Pipedreams vs. Soundlabs

The new Apogee (Synergy 1.5) may be a good option to compare with those brands....Spl's of 110-115db can be had with these.

Some of the slam of the big pipedreams while giving a Soundlab like soundfield....around $25,000 for the new Apogees which includes shipping... (300lb's each) without crate.

Here's a pic of the new Apogees:

http://www.apogeeacoustics.com/synergy1_5_pictures_1.html

Dave

Sorry to say, but the Pipedreams are pretty bad.

Never having heard either; I'm reading this thread as an outsider. BUT--- I have read about both. "Pretty-Bad" was never in any of the PD reviews I read.

Dennis, you probably know the answer to this as you are the only one who knows what kind of sound you like. These planar and dynamic speakers have very different sound quality. SL will not give you the macrodynamics/gut wrenching deep bass of the PD. The PD will not give you the inner detail/microdynamics of the SL. Soundstage/imaging is equally impressive for both but different. SL will sound more natural on acoustic music. The new Apogee Synergy at least on paper may be a good compromise of both.

Dracule1, from the standpoint of chest thumping bass one gets from cones, you are correct. But when the large (often 48" diameter or more) bass drum is hit at the symphony, do you get that effect? I think not. You sense the sudden air movement as the sound waves wash over you. Double (string) bass and grand piano also are quite different. The bass you hear at a rock concert is coming from cone woofers, not from instruments. Rock music, except for amateur bootleg recordings, is mainly recorded direct from the instruments' outputs, not by microphones picking up the speakers' output.
Brian