When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you?

nitrobob, I've bought ONE new car in my life. I see 3 homes vs cars and PUs in your list. I've know several mechanics that spent the same amount on tool truck purchases until the day they died. 100-500K in tools. Kinda like people that are addicted to Gambling and traveling. Not one bit of difference. My tools are so old the nickel plating on my old Snap On is wore to the copper. Many were my fathers. Of course there is a pick up load or two more, I'd give away to some NUT that wants to be a mechanic.. Good luck with that BAD idea..

Hardest job on the GD planet, being a heavy duty mechanic at 185-210lb. I had to live in a Gem for 40 of the 50 years just to keep from getting hurt.. I seen many a man bite the big one behind being a HD mechanic.. They all should go on strike and get paid right.. WAY under paid. Like a brain surgeon salary is about 1/2 of what I should have been paid.

There are 5 oldhvymecs somewhere out there in skin I left behind, alone and 5 big swimming pools of sweat. No it was not worth it.. I feel like Mike Tyson after Buster KOed him. "What Happened"?  A drip of Thorazine please, about 1/2 throttle will work. :-)

Regards

Think about that stupid robot in the original "Lost in Space", I ain't THAT robot.

@nitrobob .... Just a point of clarification. Recheck your memory banks on #2 on your list. No such thing as a '64 Plymouth Newport...Chrysler Newport yes but Plymouth, no. There were four fullsize Plymouth model names in 1964...Savoy, Belvedere, Fury and Sport Fury. If somebody already brought this up then sorry, but I didn't read past the car list.

....going back to what we 'were' chatting 'bot....;)

Specs if available, waterfalls pref'd, typ. graphs at least.

Listen if possible. If 'they' won't play what I do, " 'bye..."

...but, that's 'then', and now is Now.

8 pairs of speakers/drivers, 3 of which DIY.

The drivers, not a box for.....

Other than my Heils., I like mine...and liking how they measure as such.

No place to go but up.....*damn*L*

Small rooms are a PIA, but one needs to regard the space as an extension of the speaker itself, so position and room treatment are paramount.  DSP should serve to 'fine tune' as opposed to 'sledge hammer' into 'refinement'...

...which generally doesn't work all that well. YRWVary....🙄

"Botless in Parapodise"

As much as I love car talk, staying OT:

I know the sound I like and as soon as I heard Vandersteen’s I stopped looking.

I love the immediacy of 'Steens.  First introduced with a Model 3A (non-Sig), I found them only intriguing until the dealer put on some Baroque; very coherent sound.  However, they were a bit too laid back for me (at the time), so ended up landing a really good deal (clearance) on a pair of KEF 104/2s.

Got reintroduced with a Model 5 (pre-"A" and Carbon) at a Hi-Fi show.  Didn't think that Vandy sound could've been improved on, but I was wrong.  But - couldn't afford, so I ended up with a pair of Dunlavys they were selling on clearance prior to going out of business.

And... Quatros (wow...).  Been looking to move upwards, and they've been in my crosshairs... but gads - the $$$! 

'12 Focus hatch....

I'm the one that you passed, but eventually I'm ahead of you Now.

I'm patient, and don't 'drive' quite like you might..... ;)

Eye B 'Bot?

no

Borg?

...perhaps.....

Not quite....yet.....