After the thrill is gone

I've tried cones several times and they just don't sound like music. Always go back to Maggies.

I don’t think there is an ultimate solution, because it’s so much depends on the room you have available. I have tried quads and Maggies  in my listening room, and although I like them quite a bit in other spaces, dynamics seem to do better for me in this room.

agree on the room being the hard part with dynamic cones and boxes.

cones and boxes can have all their advantages as far as authentic full range, complete top to bottom seamlessness and cohesion, and without non musical characteristics. horns and planers have attributes and flaws too.....but are less room sensitive with their dispersion patterns.

i’m all in with my room, so my dynamic cones and boxe speakers are able to come close to matching horns at dynamics, and planers at being coherent and transparent, but also retain the advantages of dynamic cones. but it’s a huge commitment for my room.

where do you want to compromise? what are your priorities?

are you looking for the quick hit thrill of change for changes sake? do you just want a different set of challenges?

if you want it all, then it’s dynamic cones and all in on the room.

and i can tell you that the thrill is not in any way gone......in the least.

So I just wonder what your experiences have been once the initial thrill is gone? (Especially if you moved from boxes to planars)

for me, i am very very happy with my maggies

when the thrill of a change is gone, i swap, as i keep multiple speakers around - i will change in my big spendors or harbeths for a different window onto the music

68 and retired....End game system is here for me.

Big tube power ...... Maggie 3.7s cover the vocals.

Lower $ system (under 10K) still produces Big Thrills.