Started with $1k speakers … what now?
I got into this hobby during Covid, browsing YouTube reviews my first speakers were Polk L100s and Sonus Faber Lumina 1s. Not bad as an entry point, but wondering what would be the next level is where a speaker is built with fewer compromises in the drivers and crossover design. My hope was that in the $5k range truer “hifi” entry points may be found in a small room system with a REL t5x. My source and amplification is already in the $5k range.
I visited a hifi store recently but was overwhelmed by the amount of choice and unsure what would be an upgrade based on first listening impressions alone.
Thanks in advance for any insights.
@jl35 I hold both speakers in high regard, but that’s a pretty definitive statement. Have you compared Salk and Fritz speakers directly? |
@jl35 Got it. Out of curiosity and as I’ve very unfortunately never heard either, what were the material differences between them and what models did you compare? Thanks! |
@jl35 Got it. Out of curiosity and as I’ve very unfortunately never heard either, what were the material differences between them and what models did you compare? To drill right down to it, what ultimately pushed you toward Salk over Fritz? Thanks! |
I found the Salk more full sounding and dynamic, and preferred the clarity of their high end...the models listed in the thread a few below mine, though I’ve recently owned the SongTowers and still own the Salk Monitors...the Fritz were being auditioned by a friend who chose the Salk...we do live close to the former factory...I believe of the earlier mentioned speakers the Salk are more expensive which while not guaranteeing superiority certainly gives the edge for talented veteran designers... I think also in some ways Salk reminds me of Fried speakers , one of my earliest higher up speaker purchases |
