I don't do the envy game, but I would love the L2030s. Even via YouTube they sound spectacular.
System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live
My current stereo system consists of Oracle turntable with SME IV tonearm, Dynavector XV cartridge feeding Manley Steelhead and two Snappers monoblocks running 15" Tannoy Super Gold Monitors. Half of vinyl records are 45 RMP and were purchased new from Blue Note, AP, MoFI, IMPEX and some others. While some records play better than others none of them make my system sound as good as a live band I happened to see yesterday right on a street. The musicians played at the front of outdoor restaurant. There was a bass guitar, a drummer, a keyboard and a singer. The electric bass guitar was connected to some portable floor speaker and drums were not amplified. The sound of this live music, the sharpness and punch of it, the sound of real drums, the cymbals, the deepness, thunder-like sound of bass guitar coming from probably $500 dollars speaker was simply mind blowing. There is a lot of audiophile gear out there. Some sound better than others. Have you ever listened to a stereo system that produced a sound that would make you believe it was a real live music or live band performance at front of you?
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jayctoy, No one would argue with the positive experience you had listening to your friend's system, but in my opinion the system as described is very pedestrian for its day (late 90s to early 2000s) or any day, actually. For one thing, my buddy owned an LS2B. We both thought it was one of the least good sounding preamplifiers ever made by ARC. That's the nicest way I can put it. I can say this to you I hope without personal insult, because it was not your system. But this just goes to show us that there is pleasure to be had from even a set-up that would be considered mediocre at best by most. |
@rauliruegas , I down loaded the article and will get back to you on it. Cool Loudspeakers for sure. |
Tough call. Lots of folks say no way. I am sure plenty arent fans of Klipsch speakers on here. I would say the new Jubilees, which are huge by the way, can get you very close and I 100% refute the fact you need a lot of power. Efficient speakers will bring you the detail you need at low volumes or high volumes. Klipsch heritage line will give you a very realistic live soundstage and they love tube amps. K Horns , Cornwalls with a great matched amp set up I think many would be surprised how lifelike they are.
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