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JM Reynaud Twin MK3 vs. JM Lab Electra 906

Hi all,

I am the happy owner of a JM Reynaud Twin MK3. I was looking around to upgrade them. And the most susceptible speakers to do this seem to be JM Lab Electra 906. but the problem is that I never listened to them (because there is no dealer in my area). So, my question is: it will be an upgrade first of all? If there is an upgrade it deserves this upgrade to pay double the price of my Reynauds? (I can sell my Reynauds for $500 and I will pay $1000 for the Electra 906)

Thank you very much to all of you.

Rmihai (System | Answers)

09-02-04

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09-02-04: Panderso
I can't help you with direct comparison; I'm not familiar with the Reynauds. I can only say that I owned the Electra 906s and loved them. With typical, perverse audiophile logic, I liked them so much I had to upgrade to the new Electra Be line when it came available. I'm not sorry I did, but the 906's stand up very well as fine value; terrific imaging and detail. Personally I much preferred them to the Monitor and KEF lines in comparable price ranges.
Panderso (Threads | Answers)

09-02-04 I heard the 906's recently and was impressed with them, fast ... Mattybumpkin

09-02-04 I have reynaud trentes and i know they are easy to drive. i ... Philjolet

09-02-04: Chams_uk
I used to own the Twin Mk 3's, and have heard the JM Labs at a dealer. Both are VERY nice. But personally, I think if you are going to upgrade the 3's, wait a bit and go for something even better than the 906's. While they are great, I don't know if I'd say they do everything better than the Twins, which seemed to have a certain magic to them, depsite not having all the supposed "hi-fi" trickery.

I paired the Twins with a noname British integrated called the Newtonia Solis in a second system. The Newtonia was an incredible performer, having much of the pace and musicality fo the Naim gear, with bass and dynamics to boot. I miss that combo; I sold it when I dismantled the second system....

So I'd say stay happy with your Twins, and upgrade when it is even more worthy.

My thoughts.....

(FYI, I heard the JM Labs driven by Naim and Musical Fidelity gear).
Chams_uk (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

09-03-04: Rmihai
Thank you very much to all of you. Indeed it sounds as I expected - altough JMLAbs 906 are very good the Twins are comparable and won't make sense to spend $500 more to move sideways. And indeed my Thule IA 60 B is very forward in revealing. I will wait for awhile to upgrade to something else (I have in head the Triangle Naia) or, maybe, I will build my own speakers and it will cost less and it will sound better.

Thank you again for your comments
Rmihai (System | Answers)