Yes, you are an audiophile! Not many of us has the money to chase the high end stuff in search of sonic perfection. Even if I wanted to sped big money on a big speaker, my room wouldn't handle it and it would sound like crap! You tweak what you have to make it sound great in the room that you have. That's all most of us can do.
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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Nothing new under the sun…. Remember the audiophile rag The Sensible Sound ?… and to the OP…. I think your speaker journey evolution answers your question…. Wringing the last ounce costs $$$ but In our hobby MUCH of what counts as performance is purely subjective and often a luxury good. i sold a lot of 810 back in the day - great value in a very well made and engineered product… we carried ten speakers or more at that price point… happy ears |
The yamaha technology is like textreme but yamaha own version.it is something I want to hear as I have the ns 1000. I have the magico q7 and they are awsome but do require high powered amps. Would love to have higher end magico ,go take a l8sten as I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Enjoy the hunt. |
Right there with you dynacohum! I'm over the moon with a HiFiRose 520 and a pair of new Cornwall IV's. Could I have stressed and spent 2-5X the money for a more elaborate set up? Absolutely! However, I hit one button and become immersed in the music and not the system. My opinion is the system allows you to enjoy the music not the music allows you to be enamored with the system. 3 pieces of equipment that disappears once the first note is struck. Ahhhhhhhh.... |
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