Totem Hawks...in the presence of music being played...they haunt you and demand you listen as much and as long as you can!!! Truly soul stirring, more than I can say about my Watt/Puppy 6's, 801N's, Dunlavy V's, ML Prodigy's or Magnapan 3.6's! The Winds and the Forest are equally special in unique ways. Magic be made here..dare ye try them? |
My brother needs 100watts RMS to drive the B313's but they are nominal so a fairly easy load. My Totem Winds capture alot of the characteristics of the Bozaks plus more inner and low level detail...check out new stereophile review of old Bozak Concert Grands...my brother had a pair of these as well at one point! Most modern speaker builders design out the natural dynamics and smooth full midrange that is the hallmark of live music. The new Wilson Sophia $12000 delivers what the old B313 did for $600?? |
Dynaudio C4's with Mcintosh 501's and C46 preamp fronted by MF A5 CD player and all MIT Magnum cabling!! For classical it put's the ass in the seat like no other I've heard!! |
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For best full scale real world speaker I give the nod to Dyanaudio for their C4's. Music is performed through these speakers in full measure and in a disarmingly natural way..no artiface, just pure unadulterated sound. I don't miss my Wilson's, B&W's, Dunlavy's or Magnapans. |
Krell resolution 2 speakers. These are musical instruments of the highest order. I bought these speakers as temporary stand-ins until I could go for a true high end design. My respect for them took a major leap forward after I brought home my Ref3 and HD 220 amp from ARC! The organic, huge, detailed, transparent and tonaly gorgeous soundscape they deliver is stunning..thunderous controlled bass with bloom, sweet strings and delicate extended highs. With these speakers I have a symphony in my room...no limitations and nothing to distract one from the music. This is a perfect product for the music lover!! |
Krell speakers Jc51373...not electronics my uninformed friend. The Ref3 and HD 220 are from Audio Research..tube stuff! I owned wilson system 6 speakers...even the 8's are flawed due to monitor heritage. Any speaker you must aim at your head will limit dynamics and decrease soundstaging! Wilsons are also less than completely coherent. |
JC51373, I am very critical of my own equipment and that of which I demo. That being said, often times it takes time to fully get to know a product and determine what works best with each piece i.e..power cords, interconnects etc... I have sold my C4's, Evo 402 and 202. At the end of the day, the C4's had a homogenous nature to their presentation..slightly blended and softened up a bit much for my taste..high frequencies were too soft and imaging was a tad left/right sounding. The 402 was brittle and flat albeit with a big bottom end...the class A sound is gone and the music suffers greatly from a lack of tonal color and liquidity. The 202 was OK but not killer dynamic and explosive with great tonal accuracy like the ref 3...the soundstage is expansive and deep with a truth of timbre and contrast not heard from any other preamp! My initial demo of the ref 3 was with a unit using a shunyata anaconda helix PC....Shunyata deadens anything I've ever heard them used on and it was no exception in this case...it made the ref 3 sound hazy! My instincts and more demo's lead me to my current rig which consists of the following:
ARC Ref 3
ARC HD220
Krell SACD Standard V5.1
Krell Resolution 2 speakers
MIT Oracle V2.1 cabling
Transparent MM Ref PC's
Wattgate Recepticles
The system has 400 hours on it and I just want to keep listening every time I fire it up...big, bold, expansive, dynamic, tonal truth, extensive, explosive yet nuanced and full of life. The best sound I have ever heard anywhere! The ref 3 and HD220 hybrid amp gives me the closest approach to re-creating the elusive sound of live music without the normal drawbacks of SS or tubes...it just presents the music sans distracting artifacts! |
I'm sorry if my journey for the best reproduced sound I can obtain distasteful for you Jc. I am curious however why you are upset? Most of my audio journeys have been an attempt to fuse tube dynamics and 3 dimensionality with the transient accuracy of solid state. Technology has caught up with me...simple as that! I was spoiled at an early age with exposure to great sound from the likes of the BSO. |
Check out my review of the HD220 on A'gon! It has turned into one of the finest amplifiers ever to grace any of my systems. Words can hardly describe how happy I am with my purchase..it is reference caliber sound for sure!! The HD220 controls my Res 2's with great finesse....kick ass dynamic, full of life and detail with no grain or strain. It re-creates the event of a live performance like few other amps can...phenomenal with my Ref 3. For power cable specifics see the review or call Dave @ 610-399-1398. |
Pretty much every speaker anyones owned or heard is on the list! Balance is the key to musicality...not any one or two aspects of a design. |
The LAT-1000's are precisely what I'm talking about...they are balanced and musical! My Resolution 2's are cut from the same cloth. |
Davidbigeye, they excite my passion for the music every time I fire up my system. What does the rest of your system consist of? |
Dr. Carl Sagan...he had great range! |
Magnepan MG 3.6R's (09 edition with new crossovers). If you truly know music, there is no other speaker for you. They will unleash your inner audiophile like no other and let the music flow over you like the Holy waters from the audio God's:O ) |
Our best systems are inextricably linked to an emotionaly formative time/experience. If time travel existed and we were able to go back and listen with our present day ears, we would no doubt be less than thrilled. Bozak sounded better than most to me growing up in the 60's thru the 80's. |
The pair you just purchased |
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I just heard the ne B&W N802D's with Mcintosh seperates...holy f--kin sh-t!!! |
Mint604...ever heard of the Bozak B313 circa.1962. My brother still has them and I must say, they are more musical than most current production speakers. Having been through the mill, I currently enjoy Totem Winds...Totem seems to grasp the essence of music more so then my Watt/Puppy 6's or B&W 801N's did. |
Got my hands on a vintage pair of Krell Resolution 2 speakers and they have turned my idea of what a home system can deliver upside down...or is it downside up? Spooky staging, unrestrained dynamics and tonal perfection with uber-palpability! They blow away the Wilson WP 6's, B&W802D2's and Dynaudio C4's I've owned...among many others. As clear as Maggie's without dynamic limitations. For $3300 I hit the lottery!! |
