I haven't changed my speakers for many years, and they are very good not hardly super duper level gear like the stuff out there these days. Just Epos M22 floor standers with a Naim Nait XS2. But the music is wonderful, totally enjoyable. The thrill comes from the great music, not from the stereo, it is just the vehicle. Yes I have heard more elaborate systems but mine is completely satusfying for me.
After the thrill is gone
I think we all understand there is no “perfect” speaker. Strengths, weaknesses, compromises all driven by the designer’s objectives and decisions.
Whenever we make a new (to us) speaker purchase there is a honeymoon period with the perfect-to-us speaker. But as time wears on, we either become accustomed to the faults and don’t really hear or hear past them, or become amplified and perhaps more annoying or create minor buyers remorse or wanderlust.
I am guessing the latter would be more prevalent when transitioning to a very different design topology, eg cones vs horns vs planars etc.
While I’ve experimented with horns, single drivers, subwoofer augmentation … I’ve always returned to full range dynamic multi-driver designs. About to do so with planars but on a scale I’ve not done before, and heading toward end game system in retirement.
So I just wonder what your experiences have been once the initial thrill is gone? (Especially if you moved from boxes to planars)
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Agree with @mikelavigne — it’s all about getting your preferences and a design’s trade offs to play nice together, and every speaker design has trade offs. So, from that perspective you damn well better choose the design that works best for your particular tastes or you’ll likely be back on the merry go round again. That’s all I got, and best of luck. |
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