PS: im quite confused by the Voxativ hype. The frequency response is average at best. I feel like audiophile community look at the prices and automatically assume Voxativ are the best cause they are extremely highly priced.
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@ Murphythe cat
Quite a impressive DIY project you have going on. The 4 inch Fostex is not enough bass for me. This 6.5 Diatone chinese clone, is not bad, livable/doable, But looking fora bit more
So I figure if Im going to pay $2k for the Voxativ, better go 8 inch, I've livied with these Thor dual 6.5's, nice bass, but want the lower registers to come through.+ a single wider cone , as i listen at low gain, nice easy relaxed sound.
I'm not after perfection, uphoria, Nirvana, Speaker heaven, Not at all.
Consider i lived with the 87db Thors for 20 years, A 8 Vox will be as close to Mt Everest as these ears will get in my remaining years.
Tradeoffs
WE all agree, tarde offs on every amp, source, speaker.
I am waiting on Richard Gray to provide at least 3 alternatives for my Defy KT88 amplifier. He says FR is the wrong speaker, same vote as my Thors, So far he has not written back.
The 3 alternatives to my Voxativ, I am more than surem, all 3 will have ~~issues~~ tradeoffs that will be close to the Thors ~~faults/weaknesses/issues~~~
You say the Vox chart looks dreadful.
I can not read charts, diagrams,
I know one tech on YT says charts are 1 thing, listening is yet another,,Wait tahts the founder of Voxativ stating this idea.
I've heard the Vox only via YT uploads, I LOVEEEEE what I heard. + I;'ve read some comments from YTers who attended the Audio Shows, both said to the effect
~~~Voxativ was best room at the show~~~ For what reason would they be biase? Even lie?
No reason at all.
You can raed comments all over the Inet that Voxativ's speakers are the finest musical voiced speaker they have ever experienced.
Its all over the Inet testimonies from real audiophiles.
You can not find even 1 speaker which has such accolades, super high prasies.
Vox is the only speaker where folks say ~~Simply the finest~~~
Why would they lie?
I see no reason they are selling snakeoil,. Not like the snakeoil we have all been guzzling these past 40+ years about speakers.
Vox is the New Kid on the block, Which is why there is so much resistece. The Lab is in Berlin. My guess is sales are far higher in the EU vs the USA.
can anyone here provide a alternative choice in speakers for the Defy7 KT88, other than Voxativ entry model, all i can Afford after The Thor $1900 upgrade broke my bank.
You also mention Vox are ~~high priced~~ Most are wayyy out our budgets. But they offera few entry models at near $2k-$3k.
Considering the used market for box/xover designs here on audiogon, most are in the $$$$$$$$, wayyy over the $2k mark + Shipping = $$$$$
= Voxativ's are budget/low priced/ = a steal.
Worlds finest sounding pre high fidelity speaker for alotttt less than any of Troel Gravesen's 2 or 3 way xover designs
Vox are best bang for the buck.
