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Thread: What are the more naturally sounding speakers? |
    
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 132
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 05:30 pm: |
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The price range would be $1000-$2000 for LCR, something that is not bright/forward. |
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Gold Member Username: Arande2
400dB could probably d...,
SouthWest Mi...
Too Many DBs...
Post Number: 1240
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 05:38 pm: |
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You mean like speakers that don't sound digital? Paradigms have a laid back signature to them. Why? |
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 133
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 05:44 pm: |
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Speakers that make your listening experience as close to a live performance as possible. |
Gold Member Username: Arande2
400dB could probably d...,
SouthWest Mi...
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Post Number: 1242
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:22 pm: |
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I can still vouch for 3 brands. MartinLogan, B&W, Paradigm.
From listening I've liked all 3 about equally. MartinLogans have a great midrange, Paradigms accurately portray a sense of space, and B&Ws are very musical. This is what I got from listening. Different people listening can have different reactions. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9796
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:33 pm: |
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"Speakers that make your listening experience as close to a live performance as possible."
Pssssst, it ain't the speakers that manage that trick. |
Gold Member Username: Arande2
400dB could probably d...,
SouthWest Mi...
Too Many DBs...
Post Number: 1245
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 06:35 pm: |
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It's all in the recording right? You can't make it sound live if it's not well recorded. |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5951
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 08:47 pm: |
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TDog, grab a coffee and sit down a while... |
Gold Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 5952
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:02 pm: |
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It's all about integration and interaction.
The pieces have to work together, but there are sympathetic considerations.
This is not always a warm speaker/bright receiver consideration, but one on a more gut level.
Does it sound right to you?
How 'live' have you heard lately, and how live? Amplified?
Mine is. Thats live. |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 379
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:26 pm: |
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Just hire the band..................its easier |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 380
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:27 pm: |
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But, be sure to put the speakers next to em, makes it even more realistic |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 381
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 09:32 pm: |
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Sorry Tdog, but there is differences in what type of live you are looking for as well like Nuck has mentioned. I have personally yet to find a speaker, (which has to be amplified) sound like a live pianist unamped. Or an acoustical guitar in a small club unamped sound the same on a amplified system. Some systems can get real close, but you will spend much more than your 1500.00 to get a sniff. |
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 134
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 10:30 pm: |
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Guys, I guess what I am looking for is he best sounding speaker in the $1000-$2000. That offers the best detail without being bright/forward.
Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 135
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 10:31 pm: |
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Guys, I guess what I am looking for is the best sounding speaker in the $1000-$2000. That offers the best detail without being bright/forward.
Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 136
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 10:31 pm: |
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Guys, I guess what I am looking for is the best sounding speaker in the $1000-$2000. That offers the best detail without being bright/forward.
Thanks |
Gold Member Username: Arande2
400dB could probably d...,
SouthWest Mi...
Too Many DBs...
Post Number: 1280
Registered: Dec-06
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| Posted on Sunday, February 18, 2007 - 10:51 pm: |
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Well, probably my choice would be one of these: http://www.hometheaterstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HTM7 OR the Paradigm CC-270 (both $800) paired with a B&W Asw-700 or Paradigm Seismic 10 (I give it an A from when I owned it, upgrading now). Of course, if you don't really need all that low end power say when during a movie there's a lot of low frequency content then I'm sure you'd be content with this, as would I: http://signature.paradigm.com/HTML_Site/SigProduct/C5/C5.html
Those are my preferences, yours may differ. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9797
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 12:26 am: |
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"I guess what I am looking for is the best sounding speaker ... "
Lordigod, when is someone going to ask for the worst sounding speaker they can afford?
Nuck, it's up to you. Don't let me down.
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Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9798
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 12:30 am: |
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Tdog - I'm not dismissing your question but there are over 54,000 posts on the "Speakers" portion of the forum, and that's just in the Home Audio section. Do you think no one has asked for the "best sounding speakers" they can afford before you came along? Have you read any of the archived threads? |
Silver Member Username: Twebbz
Oakland Park,
Florida
USA
Post Number: 471
Registered: Apr-04
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:20 am: |
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Paradigm Studio 60v4 about $1,600. Go take a listen. You'll know if they hit you right. AFTERWARDS, check out the B&W DM604s.3 about $1,400. They are a bit more forward but they are definitely fine. |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 383
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:13 am: |
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What gear is being used?
That will make a difference, and not so small either. |
Silver Member Username: Davidpa
Portland,
Oregon
US
Post Number: 384
Registered: Nov-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:14 am: |
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But, just for the fun of it all, look into Dynaudio. |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1511
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 01:45 pm: |
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Onix Mini Strata $1995,Raw Acustics HT-3 $1295,ACI Sapphire XL $1500 to $1700,and Selah Audio SSR $1200 and Ohm Walsh Micro'$1000, These are the cream of the crop in this pricerange a B&M speaker new in this pricerange will not get you their for the kinda sound you are looking for,they dont offer very high quality parts at this price level.B&M speakers are to compramised at this price level with to many cheap cost cutting parts.B&M companies I would look at would be: Revel,Rega,Usher,Wharfedale,Pro Ac,Focal,Audes,PSB,Totem,some of these B&M companies I'm naming build their own drivers,so they have better handle on what they can get to sound good at relatively cheap prices,not as good as the ID companies,but these that are named are very good. |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1512
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 01:47 pm: |
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Also add Epos,Magnapan and Era to that list of B&M's,damn I miss that edit option. |
Silver Member Username: Tdogroeder
Des Moines,
IA
Post Number: 137
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 10:20 pm: |
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What about AV123 RS450's?
Which Epos? |
Bronze Member Username: Eleven
Pittsburgh,
PA
USA
Post Number: 71
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:07 pm: |
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How about the best speakers for $15K to $500K each? And nothing too bright, please. I prefer a warm sound without boomy bass.
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Silver Member Username: Jingka99
Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Post Number: 107
Registered: Aug-06
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| Posted on Monday, February 19, 2007 - 11:53 pm: |
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TDog, epos M12.2, M15.2 and M22.... |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1516
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 01:35 pm: |
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I just did a review on the 450's on avs,yeah they are alot of speaker for the money,with a very nice Danny Richie designed crossover,the best floorstander,I've ever heard for under $1k,deeply intimate speaker by any means with the utmost soul. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 9809
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 04:06 pm: |
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"Soul" is natural? |
