consumerism run amuck.
It seems we are a deviation in evolution (to put it softly), what we buy define us. We buy needlessly big cars, houses, ridiculous amounts of food and 5 figure hifi systems. Idiocracy...
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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OP; but the "laboratory conditions" you almost have to place them in. I’ve dozens of systems over decades, always surprised me how chameleon the same system sounded when moved to different environs. Tried desperately to use a loft bedroom, slanted ceiling and could not for the life of me make it work. Same system sang in other rooms, just not that one. Room and treatment are 50% of the end result. Good hunting. |
@yyzsantabarbara The Magico A5 is currently 2x the cost of a Yamaha NS 5000 and has much more potential when properly placed and powered. |
Yamaha's unique, their ns5000 and a couple of other speakers are tuned to sound like their instruments. It takes a certain kind of know-how that others don't have. Magicos, Wilsons, whatever don't sound like instruments. They have some other sound, its fake as with most hifi speakers Isn't it strange that as the price goes up above a couple 100k, the conditions get real stringent and it may only sound good 2 minutes before midnight on a bluemoon night? The emperors with no clothes need to spin it somehow for CYA and acting prestigious/sophisticated. If your psychology is such that you can't be satisfied until you drop a couple 100k, get the Mark Levinson/Daniel Hertz M1 system (not just a speaker) or the anton system. You can put it in a regular retired old man's room, no restrictions, play youtube music.. everything will sound great. https://youtu.be/P7anRbl3mpI?si=O2kUWbj3uFMVv3NN Get the ns5000 as well and a couple of subs, it is its own tier of sound, a benchmark and costs nothing to own. Keep 2 rigs. @french_fries wrote
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