@ rhale64
Lol, if the price is right, maybe I'll take the 228s off your hands! And when you get tired of your 3Fs.....
Lol, if the price is right, maybe I'll take the 228s off your hands! And when you get tired of your 3Fs.....
3 best 10k speakers now imho
If I was about to pull the plug to replace my present Verity Audio Rienzi, I would consider those 3 contenders as my first choices.
1_ Revel F228BE
2_ Magico A3
3_ Spendor D9
I strongly believe those 3 pack the hardest punch right now at 10k.
Revel F228BE offers 2 x 8 inches bass woofers and a beryllium tweeter, this is a lot at that price level if you consider you have to go up to the Sopra 3 at Focal to get the same. Also ceramic composite drivers like Raidho, very light and stiff cone material.
Magico A3 has been compared favorably to Kanta 2 and Sopra 2 by online reviewers, Plus you get an all aluminum casing. Back ordered at dealers everywere, they seems to attract a lot of buyers.
Spendor D9, those are really special speakers imho, they are the « sleeper car « pair between the 3... often forgotten. Very quick and snappy, pratty drivers. EP77 cone material makes for a very natural midrange, a bit like Harbeth but without the thin wall resonating casing. Very nice soft dome tweeter also that has proven to be a musical, reliable winner for Spendor all these years. ( made from SEAS I believe)
What you guys think?
1_ Revel F228BE
2_ Magico A3
3_ Spendor D9
I strongly believe those 3 pack the hardest punch right now at 10k.
Revel F228BE offers 2 x 8 inches bass woofers and a beryllium tweeter, this is a lot at that price level if you consider you have to go up to the Sopra 3 at Focal to get the same. Also ceramic composite drivers like Raidho, very light and stiff cone material.
Magico A3 has been compared favorably to Kanta 2 and Sopra 2 by online reviewers, Plus you get an all aluminum casing. Back ordered at dealers everywere, they seems to attract a lot of buyers.
Spendor D9, those are really special speakers imho, they are the « sleeper car « pair between the 3... often forgotten. Very quick and snappy, pratty drivers. EP77 cone material makes for a very natural midrange, a bit like Harbeth but without the thin wall resonating casing. Very nice soft dome tweeter also that has proven to be a musical, reliable winner for Spendor all these years. ( made from SEAS I believe)
What you guys think?
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@russbutton You are so right! I have the Orion's and they will compare favorably to virtually all other speakers, as will the LX521's. Though, I'd still prefer the Legacy Audio Aeris - the Orion's and LX521's are close, at a fraction of the price. https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/open-baffle-speaker-kits/ |
@audioman58 Magico speakers do not have a 50% mark up. Far from it. We sell them, contact me if you would like to know more. These 3 $10k Speakers are amazing. To all the DIY crowd. After 35 years of trying, I came very close to building speakers that sound almost as good as the best manufacturers. But unless you have the design expertise that comes with an engineering staff like that of Harmon International, (Think JBL, Floyd Toole and Kevin Voecks) behind the new Revels. The Spendors have 45 years in Bussiness and Tweeter that no else has, and can't be bought anywhere else. The Magico A3 and its aluminum cabinet are truly stunning. I am an owner of these speakers and I work in a sales environment where we sell these speakers. If you would like facts instead of hearsay please contact us directly. |
Hello Brooks Dave from Audio Doctor here, we couldn't agree more. Every home builder/small manufacturer wishes they could spend millions of dollars on research and development the reality is they can't. We sell both KEF and the Paradigm Persona lines both companies have spent about $4 million dollars in research and development and it shows in the advanced driver technology employed by these large companies. Reducing distortion by better engineering and superior parts quality is going to equal a higher resolution product, part of the reason some of the people here don't love these products is that they have heard them setup in less optimal circumstances not everyone has a good dealer such as Brooks store or ours and many small dealers or custom shops don't have the matching equipment to make these superior loudspeakers come to life. Dave and Troy Audio Doctor NJ |
I owned an Audio store for 8 years in the U.K i state the facts the mojorityof speakers have a minimum of a $40% markup some even more . The 3 speakers you picket are solid but everyone has different taste and type of speaker.i have been in audio over 35 years and have had systems approaching 6 figures . enjoy what you have . |
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