My review of the Spatial M3 Turbo S open baffle speaker is finally live...


My review of the Spatial M3 Turbo S open baffle speaker is right here. Enjoy!
rebbi
@rebbi - Awesome Review! Great job. I've been very curious about the Spatial Speakers. I'd love to hear them sometime. Do you know if Clayton has a showroom out in UT?
Great Review thanks
Just what we needed
My friend has a pair of the M2 Turbos he spent 2700 bucks on
He has been trying to unload them for a while now at 795.
Perhaps now, with this great review, he can finally sell them and upgrade to a pair of 1450 bucks Vandersteens1Cis
Thx
    JohnnyR
I have the Spatial M3 Triode Masters and they absolutely smoked my Vandersteen 3A signatures (with the latest carbon driver)
and also handily beat Goldenear Triton ones both of which I sold. 
To each his own I guess, with regard to what people want out of a high end speaker, I am completely on board with open baffle speakers like the M3s. We are seeing some exciting things with speakers the last few years, especially Spatial audio.
I even would even compare  them to Magicos !!


"In that spirit, consider the rest of this review an object lesson in what you may be missing out on if you become a little too certain of the truth of various, high-end audio orthodoxies "

Amen brother.

The best rules to go by in the case of sound quality is usually the laws of Physics and their application for reproducing sound.

So are you keeping the Krell? If not I’d consider giving Class D another go.

I’ve been considering higher efficiency speakers for use in my sun room with BEl Canto C5i (60w/ch). Spatial is a top consideration. A few have been up for sale here. WAF is a big factor. My wife thinks my old OHm Ls (~89 db efficiency) in there currently are ugly and would not object were I to replace them with something prettier.

I could put the sleeker Triangle Titus in there again but would have to add a sub.  Cheaper option probably.

Every speaker I use with the c5i sounds the best ever, within its 60w/ch limits of course.
For what it’s worth, my Spatial sound best to me with integrated Tubes. Using a Primaluna with Mullards in the preamp and stock EL34s or I also used a Cronus Magnum II. Both amazing with these speakers and a Ayre Codex or Yggy dac.

also- tried Hegel 300 and Peachtree Nova300. Both Sounded great, but to my ears I prefer the Tube integrateds.

TJ