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post #46 of 57
4/24/09 at 9:14am
Wouldn't mind these but £2500 a pair!

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post #47 of 57
4/25/09 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by iriverdude View Post
Wouldn't mind these but £2500 a pair!
What is it? KEF?
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post #48 of 57
4/25/09 at 11:50am
yes 201/2 Reference
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post #49 of 57
4/25/09 at 1:45pm
how'd bout any compact speaker designed by Phil Jones?
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post #50 of 57
4/25/09 at 8:16pm
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how'd bout any compact speaker designed by Phil Jones?
Do you mean something like this?

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post #51 of 57
4/25/09 at 11:21pm
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Do you mean something like this?
I saw that, I don't think there's a US distributor for that brand yet.
or for his home audio speakers, just his bass amps. at least, that's
what shows up at his website, all music instrument stores like sam ash.
and his speakers are over $10K a pr, ouch.
I would look for his older designs, I remember when audio advisor
had a sale on his Platinum audio speakers, some in MTM design.
he also worked for wharfedale, acoustic energy and soliloquy.

but that speaker and amp combo looks very nice. how much is it?
would love comparisons with AE or swans.
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post #52 of 57
4/26/09 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by Pibborando View Post
I like the C-9s overall signature, except for a few things:

1) The highs can be slightly harsh and sibilant sometimes
2) The mids feel a bit too dry and lack that effortless realism and life I've heard on higher end speakers (like the B&W CM7, oh what nice mids)
3) The mid-bass sounds a bit bloated in the spectrum and a bit boomy
4) Not much sub-bass (this is what the sub will be for though)

Now there are things that necessarily aren't bad about them, but I'd like:
1) More precise imaging and positioning (the C-9s aren't bad but I don't quite get that "close your eyes and 'see' the performers in their exact place" thing)
2) More soundstage depth (the Energy's are a bit flat in this regard)
3) Transparency, and for the speakers to "disappear" (I still feel like I'm listening to speakers and not an actual performance with the C-9s)
Have you looked into Magnepan?
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post #53 of 57
4/26/09 at 12:29pm
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Wouldn't mind these but £2500 a pair!
I got a pair in piano black. Best speakers I've heard in terms of clarity. Mine is paired up with an Exposure 3010 amp and sometimes Elemental Design A7S-450 sub.
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post #54 of 57
4/26/09 at 12:36pm
Wanna sell them?
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post #55 of 57
4/26/09 at 9:54pm
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Originally Posted by BlindTiger View Post
I saw that, I don't think there's a US distributor for that brand yet.
or for his home audio speakers, just his bass amps. at least, that's
what shows up at his website, all music instrument stores like sam ash.
and his speakers are over $10K a pr, ouch.
I would look for his older designs, I remember when audio advisor
had a sale on his Platinum audio speakers, some in MTM design.
he also worked for wharfedale, acoustic energy and soliloquy.

but that speaker and amp combo looks very nice. how much is it?
would love comparisons with AE or swans.
In China, those Edifiers sell for about $300. I haven't heard them, but for about the same price, the Swans (HiVi) T200b pretty much pwn the Edifier S2000 (Phil Jones) speakers in the high-end 2.0 multimedia speakers. Obviously, I'm referring to sales in the Chinese market.

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post #56 of 57
4/28/09 at 3:52am
I just bought a pair of maudio bx5a for desktop (ie 2-3 feet from my head)

I have no idea why I have bothered screwing with headphones as these sound great.


FLAC -> Foobar - > emu 0404 usb -> little dot mkiii -> maudio bx5a
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post #57 of 57
4/28/09 at 8:17am
Just a note, VR-1 sucked majorly when I had them compared to Harbeth M30
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