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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@coralkong 

 

I have the EP 3.4s, which shares the same 12" coaxial woofer. It's really amazing, though I can use more bass on ~ 30% of my music. Do you still have the 2.8s?

@tweak1

Yes, I still have them. I bought them used and made a 10 hour round trip to pick them up.

I am super pleased with them. Remarkable speakers (especially for what I paid for them!) Definitely eye-opening (ear-opening?)

You can see them in my profile pic. :)

 

@coralkong 

 

Got a couple tips for you that really improved my 3.4s. If your jumper cable to the XOs is the same crappy supplied stock jumpers, upgrade them to something ~ 3ft each. Then get the XOs off the bases, which vibrate like crazy, and get the speakers up with some nice iso devices. Can't wait to hear what they do for you

hth

 

Magnepan MG 1's. Bought my first pair in 1999 and kept for years before upgrading to the MG 1.4. Then started a 20+ year course of my career that required multiple relocations. Couldn't carry large planar speakers on that path. Now retired, settled, and have Dynaudio Contour S1.4 LE w/ SVS sub which are great, but constantly fight the urge to go back to Magnepans. Almost afraid to go listen to a current version lest the wallet immediately opens!

OOPS! The date of that first pair of Magnepans should be 1979! I'm older than I remembered!