Spacial Audio Lab X3 and Pure Audio Project Quintet 15

I had the X3 for about a year. This is a seriously good speaker. Very dynamic and effortless, great bass extension and definition. The one shortcoming that I found was I could never get the midrange to sound to my liking. I tried different amps, preamps, cables and I was able to get an improvement. but never exactly what I wanted. My theory is that asking a 12" driver to do midrange duties might not be the best idea.

So I moved on to a pair of Cornwall IVs. Both of these are excellent speakers, but the midrnage immediacy and texture of the CW IV is hard to beat. I had to add a pair of 15" subs to get the bass performance I had with the Spatials, but I am happy with the end result.

Bear in mind my issue might not even bother most folks. There are countless X3 users who are extremely happy with them. And I still contend they are excellent speakers.

Oz

spatial - with a T

yes spatials are very nice indeed... i am running a pair of clayton’s newest m3 sapphires now... still breaking in, but i am most impressed

audiocircle has a whole section directed at the spatial line, all info you would ever want is there

If you elect to get the Quintet 15, I strongly suggest you consider the active crossover for it. While it does take some time to set up to one's ideal, it performs distinctly superior to the passive version. Imo, it is well worth the extra time and money to establish such a speaker with the active x-over. See my review of the Trio15 Horn 1 with the active x-over from PureAudioProject - article is at Dagogo.com