Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs
Best speakers out there for Midrange and HighsAlways ESL's, then Planer then Cone drivers, to cover mids and highs. It's all about the mass to get the best in mids/highs. The very best in just the highs are Plasma, but they are HF only, they have no mass as they ionize the air around the Plasma flame and that becomes the diaphragm. Cheers George |
I dislike applying the adjective "Best" to anything (except J.S. Bach and The Band ;-), but I’m with ya George. Hearing my first ESL’s was a game changer: the Infinity Servo-Static I and 2000A, the ESS Trans-Static I (a pair of which I now own), the RTR ESL6, the Fulton Model J (which I bought new), and finally the original Quad (also now owned). Cones were dead to me. Then The Magneplanar Tympani---finally, life-size instruments and image height! Plus cut-from-the-same-cloth timbre reproduction, and very low coloration. Not as transparent as ESL’s, but ya can’t have it all. There is a loudspeaker available now with the widest-band planar driver I know of---the Eminent Technology LFT-8b. The dual-LFT magnetic-planar drivers (a push-pull design) cover 180Hz to 10kHz, with NO crossover! A ribbon tweeter comes in for the top octave, and an 8" dynamic woofer in a sealed enclosure does 180Hz down. With a pair of real good subs (Rythmik, the OB/Dipole model if you’re very serious) added, you have a killer budget system for under $5,000 total. |
jmarshak, every so often a used Plinius SB-301 pops up here for sale at prices around $5K. It is really a great amp for the price, with smooth highs and the only drawback being that it runs hot. If I hadn't come across a ridiculously good price for the Symphonic Line monos, the Plinius would likely still be here. |
To me if you like the sound of the Revel Salon2 in your system the obvious choice is their TOTL Gem2 bookshelf speakers. -3 dB from 70 Hz to 45 kHz ±0.5 dB from 75 Hz to 18 kHz ±1.0 dB from 72 Hz to 20 kHz https://www.revelspeakers.com/products/series/series-ultima2/Gem2-.html?cgid=series-ultima2&dwva... |
Interesting why everyone is trying to get you to buy monitor speakers. You really seem to like the dynamic sound of the floor standers with the added deep bass, the combination that gives you real live music sound with excellent dynamic range and presentation. in the place of the blade 2 I tried the ls50 and the ref 1. They all share the same midrange , tweeter driver unit. So theoretically with the subs the sound should be similar to blade 2 with subs. NOT EVEN CLOSE. Big speakers with added subs integrated well sound so much better . Hence I am going for the bigger blades for the mid and highs . The kef guys feel that the bigger speaker would have more presence even when not doing bass duty. I sure hope so. With regard to electrostats I have only tried Martin Logan’s and own a pair of cadence electrostats in my second system. They don’t match the blades when it comes to dynamic presentation and sound pressures which are important to me and the dipole nature of the speaker imo loose the focus that the blades provide . The blade 2 with the jl audio subs have a deep, wide, clean , stable and powerful soundstage . The electrostats sounded very pleasant but lacked the palpable presence of these big speakers mated with subs. To make the mid and high better , as you like your speakers and amplification I would recommend tweaks and essentials like sound treatment ( I love asc tube traps and they are very helpful if u call them ) , cables( in my system kiMber was too bright I use all cardas now and they made the sound much more to my taste), power conditioning, isolation feet etc Things to add everyday to make your system sound better a fraction at a time . |
