Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair


Hello,

I am currently shopping for a whole new system. I demoed Klipsch Cornwall's and Fyne 502SP's. They were both great in their own regard however I was won over by the Fyne Audio 502SP's because of the holographic illusion they were able to generate. I demoed them with a Music Fidelity M6si amp and Bluenote Icon streamer.

They are currently at the top of my list but this is a big investment and I want to make sure I do my due diligence before pulling the trigger.

I am interested to know if there are any other speakers in this price range i should be checking out before making my decision? I listen to a wide variety of music including electronic, classic rock, indy rock,  hip-hop, orchestral music etc... 

In addition to the holographic nature of the 502SP's I also liked the clarity and punch they gave. I have read about the Ascend Audio ELX towers, Mofi 888's and Tannoy Arden's, but only seem to be able to set up a demo of the Mofi 888's which i plan on doing soon. I live in the LA area if that helps. 

Thanks for your help

julesg13th

@julesg13th that can be attributed to the Klipsch having uneven dispersion. It balloons in and out and instruments can sometimes be out of place in the sound field thrown in front of you.

 

Coaxials don't suffer from that (well good coaxials) and it seems the Fyne speaker is a good coaxial. Haven't heard that one specifically.

Glad to help.

 

I think Erin has a video on how wrong the stereophonic balloon of the Klipsch is. I have to find the video and send it to you 

 

Edit: Found it - https://youtu.be/Rtum62LsvDQ?si=1hl3L3auVM40cx3M

 

@audiojan Those look intruiging. I don't know much about open baffel speakers. I've heard open-baffle speakers don't work well in large rooms. I'm also secondarily interested in off-access listening in the room for social gatherings. Do you have any experience with open-baffle in large rooms and off-access? 

@gano I didn't take offence. I was just making sure I was describing the sensation I experienced correctly. Thank you for your input.

Stereophonic balloon is the function of how matched your left and Right speakers are, the recording trickery and how well controlled your room RT60 is.

@kofibaffour  That’s an oversimplification and there’s much more to it than how matched the L/R speakers are.  There are several aspects of speaker design that can contribute to the ability of a speaker to image/soundstage better than another including time and phase coherence among others.  The OP’s experience is a good case in point where the Fyne speakers with their concentric midrange/tweeter design and first-order crossover between the midrange and tweeter are purported to be time and phase coherent where the Klipsch are most definitely not (and there are undoubtedly other reasons why they didn’t image/soundstage as well), and the OP was clearly able to hear the superior 3D imaging of the former in the same room with the same equipment and music.  That pretty much says it all right there.  But there are plenty of non time/phase coherent speakers that also can produce an impressive 3D soundstage if it’s in the recording so there’s more than one way to skin a cat.  But regardless of how it’s achieved some speakers clearly have a better ability to do this than others, and while obviously you want L/R speakers to be matched it’s not the only thing involved in creating a voluminous 3D soundstage as there’s much more to it than that.

I think it's a cool mission for you @julesg13th to find the best imaging speaker and I am here to learn.