PSB Synchrony T800 $15K.
Open minded consideration of different speaker types as main daily drivers
Ok, I am looking at a rebuild of my main listening room. For this space I am considering the following choices, that fall within what is a reasonable budget. Legacy Audio Focus SE, Klipsch Klipschorn and La Scala (both the AK7 and AK6 as well as the AL5 and AL6 in the La Scala), Cornwall and Volti Audio. I have serious questions about the sonic differences between the AL5 and AL6 La Scala and the Klipschorn AK6 and AK7. Are the new models worth the price premium? Or are the previous models so close that paying roughly a 1/3 more for the new models is not worth it? Or are the improvements so dramatic that its a no-brainer to move up. Money is always an object so consideration of whether the price increase delivers on value is a consideration. Then moving out of the horn speaker arena into the direct drivers offered by Legacy. Clearly these will not deliver the live nature that the horn based systems will but do they deliver a better daily driver experience on a wider variety of program material? I want to elevate my average experience, not have a peak experience once a month and be drowning in mediocrity until the next peak experience. None of these speakers come cheap. Given the money invested I want the best ROI I can get. Please if you have heard these 3 or 4 speakers please weigh in and help me make a choice I can live with and be happy with long term.
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A little bit more information would help people make a good recommendation, such as budget, type of amplifier you have, size/dimensions of the room, volume levels you listen at, location of the speakers (e.g., restricted to corners of the room, or near the back wall or free to locate anywhere), kinds of room treatment you have or will be allowed to use, preferred music, etc. It would really be particularly helpful to know what other speakers you have heard and what you liked or disliked about them and what you hope to get that those speakers did not deliver. My own personal preference among your listed candidates are Volti speakers, but, actually their smaller systems than the Vittora. |
You can have a elevated experience with the Lascala AL6....IF you go with the active crossover package klipsch's Delgado is offering with it. I wouldn’t waste my time with the rest.
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the AL6 with the active crossover and its requirement for 3 stereo amplifiers to support is beyond affordable. That adds at least another 5k to the cost of the system. Not to mention complexity. I'm gonna pass on that because of the cost and complexity. I have never had a bi-wired system and certainly not a tri-wired system. Never could wrap my head around why I would want that. Technically I see why they do it and can see there might be sonic improvements by doing so, but can hardly justify the additional cost over what is already a pretty darned expensive speaker to begin with. The Volti speakers below the top of the line Vittoria are a consideration, though they seem pricey for what they are. The Legacy Focus SE seems to me the best choice overall, though I have not heard them. They have all the 'right stuff' to be good. @deep_333 - I am leaning hard in the direction of the AL6 but I cannot swallow the idea that their active crossover and the financial hit that it imposes is a great value. Maybe I am selling it short. Since it will be used with a receiver with the latest and greatest version of Audessey built in I would think I would get the equalization required via that receiver. Further if I need more than Audessey provides, Dirac is available for the Cinema 40 I will be using. |
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