Wwow!! What a great wife! Count your blessings. The
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I do not think the speakers your wife bought you is anything to be sad about. I am sure you will like them and that they will sound great. Most audiophiles/music lovers should be so lucky. You can always grab a pair of Vandersteen 3A sig 1 or 2 here for the cheap. I saw a pair under a couple of grand a few weeks ago. My advice is the live with the speakers for a while, at least 6 months to get a feel as to their true sound and then go from there. However, if you listen to the speakers with the attitude you are heartbroken about not getting the Vandersteens, then you will not like them. Keep an open mind. |
Eddy, just because someone else loves a speaker doesn't mean you will. The Sonus Fabre may be the best for you in your system. Ctsooner would be the first to agree. Listen to the speakers you have and learn their strengths and weakness before thinking of buying the Vandy's. Yes, your wife is awesome! Don't let your lust for another speaker steal your enjoyment of the one you have. Now if I could just follow my own advice. |
I sure wouldn’t get depressed about SF Venere 2.5s. They are *really* good. Although my previous post was a bit cautionary, the 2.5s are so musically communicative I felt like I had some transcendental experiences when I was auditioning them even when the source was CD and the power was an A/V receiver. One was a CD of solo Vihuela music. Vihuela sounds like a lute but is shaped like a guitar. Those speakers totally drew me into the moment and mesmerized me. In fact, the sales person and I sat in the sweet spot transfixed. Ditto when I put on some Chet Baker singing and playing his seductive, smokey trumpet. The sorted out solo, small ensemble, vocals, and orchestras equally well. The primary factor in why I didn’t buy them is because I had a rigid budget and couldn’t quite swing the Veneres. After having omnidirectional speakers for 5 years, I was surprised at how well this front-baffle design could totally energize a room, scaling soundstages up and down depending on the material, while maintaining realistic and specific imaging. I know it’s subjective and setup and electronics make a big difference, but I’ve never heard Vandersteens move me like those Veneres, and a mass market A/V receiver was hardly an ideal setup either. Embrace the experience. They’re voluptuous, subtle, dynamic, involving, and--as a bonus--beautiful to look at as well. And don’t judge them right out of the box. From Fremer’s review in Sound & Vision: Big Sound (After Long Break-In)! Read the whole review at http://www.soundandvision.com/content/sonus-faber-venere-25-speaker-system#WIZCbJhoxiiLjOay.99 TAS review: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/sonus-faber-venere-model-25-loudspeaker/ S’phile review: http://www.stereophile.com/content/sonus-faber-venere-25-loudspeaker#2mZE3OW1TBMImumb.97 Goodsound (SoundStage Access): http://www.goodsound.com/index.php/equipment-reviews/453-sonus-faber-venere-2-5-loudspeakers Canada Hi-Fi: http://canadahifi.com/sonus-faber-venere-2-5-speakers/ |
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