I'd love to hear more firsthand thoughts on the PS FR10s, a beautiful speaker (aesthetically at least to me).
Considering Vandersteen Treo
My profile is out of date, but my current speakers are QLN 3's, which I very much enjoy. The soundstage is wonderful, and they play nice in my smallish room at 12.5x11. However, they seem to lack some fullness, and not just in the bass category, I can't quite put my finger on what is missing.
To date I have demo'ed Spendor D series, Wilson Sabrina, Audiovector R3 Arrete, Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II and the Vandersteen Treo. Each of them had their merits, but the Treo was the standout among these choices.
Along with good sound, my requirements, and concerns, surround:
- How well they play in smaller rooms without overpowering the room.
- How well they play at lower listening levels, 65-75 dB. I am not a believer that this is entirely a function of speaker sensitivity. Some speakers 'wake up' at certain levels, and can be quite dull at low volume.
- Soundstage, and the ability to disappear. I like a broad soundstage and phase aligned speakers. All of the speakers did pretty well in this category, but the Treo's were better, presumable due to their phase aligned design.
- One concern and actually an annoyance with the Treo's is the speaker connections. I have significant investment in time and money finding speaker cables and I would not be able to use them on the antiquated screw terminal connections forced on owners of these speakers. Anyway...
Just tossing this out there to solicit opinions from those who have heard or own Treo's or QLN's. Let me know your thoughts.
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I had Dynaudios, and i think they are a great Dane too. I don’t have good arguments for British speakers but that’s what I always end up with. Speakers for smaller spaces will come from countries with limited space. Not the US, not Canada, etc. Have you considered Harbeth? I am not sure if anyone mentioned a sub if you are missing the bass? |
I’ll mention these because Usher speakers are some of the best I’ve heard and are a true bargain for the overall sound/build quality on offer, and these ML-802s are attractively priced although not sure if they’d be too much for your room… Here’s a review of the smaller 801s for an idea of their sound qualities (the reviewer ended up buying the 802s). https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/usher-audio-ml-801/ Just another idea FWIW. |
@parkergetdean I do like British sound, I had KEF Reference One’s and LS50’s before the QLN’s, though based on reading only, I am not sure the Harbeth’s are for me. I am curious though. My goal with smaller floorstanders was to remove the need for a sub, I would like to avoid it. I just think that a 2.5 might give me a bit “fuller” sound all around over a two way. @soix I hear good things about Usher, consistently. Tough to demo though.
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