Fritz makes legit, honestly-priced $3K bookshelf speakers.
Why can some speakers disappear so effortlessly? (Fritz's Carbon 7 SE Mk 2)
Six years in, and my Carbon 7 SE Mk 2 by Fritz Heiler still do the thing that first amazed me about them: they vanish. I sit down, stare right at each cabinet, and still can't place the sound coming from either one. No sound from the left, no sound from the right — just a stage hanging in the room between them.
Everything else holds up too. Bass that's deep and articulate — pitch and texture, not just weight. Midrange that puts people in the room. Extended top end that's detailed without ever tipping into harshness.
I have other speakers too — large, sealed, Beyma AMT plus JBL 15" drivers — and I've been trying a wide range of amps over the years, running them through both speakers each time. Lately it's a DIY Class D that's lighting up the Carbons in a way I didn't expect. Before that, my Dynaco ST-35 also sounded great — and the Carbons still disappeared.
Anyone else own a speaker that still catches them off guard years in?
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Thanks @hilde45, I got to believe those big two-ways you have acquired can do a good job of disappearing, love them. I wonder how much physique is involved when we drop a small, stand mount in our room. If we have (any speaker) set up correctly, they should all "disappear". But when we are looking at that little monitor, we are amazed! lol. |
@deep_333 - it’s a head scratcher that you feel compelled to go on someone else’s thread to disrespect their audio choices simply because YOU would choose differently like it somehow offends you personally. |
I'd wager that you could assemble a system, using different components to those you currently use, which would make the Fritzs sound like ass. That's the drawback for speakers. Since they are the final recipient/conveyer of the system, they are beholden to the ability and shortcomings of the components which procede them. |
Right -- I agree about the notion that the physics is important. My room is very dialed in with treatments, isolation platforms, etc. So, I'm not saying that the Fritz speaker is the *only* speaker that disappears. I'm saying that in my experience of trying many different speakers in my room, the Fritz disappears to a degree that is both better and startling.
I'm glad to hear that your spouse has a speaker from Yamaha that she loves. Please send my regards. theophile
I'd take that wager. In addition to better equipment, I've tried the Fritz with a $400 Denon AVR, with $250 Fosi class D amps, and with an old Adcom 535L. Did they sound different? Yes. Did they sound, in your words, "like ass"? No, they did not. They sounded quite good. |
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