these might be really nice; i dunno, i’ve never heard them. but, it’s hard to imagine there’s not a *lot* of speakers that will sound at least as good for a lot less money, if not quite a bit better, especially at the asking price. but, if you’re into style, and like the style of these, and think they sound good enough, go for it.
the way i look it it, style is nice, but i want performance foremost. so, unless i find something truly appalling appearance-wise, i will choose something that i think sounds best, for the money spent.
while it’s true that most of what i’ve purchased over the years is used or closeout, all the gear not in the left corner of the below pic, cost about 2/3rds of the retail cost of the base devilles. and that includes the pair of ec aw75dmb amps not in use; and the piega p5 mkii ltd’s, which were recently taken out of the system to set up the horns. (the vmps subs and the marchand x-over were purchased new, a long time ago; i could find nothing used that was a better value.)
i’m really enjoying this set-up, but the piega’s are also great as well, even in my large room. the piega’s lean towards accuracy with a bit more of a pinpoint imaging soundstage, while the horn set-up leans toward dynamics, but they both excel at each, imo.
ymmv,
doug s.
