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So you've just heard speakers that blew you away

and you can afford them. What do you do? Do you buy them and put them into your system or do you purchase the whole system you heard them with? I've been getting back into audio this last year and I've decided to sell of everything that I've put together over the last 45 or so years. Even the Stax headphones will be sold. I have been fortunate to have a friend sell me his integrated and it was the one I heard the new speakers with. I upgraded the cables I heard them with in the store, but I did stay with the same brand as it's the most neutral cables I've heard. I even went with the DAC he had in the system. I've always felt that no component seems to sound the same once you change anything in the system and I finally found a dealer who seems to have the same ear as I do and I'm trusting him and having a BALL again. I dont' even have the speakers or cables yet and I'm still loving my new system.

How do you guys do it?
ctsooner
rsimms
150 posts
 
The Salks are second order, but they have excellent crossovers. The Salks are mail order, but they have sold so many that there are probably people in your area that would let you listen to theirs. You could call Jim Salk if you were interested in finding somebody in your area.

http://salksound.com

Bob
ctsooner OP
2,480 posts
 
Bob, thanks. I"m not great at reaching out though, lol. I'm set on the Vandy Treo's, but am always looking and listening.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Cstooner,

Sadly, I'd have to say that a great system won't necessarily sound great in any decent room. Far from it - on at least on two different levels, IMO.

First, I believe that the room issues below 100ish hz are, in almost all cases, best addressed with room correction software, (but I also know that many here will disagree). I've heard many excellent systems transformed by DRC software, even in excellent rooms as the inevitable low frequency room induced FR issues are cleaned up. Check that out for yourself to decide where you end up on the issue.

The other issue is simply room volume (cubic feet). Any given Speaker model generally sounds much better in a room of a given volume. The big MBLs (to cite one example) can sound great in a huge room, but I'd never want to listen to that speaker system in a small to medium sized space.

I hope you can recreate the outstanding experience you heard on audition with the same system in your own room. I like stories with happy endings. I just wouldn't be completely confident until I actually heard the results.

Best of luck in the effort.
ctsooner OP
2,480 posts
 
Marty, you make valid points and I agree for the most part. I have heard the Vandy's that have adjustable bass sound great and they should be able to integrate into nearly any room. When the term decent sounding room was used, it was in regards to bass since that and slap echo seem to be two of the major issues in rooms.
You bring up a great point IRT room size and what size room the speaker is made for. That's usually in regards to wave size isn't it? That would be bass. I think that many people listen way too loud because their speakers or ams can't breath unless they do. I've found that to be a major issue. When auditioning, most good stores will start with a realistic level and most will turn up the levels.

All good points as there are no absolutes when discussing audio.
joejoe
69 posts
 
Your assuming its all going sound the same in you room. You didn't happen ask what brand toilet they use so you can give a go also???
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