twoleftears

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I can prove your room is bad
Oh no! Other people now are becoming kenjit-ized. 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Have you found one in stock somewhere? 
Focal Kanta No 2
Focal keeps on redoing its speaker lines.The new Chora line takes several design cues from the Kanta.I wouldn't be surprised if the Kanta line went through a refresh or a complete redo very soon. 
Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+
Heard the SHL5+ in one system, and I actually found them rather bright.  In the same system/room I preferred PMC Twenty/24's.Different system/room.  Heard the Spendor D7 vs. Spendor Classic 100.  No contest.  The Classic 100 was far superior in ev... 
Why no Virtual System pics??
So should Michélle really be Michèlle (grave, not acute), or is that some other weird diacritic?  
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
Who knew?  g-k's moving to Brazil. 
Have you ever wondered who sets the trends in the hi-end speaker industry?
No.  Mostly it's manufacturers who set trends.  After all, if someone isn't making it you can't buy it.Manufacturers also have to stir up interest.  They need to create buzz (no pun intended) about the latest and greatest, and a whole bunch of peo... 
Raven or Hegel?
Raven and Hegel are almost polar opposites (no pun intended).  Have you considered something in the middle, like Luxman? 
Do you like your speakers aimed directly at each ear or....
Check out the design of the Vienna Acoustics Liszt and Music. 
Replace a Rogue Tempest with Cayin CS845A, Ayon Triton 2, Unison Research, or Mastersound?
I don't suppose Raven is available in Korea.  Otherwise would be a natural recommendation. https://www.ravenaudio.com/  
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
Aesthetics be damned!What you need is a nice 12" woofer mounted on the front of a nice wide baffle, which will improve wave launch and step response, to say nothing of your reservations about bass.Yahama NS-5000, Spendor Classic 100, Harbeth 40.2,... 
Need speaker cable
If you don't fancy Audio Envy (#1 rec.) try Audio Sensibility. 
In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science
The point is surely that we need new and different measurements, as the standard existing ones fail so often to correlate.  Measurements that are defined by experts in acoustics and then implemented by electronic engineers, rather than ones that a... 
Do you like your speakers aimed directly at each ear or....
As others have said, dispersion patterns of all speakers are different.  And in addition, speakers can be designed specifically to be pointed straight ahead, slightly canted in, or oriented directly at you. All you can do is experiment. 
Build or buy, speaker options
This is the place to start.https://www.diyaudio.com/