New to this hobby please help me
Hi all i’m unsure on what speakers to get i have a marantz sr5011 my budget is 4,000 for floor standing speakers. I found a local deal on some golden ear technology t66 the red ones for$3800. But how do i pick without the ability to listen to other brands kef sonus faber etc!! Is golden ear even good what suggestions do you have on hearing lots of brands under one roof. My listening is 50 percent music 50 percent movies.
@thecarpathian LOL OP, to bring up another confrontational subject, I have found chatGPT to be very helpful in making audio decisions. And it never asks you if you’re ok. 😏 In terms of KEF speakers (my chosen brand) chatGPT defined the Q series as mid-fi, R Series upper mid-fi & Reference & Blade hi-fi. Subjective, but a guide. |
@signaforce If I had to come up with the worst advice to give to a newbie, I could not have done what you did. Grave damage. I wouldn’t know where to begin. @thecarpathian he is validation that we exist |
I heard the Goldenears set up well at Capital Audiofest, and was pleasantly surprised to hear them sound in the same league competitive with most any other setup in a similar room there. I thought the relatively affordable cost for those as well as the new Chesky Audio monitors was somewhat embarrassing for the competition given some of the big cost differences, bling factors aside. There is usually at least one or two spoilers like this at the show every year, which helps make these shows more valuable for some. I’m glad the show does not ban spoiler vendors like these that may make the others look bad. More money does tend to buy one better speakers but really good ones for most home applications certainly need not cost 5 figures, nor does 5 figures assure good value. |
@parkergetdean Trying to provide the best advice I can based upon MY experience. Sorry that you disagree based upon yours. |
Lest you think I am some sort of elitist, I am not. I look for deals on good to great equipment. |
