Opinions on Pure Audio Project Quintet 15 Horn 1 Please

@dagda , It is an interesting speaker and with correction it is probably capable of a very nice image. Its very low bass is going to be very choppy. With the woofers going up to 550 Hz I would definitely want to cross over to subs at 100 Hz. This will clean up the midrange very noticeably. It is really only a partial open baffle speaker. From 550 up it is a horn speaker which is not a bad approach but there is going to be a change in imaging at 550 Hz. The walls behind the speaker should be deadened with acoustic tiles. 

They are big speakers and at that point the Sound Labs 545 or 645 would be so much better. They present a unified sound field and will have a more stable image with better resolution of the third dimension. They still should be crossed over to subs. They will make bass but taking 100 Hz and down away from them improves everything from distortion to the image. You will never hear such balanced clarity anywhere else which is a pretty daring statement. But, I will stand by it. 

Hello One and All,

Thank you all so much for taking the time to post your experiences/advice, it really is appreciated!

I think the biggest takeaway on this is that if I don’t like them, I’ll probably be stuck with them or loose a far amount in depreciation should I want to sell them on.

The price to me is too substantial to gamble on speakers I can’t audition so I think I’ll call it a day on the Quintet 15s.

I think I need further advice on speaker choice, but I’ll start another thread for that and detail what I’m looking for.

Thank you all again for your help,

Dagda

@dagda

i believe you are thinking about this correctly, and have identified the most significant risk

it is too bad, on paper, these speakers hold a great deal of promise but the trial aspect can be costly and cumbersome

big speakers, expensive, less-than-well-established maker, home base of maker far far away -- makes it tough! 😨

PAP products are a waste of money. 

Good marketing, nice Facebook group where all new owners congratulate each other. As for the equipment heavy, big, cumbersome, bad quality, bad finish, bad sound. And once you are sufficiently frustrated You can't give them away.

triedafew-

Your hurling a lot of trash at Pure Audio Project. Any concrete examples of why you're saying this? Did you contact them with your concerns?.. Any response?