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Swapping Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s for open baffle Pure Audio Project Trio15 Voxative's

I would appreciate any thoughts form forum members on the following.

I am considering selling some Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s and purchasing a pair of Pure Audio Projects Trio15 Voxative open baffles http://www.pureaudioproject.com/product/trio15-voxativ-open-baffle-speakers/

The price differential is not that great (the trios are £5,250 inc tax in the UK) and so I could make the speaker swap with a relatively small cash injection.  

I am in discussion with a UK retailer to loan me pair of Trio15's at the end of February but there is a cost (refundable if I purchase) and logistical fuss to the process.

I like the Wilsons a lot, however the lower bass can get out of control at higher volumes (my room has raised wooden floors). My rational is that the open baffle design will put less bass vibration into the floor because the energy is dissipated more widely and not contained within a cabinet.

The Trio15’s also allow future upgrades (for example swap in a horn tweeter) and they will also allow bi-amping via the DEQX, which means I have an upgrade path, as funds allow.

The downsides I can see would be:

  1. Buying new means there would be immediate depreciation.

  2. I may lose some slam, which I enjoy with the WWP's.

  3. I have read that that the imaging of open baffles is wider but may be less precise for individual performers?

I would be interested to hear from any other forum members who have made the move from traditional cabinet speakers to open baffle/Pure Audio Projects and any observations they may have.

Thanks very much.

soma70

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keithtexas
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From your description, it sounds like the only real issue you have with the Wilsons is occasional overpowering bass (as a result of your floor or your room). 1. I would try some of methods to couple or de-couple the speakers to/from your floor. There are many at all costs-here is one just as an example 
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SubDudeII--auralex-subdude-ii
 2. There are certainly many room treatments out there (from diy to expensive, which can make a big difference. 3. I would consider changing your speaker cable (don't know what you have, but I recently purchased some mid-range, older model (2012?) MIT cables that seem to control what I could describe as a loose-ness or modulation in frequencies and certainly 'cleaned up' any diffusion in the response on both frequency extremes).  But the fact that you mention the Pureaudio as something you would consider may indicate that you are looking for a different presentation.  Some people love Wilsons, or Magicos, etc. and others like panels or OB speakers, others couldn't live without the inner warmth of SET and the dynamics of horns. I would do a little self-inventory to determine "gotta have that magic midrange", and or "can't have boomy bass", or "must have wide open soundstage", etc. ... and go from there.
keithtexas
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Especially if you are in the UK, may want to see about a demo of these:

http://www.townshendaudio.com/hi-fi-home-cinema-equipment-vibration-isolation/hi-fi-home-cinema-vibr...
keithtexas
352 posts
 

Maybe DIY some Townshend Podiums with these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/292100530301 , and a wood cutting board(s) or a piece of floor tile. ;-). The Townshend research seems to suggest that loudspeaker "suspension" is more effective than either coupling to or decoupling from - the speakers with the floor.  

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