@facten I should give them a try. They are about 2 hours from me but I do travel in that direction once a month or so. Is there a particular speaker that you would recommend?
Help me choose a speaker match for my Line Magnetic 805ia tube amp under $10K
Since all of you were such a huge help in getting me to arrive at my decision to get the Line Magnetic 805ia tube integrated, I thought I would start another thread to discuss speakers to consider. I do love my Ascend Acoustics but after hearing the improvement that the Line Magnetic gave my system, I am wondering now if there is a reasonably priced but a better speaker that is a better match for my system. The only criteria is that the price be equal to or less than $10k. I am looking for a speaker that is not harsh in the higher frequencies but still has enough sparkle and snap that doesn't give up anything in terms of detail. The ability to deliver some low end, dynamic punch is something that I would be looking for as well as this is the one area the Ascend's lack in currently.
My current setup is...
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL Tweeters and Ascend Acoustics Center Speaker with RAAL Tweeter
Amp: Line Magnetic 805ia at 48W x 2
DAC: PS Audio Directstream Junior
Primary Music: Jazz and Female Vocals
Speakers that I have considered so far include (power requirements notwithstanding):
My current setup is...
Speakers: Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower with RAAL Tweeters and Ascend Acoustics Center Speaker with RAAL Tweeter
Amp: Line Magnetic 805ia at 48W x 2
DAC: PS Audio Directstream Junior
Primary Music: Jazz and Female Vocals
Speakers that I have considered so far include (power requirements notwithstanding):
- Magico A3
- Dynaudio Contour 60
- Focal Sopra 2
- Sonus Faber Olympica 3
- ...
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freesole does not coincide with my daily experience - I own the Oly 3's, run a Hegel cdp with a Pass amp and tube pre and the highs are anything but 'piercing'; I auditioned the Sopra 2's with the beryllium tweeter, and if you want to hear a bright sounding speaker, check those bad boys out the upper end on the Oly's in my bright room, with the silk dome tweeter are smooth as butter; not sure what was going on in your audition, wouldn't even know where to go with your preferences, maybe a ribbon tweeter or panel speaker; best of luck |
Not sure of room size, placement, etc, or type of music listened to, but the below listed speakers will work very well with your Line Magnetic Integrated _____________________________________________ http://www.coincidentspeaker.com/super-victory-II.html ______________________________________________ https://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/soul-supreme with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ______________________________________________ http://tonianlabs.com/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-tonian-labs-classic-12-1-s-amazing-phy-hp-driver-2016-0... with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ _______________________________________________ http://devorefidelity.com/ Gibbon 3XL with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ________________________________________________ http://devorefidelity.com/ Gibbon 88 or Super nine with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ _________________________________________________ http://www.reference3a.com/decapo.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ __________________________________________________ http://www.reference3a.com/reflector.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ __________________________________________________ http://www.stirlingbroadcast.net/ls36.html with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ ___________________________________________________ https://www.spendoraudio.com/#products with https://rel.net/shop/powered-subwoofers/serie-s/s3/ |
@freesole, I've owned the Olympica III, and the highs were the completely opposite than "harsh." If you felt the treble area was harsh and fatiguing, then it was coming from some other component in the system, not the Sonus Fabers. Remember that when you are demoing speakers, you are demoing a system, not the speaker. |
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