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  Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander?
Listened to B&W's 6 series and much prefered the 686 and 685 to the more expensive floorstanders. I'm a junkie for clear and coherent vocals and the floorstanders seemed to muddy the sound.
Listened to Dynaudio Focus 110s and loved them. Compared them to the Contour 5.4s and I loved the top end of them even more than the Focus' but was again bothered by what I want to call an incoherence... lack of focus... integration... with the low end.

Owned Totem Arros and Dreamcatcher monitors with Dreamcatcher sub and prefered the dreamcatcher monitors over the Arros and without the sub, too.

Am I just a bookshelf guy? Was it my choice of floorstanders? Setup? Anyone have better words to describe what I'm trying to say? I certainly love the low end and dynamic grunt of the big ones but not at such expense.
Eyediver  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-18-09
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05-18-09   Ever hear merlin vsm floorstanders? they're about as close t ...   Tvad

05-18-09   That's an interesting dilemma. could it be the room?   Rakuennow

05-18-09   Certainly, if they are good florrstanders that are set up pr ...   Mapman

05-18-09   Tvad, i own vsms and concur. i also have preludes in my gy ...   Martykl

05-18-09   i never claimed they were a substitute for a top shelf monit ...   Tvad

05-18-09   In my experience, bookshelves are sometimes able to "fi ...   Biznus97

05-18-09   I own a pair of proac 2.5 they are a 2 way and very compet ...   Bokfudo

05-19-09   I know the sound. i spent considerable time with audio phys ...   Celtic66

05-19-09   Two way bookshelves are often best value in the under 5k cat ...   Shadorne

05-19-09   You need to audition the dynaudio confidence c1.   Buff

05-19-09   You might want to audition a pair of vandersteen 3a signatur ...   Sidssp

05-19-09   Why would you want to? ok, i'm old fashioned but i still th ...   Pryso

05-19-09   I own a proac studio 110 and it is rated 33 hz to 30 khz.ver ...   Pescolar

05-19-09   Thanks for all of your responses guys (or gals). i think th ...   Eyediver

05-19-09   Eyediver: if you go with merlin, you will need to replace yo ...   9rw

05-19-09   "that one's a bit of a stretch." couldn't agree mo ...   Lithojoe

05-19-09   Eyediver, ohm micro walsh are floor standers using a walsh ...   Mapman

05-19-09   9rw, the vsm presents a sufficiently benign load to the amp ...   Martykl

05-20-09   With a budget of $1k, many options suggested here are taken ...   Pryso

05-20-09   Martykl, from what i remember, 9rw did own an earlier vsm mo ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-20-09   I had the vsm se and used all cardas cables along with an au ...   9rw

05-20-09   9rw, the vsm se was voiced around se triodes and is now, a 1 ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-20-09   9rw, the vsm se was voiced around se triodes and is now, a 1 ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-20-09   Bobby: it's still a speaker that isn't phase- and time-coher ...   9rw

05-20-09   9rw, you are entitled to your opinion but imho, you are very ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-20-09: Bobbyapalkovic
and by the way 9rw, i have heard the arro and it is indeed a very good speaker system, especially for the price asked. but it does not do what the merlin is capable of doing. again imho.
best, b

Bobbyapalkovic  (Answers | This Thread)


05-20-09   9rw, i do like some pro audio gear, but i've never owned/li ...   Martykl

05-20-09   Marty: thanks for the thoughtful response. my system consist ...   9rw

05-20-09   9rw, i tend to agree with you re: accuracy...to an extent. ...   Martykl

05-20-09   Marty: frequency response is just half of the equation. the ...   9rw

05-20-09   Guys, especially bobby, some this debate os fine, but please ...   Aktchi

05-20-09   ...i'll put the silverline prelude recommendation back on t ...   Tvad

05-20-09   9rw, i'd say that frequency response is for me much, much m ...   Martykl

05-20-09   Sorry all. got involved in the debate at the expense of the ...   Martykl

05-21-09   Eyediver, you may just be "monitor person" some ...   Knownothing

05-21-09   can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstande ...   Drew_eckhardt

05-21-09   Marty: no offense, but unless you've published papers in pee ...   9rw

05-21-09   [editing previous message for typos and adding one clarifica ...   Aktchi

05-21-09   9rw, i agree regarding the arros but poster has already indi ...   Mapman

05-21-09   Aktchi, you are absolutely right about this. however, i firs ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-21-09   It is my hope to respond more fully and individually in the ...   Eyediver

05-21-09   Oops! forgot the link. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr ...   Eyediver

05-21-09   Having read your latest thread, and learning that you have o ...   Tvad

05-21-09   Agree with tvad. you've had some good speaks. sounds like ...   Mapman

05-21-09   Bobby: aren't your speakers using the same drivers -- or dri ...   9rw

05-22-09   9rw, you jump in with both feet and say a bunch of nonsense ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-22-09   Bobby: you're incredibly defensive for having done this for ...   9rw

05-22-09   9rw, i am not incredibly defensive just fair minded. i respo ...   Bobbyapalkovic

05-22-09   Bobby: i'll drop this when you do. first, my room wasn't big ...   9rw

05-22-09   I wonder if eyediver is gaining anything toward narrowing hi ...   Tvad


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