Pipedreams vs. Soundlabs

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

Hi Dennis,
Jtinn's comments must be totally discounted as he sells other brands. Ignore it and move on to more objective posters.

LOL, for a speaker that's "pretty bad", it is the best thing I've had in my room in over 30 years in the hobby.

Best,

Paul :-)