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  Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k?
Better high end speakers are typically so high in resolution that, while they sound superb with great and maybe even good recordings, they sound mediocre to plain bad with average recordings. Given that many people have average recordings that they enjoy, and would wish to be able to listen to most if not all of their music library, what speakers in the roughly $10k-20k realm (new price) would provide an extraordinary listening experience across the spectrum (average to good recordings especially)? Does such an animal exist?
Jeffkad  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-06-12
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03-06-12   Ohm walsh fit the bill except cost is $1000 to $7000 or so d ...   Mapman

03-07-12   A good question, but i think it's the wrong question. rathe ...   Onhwy61

03-07-12   I like onhwy61's advice! speakers that are designed explici ...   Mapman

03-07-12   As a long time fan of music that's poorly recorded (todd run ...   Martykl

03-07-12   Investigate the silverline bolero speakers. they are a (very ...   Newbee

03-07-12   Based on owners comments through the years, and reputation, ...   Pubul57

03-07-12   Ditto harbeth m-40.1's. retail @ $13k. great speaker ime.   Pdreher

03-07-12   Zu definition 4. despite having even higher resolution than ...   213cobra

03-07-12   Personally i find the source and amp to be more of a factor ...   Xti16

03-07-12   To answer your question more directly, i'd suggest vanderste ...   Ojgalli

03-07-12   Interesting question, and one i think is appropriate. what ...   Rtilden

03-07-12   Well chosen system and proper set up go a long way toward ge ...   Larryi

03-07-12   Music lies in the midrange and achieving purity there goes a ...   Manitunc

03-07-12   I use the words warm and/or musical in place of more forgivi ...   Jmcgrogan2

03-07-12   I'm surprised zu definition mk 4 ($12500) hasn't been noted ...   Germanboxers

03-07-12   Look into speakers by sonus faber (cremona m), vandersteen 5 ...   Mrmitch

03-07-12   Tannoy.   Face

03-07-12   I second the silver line bolero speaker. simply perfect for ...   Grannyring

03-07-12   I recommend these a lot, but it's because they fit the bill ...   Sthomas12321

03-07-12   Dali speakers are "forgiving" or "easy to lis ...   Tomcy6

03-08-12   I think relatively "frequency flat" speakers are t ...   Wolf_garcia

03-08-12   A consistent comment i read in reviews of sonus faber loudsp ...   Johnnyb53

03-08-12   "with great recordings it is fantastic but with poor re ...   Mapman

03-08-12   Well, you know have several years worth of speakers to audit ...   Pubul57

03-08-12   Some good suggestions here. i would second sonus faber. i wo ...   Bryoncunningham

03-08-12   I agree on the harbeth m40.1 recommendation. i would also su ...   Dodgealum

03-08-12   With the upper end vandersteens, you can tailer the speaker ...   Stringreen

03-08-12   One of the salk soundscapes might fit the bill. they have a ...   Rsimms

03-09-12   I highly recommend ascendo systems speakers. they really pu ...   Honest1

03-09-12   Some excellent suggestions, silverline, sonus faber, harbeth ...   David12

03-09-12   Interesting about the daedalus. i had high hopes for these ...   Honest1

03-09-12   while i don't question your perceptions under whatever circu ...   Almarg

03-09-12   While i can see the point of trying to make poor recordings ...   Mike60

03-09-12   Honest1 - as a daedalus ulysses owner, i'd bet that the daed ...   Pdreher

03-09-12   Detail can't happen without accuracy. accuracy can be prett ...   Mapman

03-09-12   Don't have the experience to comment on all (or even most) o ...   Mezmo

03-09-12   I have found that, in general, i prefer speakers with soft d ...   Rockadanny

03-09-12   I don't know what went wrong with the daedalus speakers i he ...   Honest1

03-09-12   If a loudspeaker makes mediocre recordings sound good, then ...   Allchemie

03-09-12   Larry i certainly gave some well thought out choices. as a f ...   Fjn04

03-09-12   No speaker, including highly detailed ones, presents the mus ...   Tomcy6

03-10-12   It's not a question of speakers making mediocre recordings s ...   Honest1

03-10-12   Most people don't know what the truth sounds like in a recor ...   Rockadanny

03-10-12   if you did get the worlds most forgiving speakers they woul ...   Sounds_real_audio

03-10-12   Making bad recordings sound good may not be all bad. in the ...   Rsimms

03-10-12   This discussion has reminded me of how glad i am to have ton ...   Hesson11

03-11-12   Does it have to say thank you.dude!!   Ebm

03-13-12   First time i heard the beatle's "i'm looking through yo ...   Wolf_garcia

03-15-12   "this discussion has reminded me of how glad i am to ha ...   Mapman

03-15-12: Rgs92
Tubes help with harsher recordings I have found. Try tubes (and tube rolling) if you listen to problematic recordings. And the tubes help with great recordings too, even though this seems illogical on the face of it. Tubes really helped Beatles music for me. By the way, I have Lahave Mela speakers, very nice on difficult recordings (Beatles included) but they don't mask things (like the way a lot of familiar vocal character on Beatles music was missing in action when I had Harbeth SHL5s).
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03-15-12   any body heard from jeffkad lately?   Sounds_real_audio

03-16-12   Sounds real, sorry, been working like crazy, traveling all o ...   Jeffkad

03-16-12   Jeff if you choose a speaker that suits your own taste (over ...   Mike60

03-17-12   I agree with mapman regarding the underlying basis of the qu ...   French_fries

03-17-12   Agree with the harbeth recommendation, but spendor should be ...   Salectric

03-17-12   Hesson11: hey bob, i agree about the tone controls. in fact ...   Jeffkad

03-18-12   Thanks, jeffkad. but i'm afraid that, among audiophiles, we ...   Hesson11

03-18-12   Many loudspeakers are undersized with to small a cabinet wit ...   Johnk

03-18-12   Fwiw i think a well executed tone control, such as an equali ...   Newbee

03-24-12   Hah, newbee, i think your right. audiophiles would be eq'ing ...   Jeffkad

03-24-12   Jeffkad, i consider the presence region to be between 1000 a ...   Newbee

03-24-12   Newbee, that's probably as good a range as any. i doubt ther ...   Hesson11

03-24-12   Yeah. bring mariachi band. highs to die for and the bass tha ...   Kiza

03-24-12   Jeffkad i remember our room at the rocky mountain audio fes ...   Sounds_real_audio

07-01-12   Honest1, i would very much appreciate if you could email/cal ...   Daedalus_audio

07-06-12   I'll send an email. we used to be able to contact members t ...   Honest1

07-06-12   Yup, no more persoanl contact with members. all contact has ...   Jmcgrogan2

07-07-12   Yes, "it" does suck (the new a'gon).   Dodgealum

07-07-12   Jeffkad, this may be late to the party but you only describe ...   Bigkidz

07-08-12   I have heard many. they all say, "i am sorry you wast ...   Don_c55

07-08-12   Speaking of eq and sonus faber loudspeakers, i recently hear ...   Johnnyb53

07-07-12   Hello john, so why not sign every post with something like t ...   Audiofeil


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