steve59

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Paradigm Persona 3 vs 5 vs Monitor Audio
either marketing or juvenile, either way it’s out of left field and hard to take seriously. 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
Took a year to come up with that? 
I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage
There’s occasionally some revel f52’s that come up close to $2k tho they may overpower your room they image better than any others I’ve had up to $20k.  
High value, giant killer speakers?
Shop the used full range speakers here and if you go back 10 years or so you can get your dream speaker for a fraction and since there’s no perfect speaker your hardest job will be deciding which compromise you’re willing to live with  
Revel speakers - dealer scuttlebutt
Samsung bought harman this year, maybe last so there may be some speculation but I agree dealers have no incentive to promote brands they don’t carry. That said I owned 3 different pairs of revels, 1 performa 2 and both salon 1 and 2 and the consi... 
Legacy Audio Focus versus Vienna Acoustics Liszt
When I went on a mission to upgrade my beethovens I bought and sold several highly regarded speakers that were 4-5 times the price and while they all could do some things better, specifically play louder with more bass, the va’s have a way of pres... 
What speakers have you had the best success with a Parasound A21?
The a21 is a monster amp that can drive anything. Probably best with speakers in the $5k range if you’re looking for quality comparison. 
I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage
Vienna Acoustic Hayden would fill the bill. I think the reason there’s been so many used ls50’s is because when the reviewers call them giant killers thats what people expect. The r300 is close in price and has a dedicated woofer. Kef speakers are... 
How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers?
Having spent the last 5 years upgrading my system it seems I’ve gone full circle using stereophile recommendations I immediately noticed the amount of added detail from these all metal/ ceramic speakers and thought upgrading was going to be easy. ... 
Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition???
Very strange that the f52’s soundstage and image as good as any and the f208 that replaces it doesn’t. The op’s speakers should be out of the closet by now I wonder if his opinion has changed? 
most realistic sound from a stand mount Loudspeaker active or passive
Meridian dsp8000 so far 
Best speakers 5k 10 k
Sony ss na2es  
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
I’ve been on a similar journey trying to upgrade my speakers which I loved and I was surprised and a little disappointed that buying class a speakers still ended in compromise rather than across the board improvement. One of the things I noticed w... 
High value, giant killer speakers?
So subjective.  
Meridian G68 and MiniDSP
The meridian forum, hitchikers has many informed owners and installers that I bring all my M questions to.