PhilMays Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 My favorites would have to be the few special super dream systems I have heard: <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Nearfield Pipedreams Advantegarde Trios Martin Logan Summits All of them coupled to equipment costing as much as a small house. Since I auditioned the Classic Audio Reproductions Cinema Ensemble and loved it, probably would include their mammoth Hartsfield reproduction too. It's funny you say that. I heard a pair of B & W 802's being powered by some AVR from either Denon or Yamaha and they sounded like crap. I went back a few weeks leter and they were hooked up to a Yamaha M-2 amp (certainly not top of line) and they sounded EXCELLENT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Well, for me, the newer or upgraded Klipschorns would be at the top of any list of plausible home speakers. Many others are appealing, including panel speakers, but they don't have the Klipschorns' finely graded dynamic contrasts. Finely tuning a room, or feeding speakers with optimized program material can sometimes make an unimpressive speaker sound great. With tender loving care, most speakers that are not compromised for price can be made to sound good. Example: Speakers I usually don't like are the Bose 901 series, and the Altec theater series. BUT the Bose sounds quite good at Alphonso's Mercantile in Mendicino Village, CA, and Altec Theater systems sound great when fed with a good 'ole magnetic Todd-AO 6 channel soundtrack, especially with those warm and wonderful double system installations, with full coat 35mm mag film carrying the 6 soundtracks, synced to the 70mm print. I suspect these tracks were mixed with the Altecs, or JBLs in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Did someone mention Bose? Tthe 901 is Bose's flagship speaker. It's been around a long time in various forms. In some ways it's as difficult to place in a room as most panels because most of the sound fires out from the back. There's only 1 driver at the front. The other 8 drivers at the back of each speaker fire towards the back of the room so 90% of what you hear is reflected sound. It sound bizarre doesn't it? But it works. Although the results are not to everyone's taste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 This is how these things work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Here's a pic of the back. It's not the very good but it's the best I could find... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Jamo make some very nice speakers. Here's a pic of their new flagship model, the Reference R909... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Check out this side view. Yum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Some eye candy from Bosendorfer. Unusually for the size of this speaker, it's a 2 way system with 2 treble speakers and 4 bass drivers. The frequency response is 25Hz to 27Khzwith a 91 db/m sensitivity and they utilise this active acoustic principle, with a 'horn and plate resonator'. Bosendorfer are famous for making pianos for those that don't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Featured in the Men in Black movie, the Oheocha D2 Saturn is a work of art that sounds pretty good too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 I've had trouble posting the Revel Salon2's. I'll try again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Bother! I was trying to post a side shot of the Revel Salon 2's and I ended up with a back view of her.. How did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Now this should be in any one's top 10 list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Back on track. The mbl 101D Radialstrahler. Very nice. I've never heard these. I wonder what they sound like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Some eye candy from Klipsch. I didn't like the look at first, but it's growing on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Klipsch have done a nice update job on the La Scala. Again I didn't care for the look at first, but now I'm beginning to like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsched with Yamahas Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 I heard a set of Snell's the other night, when down visiting a friend! I was darned impressed. The R312's Cerwin Vega were a nice 3-way book shelf speaker system, and of course I have always like the studio JBL equipment (classic JBL and Cerwin Vega) I would put Dahlquists and Canton on my list also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 The M&K S150 satellite. When combined with one of their subwoofers, they can sound awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Not to be out done. Klipsch have come up with this response to M&K... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted October 27, 2006 Author Share Posted October 27, 2006 Hee's the entire Klipsch system. Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsched with Yamahas Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Now this should be in any one's top 10 list... WOW.....nobody told me this was an A/V thread [][] I concur, she's music to my ears ( and eyes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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