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Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair

Hello,

I am currently shopping for a whole new system. I demoed Klipsch Cornwall's and Fyne 502SP's. They were both great in their own regard however I was won over by the Fyne Audio 502SP's because of the holographic illusion they were able to generate. I demoed them with a Music Fidelity M6si amp and Bluenote Icon streamer.

They are currently at the top of my list but this is a big investment and I want to make sure I do my due diligence before pulling the trigger.

I am interested to know if there are any other speakers in this price range i should be checking out before making my decision? I listen to a wide variety of music including electronic, classic rock, indy rock,  hip-hop, orchestral music etc... 

In addition to the holographic nature of the 502SP's I also liked the clarity and punch they gave. I have read about the Ascend Audio ELX towers, Mofi 888's and Tannoy Arden's, but only seem to be able to set up a demo of the Mofi 888's which i plan on doing soon. I live in the LA area if that helps. 

Thanks for your help

julesg13th
dynacohum
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Carefully set up, many speakers can sound holographic. It helps if they are well positioned and have well controlled off axis and overall even power distribution. If you can hear Focal Sopra No.1s they are exemplary and might hit your range used. 
Much lower in price, Philharmonic BMR towers should be considered. Then there are Ohm Walsh towers…famous for expansive imaging. 

julesg13th OP
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@buellrider I actually went to Upscale Audio to do my demo. They are great and have lots of awesome stuff. They told me they can't demo the Tannoy's (might be because I am interested in blemished units). I'm going to try the MoFi888's next. The Cornwall originally sold me but then I heard the Fyne's and they stole my heart. I'll let you know what I end up with.

julesg13th OP
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@dynacohum yes i was also interested in Focal's but Upscale told me they wouldn't image as well as the Fyne's so I skipped them. I saw the Phlharmaonic BMR's but I'm not sure if you're able to demo those since they are direct to consumer. If I can find them I would love to hear them.

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dweller
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Take a drive up Pasadena way and visit Upscale audio. Uncle Kevin will help you find your dream speaker (He's also a Fyne dealer). The most Holographic speakers I've heard were Dunlavy SC-4As. Mr. Dunlavy would hand-tune every crossover for a +/- 1.5 db response tolerance. And Gano is correct, holographic sound is a lot like "seeing" the sound. 

julesg13th OP
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@jeffbij 

I am buying all the equipment with the speakers. So far my favorite amp I have demoed is the Music Fidelity M6si. I also demoed the Bluenote Node Icon streamer which sounded great to my ears.

I listen to a wide variety of music including electronic, classic rock, indy rock,  hip-hop, orchestral music etc... 

Room is 460 sqft with 17ft ceilings. 

I am willing to buy used. 

I listened to some Planar Magnetics but the ones I listened to were way out of my budget, ~30k Martin Logans.  I was attracted to the 502SP's because of the dual concentric driver and their downward-firing bass port. From what I read they have a wide sweet spot with great offf axis listening. I confirmed this when I demoed them.

 

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