I will also add that I listened to a system once at one of the big name dealers that was the Wilson Chronosonic with all Burmester electronics....I think it was about 1.5-2 mil for everything and sounded boring and not engaging at all....such a let down
Preference for speakers that are half the price. Has this ever happened to you?
Hello everyone,
A retailer near my home has some ex-demo Sonus Faber Aida 2 speakers for sale. I went to listen to them, and to my surprise, I preferred the sound of the Sonus Faber Il Cremonese Ex3me, which cost half the price of the Aida 2 when new. The amplifiers were the same (The Gryphon), which cost much more than the speakers themselves, and the location was basically the same (I even listened to them in two different locations).
I wonder how it's possible that I prefer the sound of speakers that are so much cheaper (even if they're not cheap!). Could it be that the amplifier isn't right for me? Or something else?
Is this something you've experienced before? Have you ever heard very high-end speakers that you found inferior to cheaper speakers? I'm hesitating to ask to go back and listen to them again.
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
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I’ve had a pair of PMC MB2SE floor standing speakers for about 8 years - I used to have a pair of ML CLX - they are comparably priced - 40k or so. i recently bought a pair of Magnepan LRS + and I move them in and out of my listening room - they are very light and easy to move and I set them up for near field listening - I’ve switched back and forth a few times - but find myself enjoying the maggies more. this has been a real eye opener - unbelievable value with these - I used both sets with BACCH4Mac cross talk DSP - 2k vs 40k on the speaker pricing difference and at least for now - I’m spending more time with the maggies | ||
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