Coincident Super Eclipse III vs. Tyler Sig System?


HI,

Speakers that I would like to hear opinions on are the Tyler Sig System (1 or 2 piece), the Coincident Super Eclipse III, and the Devore Gibbon Super 8 (although the Devore might have the problem of getting lost a bit in there as well). I couldn't find a whole lot of opinions on the Coincident, but I get the impression that it is slated for smaller spaces as well, even though it looks like a larger speaker down to 28hz.

Musical tastes are jazz, classical, and electronic (first two are the larger emphasis though). Room size is 12x20 attached to another room (an "L) that is another 12x15, so it is a pretty big room. I was looking at the Merlin VSM, but it might not be the best choice in such as large room, although if I had a smaller space it would be at the top of my list.

To give you an idea of what I like and have heard: I thought the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus were fun and musical, with fairly tight low-end extension, the Thiel 2.4 was pretty sterile (on MF gears), the Arial Acoustics 6 was a nice, neutral speaker, but not enough of a performance difference to justify upgrading, the B&W 803D was very resolving but not as good as I expected (in a high-end Classe system-$16,000 of gears). I like a full-bodied, musical sound, but something refined with some resolution, but not excessively bloomy or chubby. I have been running a SS amp/tube pre, which seems to be musical without overdoing things.

dawgcatching

Showing 1 response by greh

Hello,

Recently purchased the Tyler Sig here on Agon without hearing them.
Long story short, I've either owned or auditioned many a speaker in my lifetime-most of them garnishing rave reviews-and the Tyler's-for my musical taste-are a godsend.
They produce the FULL audio spectrum extremely well.
I'm driving them with a Manley Stingray in the triode mode and it's the best my system has ever sounded.
Perfect?-of course not-but for me they're pretty darn close.
I still can't understand the logic of spending beaucoup bucs on speakers that have great high end resolution-but no bass-or a great midrange presence-but rolled-off highs etc.
etc.
As I said, the Sigs do the full audio range very well.
Listening to my system has become a real treat again and I can honestly say I won't be looking for new speakers for quite awhile.
Add to that that Ty is one of the better people in this industry.
Haven't heard the Coincident's and I've always wanted to hear the Salk HT 3's but they're out of my price range.
I'm sure both speakers are very good.
Good luck on your search!