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Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need.

Hi Audiogoners have you you ever had a local dealer that is so pashonet about audio. That they let you bring in your system for fun and try a $10 000speakers. And you have been to every other local dealers shows and listened to $400 000 and above systems. And then tried a pair of speakers and had so much synergy with your budget system and said omg. This blows all other systems I heard for a fraction of the cost of most others? And have been always happy with that pair of speakers and your system for the rest of your life?

Please share your experience"
jakecanada
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stringreen
6,525 posts
 
I know better. They’ll plant me with new speakers position properly in my casket.
foey
21 posts
 
Yes.  My B&W 703 that I bought 14 years ago
 
Sure there are better and more expensive speakers but they play full range , cover all sound qualities & genres and look nice. I intend  it to be my last speaker.
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jafant
20,264 posts
 
Yes- Thiel CS 2.4/2.4 SE loudspeakers.
tubegroover
2,320 posts
 
Well there sure have been speakers that I would probably like more than what I have but to be honest I am very satisfied with my Ref 3a Decapo BEs with REL sub. After almost 4 years and plenty of tweeking and fine tuning they are sounding quite "right" in my space and right to me has always been the goal. When it is "right" boredom doesn't reveal it's ugly head so much. Of course the room is always the biggest determining factor with speaker choices IME. Much attention has been given to this and the efforts have realized significant improvements.

I have a vintage amp and a 6sn7 tube preamp that sing together all ready for a pair of Quad speakers, 57's or 63's, I wouldn't care. The only problem is I don't have another room to set up for that. The Quads and Soundlabs still provide the most natural, transparent and timbrally accurate sound I have heard. They can be profound in communicating a performance. Maybe in the main room at some point in the future. Other than those speakers I find the Decapos fabulous in my room and with my components, they are also superb communicators.
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jayctoy
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When I first heard the Andra Eggleston I said speaker for life....I still have them, they are good on piano. And more,then I started collecting monitor speakers....    I have the the following speakers I rotate them monthly...                                 Diapason adamantes, norh 9.0 modified, Technics Sb 700, Omega 3i, wharfadale 10.1 and 10.2, ElacB6. Pioneer sb 21 and sb22....
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