Another option for your consideration
http://www.libertyaudio.com/products/x-vox-loudspeaker-system
From its maker
Good Listening
Peter
http://www.libertyaudio.com/products/x-vox-loudspeaker-system
From its maker
Good Listening
Peter
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
Another option for your consideration http://www.libertyaudio.com/products/x-vox-loudspeaker-system From its maker Good Listening Peter |
Wow! The shortlist is getting substantially longer... Thanks for the many suggestions. Any love out there for the Harbeth SHL5? WAF aside, they hit a bit of a sweet spot. If you close your eyes you can almost imagine Quads. Very smooth and extended. And it's not like you would need to place your head in a vice to fully appreciate them. Early in the process I listened to a pair of Audio Physics Tempos. They had a pleasant warmth, lots of detail, and imaged like crazy. That was the problem, they imaged all over the room. It took quite a lot of playing around to get a believable, natural soundstage. To my ears, part of what attracts me to Harbeth, and my original Snells, is that they don't do magic tricks. They present the music in a very natural way and they're forgiving of some of the ills of room and amplification. My guess is that Spendor, Audio Note and Vandersteen would be in the same vein. Lots still to listen to.... |
I had Vandersteen 2c's for some time (after upgrading from DCM Time Widows) but after a long comparison (5 rainy months in Portland, oregon nearly all time after 6pm spent listening), I finally decided to sell them and keep the Magneplanars (1.5QR). Maggies were not better in every way but I finally decided that they were enough better in some important ways to switch. So I would add some Maggies to your list, tho I hate to lengthen it... |