Hi Toro3, the ADS speakers are gone now- replaced by B&W's. Those were then replaced by Eggleston Andra's, then Von Schweikert's, and now back to Eggleston Viginti's. So this is all about the fact that I am Old, and my interests in Hi-Fi go back to reading Lafayette Catalogs.
Am I no longer allowed to consider myself an Audiophile?
OK, I actually have some pretty decent equipment to listen to. But lately I've been inundated with reviews/opinions about the unmatched transparency of the Magico M9 loudspeakers. But at the same time I have been admiring the new Yamaha NS-5000 speakers (about $15K) which are considered quite awesome sounding in their own right. This brings me back to my 1st wonderful sounding ADS-810-II speakers (2X 8in. woofers, and a dome-midrange and tweeter). Easy to set up, nice wood cabinets, matching stands, less than $900/pair, with remarkable separation of instruments, great for ALL types of music, and only minor limitations. Anyway, as nice as the Magico's are, the required room and a whole lot of other things that are necessary to make them play music makes me want to complain about all the over-the-top gushing coming from various experts. It's not the cost of the M-9's that bothers me, but the "laboratory conditions" you almost have to place them in. OTOH, the Yamaha speakers got favorable reviews from the Abs,Sound in 2020, so what more do you really need if you have a living room (a couch, a coffee table, pictures on the wall.etc.) to really "listen" when the music takes over? I find the bewildering complexity involved with scientifically "almost perfect" sounding million-dollar systems to be what it is- an experimental approach rather than a pleasurable way to relax and imagine becoming a part of the performance. So I would want to go to a dealer and audition the Magico's,no question about it. But I would bring some music with me, and I'm certain it would be an enlightening experience. But I wonder if it would change my overall opinion about recorded music.
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I get what you are saying. My first "high end" speakers were a pair of DCM TF-350s back in 1988. They wouldn't play very loud or very deep and weren't the last word in resolution, but man, they were fun to listen to all night long. I've owned many much more complete speakers since then, but I always have a fond memory of those. And I doubt that any since then have brought more pleasure than those cheap DCMs purchased at Best Buy and driven with a Carver receiver. |
@french_fries holy smokes! I was way off with my response, but appreciate the clarification. |
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