What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?


Hi everyone,

I’m in the midst of my speaker search and curious about something.......as noted above. There are some brands I would be interested in based on reputation, reviews, looks etc but may never be able to hear first.

I’m curious what the collective group thinks would be a safe choice having never heard them first. I know there are variables as in size of room, current gear etc. Just want to see what people would suggest. The one I would note based on what I have read is Joseph Audio. I’d also be curious if people would say the same about Borresen.

So it may be a frivolous exercise but I’ll ask the question anyway. Let me know your thoughts.

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I have not read through this thread but my vote is for Legacy Audio Focus SE. there is nothing not to like about this speaker.

Something sneaky is going on here, am I the only one? Questions about speakers seems mysterious on a stereo website. Hmmm

 

The Op may not have taken the class on how to ask a question on here without the premise of the question being the subject of the thread.

Very interesting. Definitely worth whining about.

What’s funny to me is when somebody asks a thousand questions about a person’s wants, needs, and expectations, and never replying back after a lengthy explanation.

Maybe just a gift of edification?

There is no excuse for not auditioning before purchase, unless you can get a dealer/manufacturer to send them to you with a 7 day return policy with no restocking fee.

Somebody mentioned they wouldn’t fly because it would be an expensive plane ticket. What’s the alternative, spend $100k on a speaker and you don’t like it, so you send it back with a 15% restocking fee, which would be $15,000. So what’s more expensive, a plane ticket or the restocking fee?

Or worse case, you can’t return the speakers so you sell them, probably at a 20% loss or more if you can sell them. 
 

Spend a few bucks and go to a few audio shows and listen to as many speakers as you can. Or you can travel to a few dealers that carry the speakers you think you might like, it can be a little vacation and it could save you a lot of money in the long run.

1 more thing, when people ask an open ended question like you did, you could get tens to hundreds of responses all giving you unique set of speakers. How will this help you? Same goes for relying on audio reviews. This is the worst thing you can do since every review of an audio component in a magazine is the best of the best, never a negative review. Again, how is this going to help you make a decision?

Good luck