bradleyc

Thanks Stormin! One thing I've done over the years is to replace almost my entire rock collection with audiophile gold-plated and 80's and 90's Japanese-made CDs. The sound quality of these audiophile CDs makes is so much better than the mass-produced harsh, piercing American-pressed versions, but these are pretty pricey. One nice thing about audiophile discs is if you take care of them you can play them often and they keep increasing in value. Back in the 90's I purchased many of the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs gold-plated discs for $25 each. Many of them are selling used in mint condition for 2 to 6 times their original cost new. How many audiophile items, or any consumer items can you use as often as you like, and they keep going up in value? If anybody is interested in these, just search eBay for your favorite titles and add the search word GOLD or JAPAN. Some of my favorites are Japan gold Deep Purple Machine Head, German gold Led Zep I, II and IV, Pink Floyd Japan Enternity Gold Dark Side of the Moon, Sony Japan gold Wish You Were Here and SRV Couldn't Stand the Weather and Chicago CTA. All of these titles are rare, long out of print and getting real expensive, but they're some of my favorites, they sound superb, and keep increasing in value.

This has been a difficult purchase decision without ever hearing LS2's, thank you all very much for your input. Went ahead and ordered a pair of walnut LS2's today, will share my comparison with Chorus II when the speakers arrive in February. I'm hoping the LS2's kick the crap out of the Chorus II's for rock music, we shall see...

Thank you everyone for your input, this is a difficult decision to purchase without being able to hear LS2's. I'm not much of a DIY guy with speakers, although I recently replaced a diaphram in a KLF-20 lol My thoughts before posting here on this fine forum were, the LS2's would have a larger, cleaner, more detailed and dynamic sound that my Chorus II's. Speaker preferences are subjective, but I value all of your opinions. This will help me make the best choice. I've been told the original LS speakers get that "cupped" nasal sound, does anybody know if the newly overhauled LS2's do too?

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Thanks for your input, if the LS2's don't sound significantly better I probably won't go that route. It's really hard to decide without an audition, and for another month I can get the LS2's built for $4K. Also looking at a Mac C46-pre and MC252-amp, but can't audition those either. Since there are no longer any Mac dealers in my state, found 17% off retail with no sales tax from another state. I would be willing to give up some low bass for cleaner, smoother, more detailed highs/mids/lows, and a bigger sound stage, with much better imaging. The LS2's would really have to sound superior to Chorus II with rock N roll, and I'm not yet sure that they will.

Has anybody heard Chorus II and La Scala II speakers? I would really appreciate some help to understand what some of the differences in sound are between these two models, please let me know what you think. Soon, my plan is to use a set of these speakers with Mac ss gear. Most of the time will be crankin rocknroll at medium volume levels.