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speakers that are a little laid back in the mids

I'm just curious what full range speaker people have found where the mids, voices etc are not so up front. I have had my share of speakers and some I considered to be very good but over time seem to be on top of you. Not necessarily harsh however. My room is 13 x 16 and I have used tubes and ss.

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steve59
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Toddalin, have you had a chance to listen to the speakers?
 

The stereophile review was over the moon, but looking at the price I have to wonder what they’re being compared to. There’s a 45 day home audition included with the direct purchase. 

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Steve59

Yes, I have! I heard them at THE Show in Costa Mesa a couple months ago. When I noted how dead/dull they sounded, even the rep said that SVS strong point is their subs. Maybe they would be acceptable if one were right in the sweet spot and liked the laid back sound..., I wasn’t, and don't.  The graphic does not lie.

As for "Over the moon" they only made "Class B" in the ratings.

I actually had them play this track on them!

https://youtu.be/dqM5L5JQseI

erik_squires
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Revel, Fritz, Monitor Audio can all be said to be laid back IMHO and among my favorite listens.  Vandersteen too.

sounds_real_audio
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Sometimes the best route is to start upstream...many, not all 300B amplifiers have a wonderful full natural sound including but not limited to the midrange...You might consider the deVore's, The Baby is tempting me...So many speakers today have very irritating midrange which is by many people interpreted as "detailed". They sound good for a while but soon become irritating. 

When I was a dealer I carried the Sophia Electric 300B's. A great baseline for the rest of your system.

 

 

 

 

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charles7
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Perhaps another way to go at it: equalization. The RME ADI FS 2 includes a five-band parametric equalizer.

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