Salk Song 3A or Song 3 BeAT?

reggy

after discussions with Jim Salk, i went with the BeATs, which are currently in the hands of FedEx, and should arrive in a couple of days.  

I was looking at either the BeATs or Encores, but due to musical taste (all over the place, but with generous amounts of 70s-90s rock/metal)  he suggested the BeATs would be more forgiving than the 3As or Encores on lower quality recordings.   He also mentioned that as i do not listen to EDM or need LFE for movies, i would probably not miss the extra bass from the Encores. 

 I'm replacing 20 year old  Magnepan 1.6s that died and Monitor Audio RX 6 Silver (were in secondary system until Maggies died).  The  RX-6 will go back to the secondary system.

reggy,

I think most people might prefer the BeAT to the Encore.  At the time I was looking I could have purchased either at approximately the same price as the Encore pair was Jim's show demo.  I really did like the BeAT but I think most might prefer them over the Encore.  In my case I was looking for a bit more bass and the Encores have that.  My current room is not huge but we have 12' ceilings and they do fill the space.  Bass might be a bit overpowering in a smaller room.   For me, they are the best overall Salk speaker I've owned, and I've owned a lot of them.

This is why the 9.5 model is interesting.  Uses the BeAT tweeter and midrange, combined with the Encore woofer supplemented with passive radiators.

@twoleftears That's nice but the way I see it the $10,000 price tag destroys any value for the money. Might as well get the song 3a or beats with an added subwoofer.

@og33 what characteristics would people prefer the Beat to the Encore if I might ask.