@p05129 I would be very interested to see a clearly documented example of this superior setup you allude to, given a two-thousand dollar set of speakers, and equalling the Moabs. Also, and I hope I'm not pushing the issue too far, but it would be even better if you could provide a decent list of $2000 speakers that excel over the Moabs, as you I'm sure you would agree that one set of speakers is not going to suit everyone. Given this same standard, I will also agree that this one speaker at $4500, the Moab, is not for everybody.
Plenty of people want something different, and that's just fine. In this vein, you might list the standards of evaluation you are applying to the $2K set and the Moabs, because you certainly have your own standards of evaluation... My standards:
-not playing it (particularly) safe in my selection, after having owned Vandersteen 2ce's for twenty-five years
-novel (for me) design
-a cohesive 20to20K concept, so I wouldn't feel pressed to hold down the bottom end with subwoofing
-A look I found compelling and unique, a "conversation" piece
-high efficiency; giving greater options for amplification, in my book
-drawing favorable comparisons with horn style dynamics, which is another piece of my audio history; dad having owned Klipschorns and LaScalas.
-Vivid sound-staging and 3-D imaging possibilities
-Sound images approaching life-sized
I would really call everyone suggesting there are better things to make a clear case - document your point-of-view with evidence, then instead of things becoming some sort of head-to-head contest of wills, verbal force, or threat of humiliation, we can dive in deeper, understand more, etc... etc...
Plenty of people want something different, and that's just fine. In this vein, you might list the standards of evaluation you are applying to the $2K set and the Moabs, because you certainly have your own standards of evaluation... My standards:
-not playing it (particularly) safe in my selection, after having owned Vandersteen 2ce's for twenty-five years
-novel (for me) design
-a cohesive 20to20K concept, so I wouldn't feel pressed to hold down the bottom end with subwoofing
-A look I found compelling and unique, a "conversation" piece
-high efficiency; giving greater options for amplification, in my book
-drawing favorable comparisons with horn style dynamics, which is another piece of my audio history; dad having owned Klipschorns and LaScalas.
-Vivid sound-staging and 3-D imaging possibilities
-Sound images approaching life-sized
I would really call everyone suggesting there are better things to make a clear case - document your point-of-view with evidence, then instead of things becoming some sort of head-to-head contest of wills, verbal force, or threat of humiliation, we can dive in deeper, understand more, etc... etc...