The first was a pair of Infinity RSIIb’s I purchased in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Fantastic speakers, running a Phase Linear amp on the low end and a McIntosh MC2120 on the mids/top end. Sadly, they were damaged badly in a move. For the next 29 years I had the Infinity Modulus satellites and servo-controlled subwoofer. Last fall, I replaced them with Fyne Audio F702 speakers, which are fantastic. Great clarity, imaging, three-dimensional soundstage, and what I suspect are the harmonics produced by different instruments, etc. they are driven by a Rogue Audio RP-1 preamp and a Benchmark AHB2 power amp I recently purchased. This combo provides the best sound I have heard in anywhere near this price range. My wife and I can sit and listen for hours w/o listening fatigue.
Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life?
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Hopefully one day, someone would say "Mon Acoustic speakers were the turning point in my Hifi life". 😃
My 2ch-audio journey began when my uncle bought his BOSE system at his home (don't even know the model or never really heard it) in early 90s. Bose was rear and expensive in Korea(South) back then. So I started my own system with Bose Cinematics 2.1. Then moved on to Goldenear Triton 3, then to Triton 1. But more utilizing the speakers for AV set ups, not 2 ch stereo.
When I had my first house, I bought a pair of Revel M105 speakers and I think these are the pair that really changed my audio life. My initial paring with M105 was Yamaha receiver. Then I tried goofie set up with center speaker 3.1 to see if it improves vocal in the songs I liked. We went through many combinations of system set up. I ended up with Chord Electronics set up.
I still own them. Always struggle time to time, whether to sell them or not due to the number of pairs I own(out of a guilt). I cannot argue how many pairs of shoes my wife owns. I pair them with NAD M10 (version 1) for my bedroom since my wife likes the warm and well rounded sound, and 80% its white design aspect.
So what are the speakers that have impacted your life?
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