I have been reviewing speakers for my system that consists of the following:
SME 30/Graham Phantom/Koetsu RSP Manley Steelhead Reimyo CDP-777 Jeff Rowland Synergy IIi/302 Synergistic Cables Revel Studio Music tastes are primarily acoustic jazz and vocals of various types Room size is 23 x 18
So far I have heard:
- Wilson Maxx II and WP7 - Too dry for my musical tastes - Avalon Vision/Diamond - Nice, but not sure if they would work well with solid state, though - Wilson Benesch Chimera - Nice, but a little "light" and thin sounding in my system, - Sonus Faber - New Amati and Stradivari - Very musical; good speaker; Amati did not have enough low end though - Piega C-10 ltd - Better than I had expected - JM Labs Utopia Be (can't remember the model) : hard to tell as the room was awful
Question to all:
What other speakers should I audition/am I missing? I've owned a variety of planar speakers in the past and am not sure I want to go back there based on sheer size/width. Others that I would like to review so far include:
Von Schweikert VR-7SE Line arrays of some type Kharma??
Have you thought about Tyler Acoustics? Great speakers at any price, but a fantastic bargain at what he charges. Very nice guy to deal with also. You can check his site, to see if there is anyone in your area who owns them. Owners sign up to do home demos. Nice guy too. My two cents.
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