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Have you ever changed speakers to expereince a different "soundscape" or presentation??

Has anyone ever upgraded or changed speakers to experience a different "soundscape" or sonic presentation??

Whether right or wrong, I have always thought that different speakers CAN offer a different perspective on the music.played

Without tying this question to just sound staging and imaging,..... or planar, 'stat versus box speakers, has anyone been surprised or even stunned by listening to a familiar CD or LP, and believe it sounds different and more revealing than you ever have heard before? 


   

sunnyjim
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I suspect there are many here who have done just that. For me it's been simple curiosity. My own speaker collection consists of designs which are radically different from each other (i.e., a planar-magnetic, a two-way mini monitor with an AMT tweeter, and a pseudo-omni floorstander). I like each of them for their unique presentation. I'm currently using a single-driver design. 
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This past year I have tried to find a speaker that would give me a different sonic presentation from my Martin Logans. Over the last 20 years I have had several pairs of ML's . From the fist time I heard a pair that literally  stopped my in my tracks, I have loved their sound. Compounding my quest was the fact that the nearest hi end shop was 3 states away. I won't bore you with all the details but I finally settled on a pair of Tekton Design Ulfberhts. They can match my Logans in speed but the presentation is more precise with a very wide and deep soundstage. I probably have around 30 hours on them and more than once they have startled me with a detail on songs I know very well.  
1markr
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Congrats @lwin ! Can’t wait to hear them in your system Larry! I bet the Tektons are wonderful!
 I’ve heard the Tekton monitors a few times, and I like them, but your Ulfbrechts are sure to be on a different plateau. 
jl35
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I'm hooked on my speakers and amp, but have changed CDP for this reason...
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No. I don’t like flavoured speakers. I do like flavoured electronics - like tubes!

I think of a speaker as being like a lens - you want it to be as transparent as possible with the least distortion possible. This allows you to hear what the source and electronics are doing.
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