am on the 96s.Devore was indeed a recent discovery for me, a... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers @kdude66 Thanks for the input.The Gibbon X would be to large, and too expensive.@roberjerman,LOL. I'll definitely cop to bouts of A-neurosis! Though to be fair to myself, it tends to center around speakers only. Most of my gear is old (amps, c... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers mtrot,Thanks!Yes the Magico A3 is is the ONE other speaker still on my list, for obvious reasons. But I’m trying to resist. It’s a great price and in some ways a suitable size...but hard to hear (though I could drive across the border to hear them... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Devore Fidelity O/96 SpeakersI was able to listen to these twice over the past few weeks.I found them to be terrific in the ways most people think they are terrific.They definitely have an "it" factor to their sound, their own thing that, if it gr... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review Most audiophiles are into first reflections, but try throwing some blankets around. :) On that subject...I enjoy playing with acoustics, generally speaking. Always have. I remember in my late teens taking some really cheap small speakers and loadi... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review markalarsen,Ah, got it. Thanks for clearing that up for me. | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review erik,Interesting link. Though I didn’t leave fully convinced of your thesis.You mentioned a typical bump at 11kHz, but that doesn’t seem to be terribly relevant to hearing loss with age, the relevant loss tending to occur between 2K and 8K.Also, a... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review erik,Can you explain what you take to be JA's preferred "high end sound?" | |
| Are spendor speakers competitive in sound quality to KEF, B&W, ProAC, Audio Physic I think so, yes.Of course if you are talking about old Spendor models, they are wonderful sounding and many will say they still do some things "better" than many modern competitors.But in terms of sheer technical prowess, advancements in accuracy,... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review johnk,I don’t see the bias you mention from Atkinson (and I’m a long time reader). In the measurements for instance he calls it as he sees it, though usually - and this is for almost every speaker - he gives a "glass half full" reading in the summ... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review markalarsen,I’m not sure what you are referring to in terms of RMAF and 10 minute listening sessions.I had the Perspectives in my own home for several days (they were trickier to set up than my bigger Thiels). Atkinson of course reviewed them at h... | |
| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review I have two JL Audio 110 subs and the JL CR-1 crossover, which I'm trying with my Thiel 2.7s. If they work well I figure I'd use them with the Josephs if I get those as well. (I also have the Dspeaker Anti-node on hand, in case I want to room-eq... |