Parasound63: Funny you should say "I haven't listened to this much music since I was 16." That's exactly what I am looking for. My current rig is not bad, but I never have long listening sessions, usually switch to watching movies, and rarely listen to a complete album. I guess that's classic listening fatigue. When I was 16, I would listen for hours to my system (Kenwood receiver, Technics 'table with cheap Stanton pickup, or Superscope Cassette Deck and New Large Advent Utility speakers) for hours. Surely, this was, at best, mid-fi, but I loved listening. Although time is a more precious commodity these days, I long for a speaker that i can afford that will make me opt for music over video.
Until now, only two speakers I have heard under $10K convinced me that I would listen more often if I had them. One, the Roman Audio Centurian (~$6500 when last available) is out of production. The other, Silverline Audio Bolero, is pricey ($9K list, but probably lower street price).
Based on this thread, I am going to try to get the boss's approval to try out the Ohms. Unfortunaley, based on J.S.'s latest email, the price of entry for me into the world of Ohm just went up from $1700 to $2800, if I have measured my room correctly and understand the room-size application correctly. But $2800 is still a lot less than the other two speakers, so come this fall, I hope to contact John and order a pair od 2000s (or the 1000s if John thinks they will suffice).
If I have the kind of reaction to the Ohms that you, Rebbe and Martykl got, perhaps it will be my last speaker (especially given the 40-50 year life-span of the new line, which is probably longer than my own).
I will keep this thread posted as things progress.
Meanwhile, I am dressing up the acoustics in my room and just got my preamp back from a factory refresh at Conrad Johnson. I want to make sure that everything else is in place before I order the Ohms.
Thanks again, everyone!
