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Headphoneus Supremus
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A reasonable conclusion.. with the massive screen real estate though I've translated most of my reading and schoolwork to the screen.
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Not necessarily better, but the Strada definitely beat most top-end headphones in the things headphones tend to specialize in (detail, resolution, imaging). My JH13s are definitely more intimate and have bigger bass presence since I'm not using a subwoofer.
But I've been through plenty of speakers and the Strada are just on a completely whole new level. They might retail for $2,000 but their resolution is probably comparable to magnificent speakers that retail in the tens of thousands of dollars. My speakers just before the Strada were the Sunfire CRS-3 ($2000) and they were pretty good but the Stradas are in a different playing field altogether. I haven't had this much bang-for-the-buck from speakers since my very first Infinity Primus P152 refurbs that I picked up for less than $100.. and this value is translating to a $2000 price point.
I find plenty of speakers to represent questionable value since plenty of the cost goes to the finishing (i.e. the furniture aspect) or name. The best speakers are where most of your buck goes into the design (i.e. well-engineered crossovers, implementation of quality components, thoughtful cabinet design and construction). In the Strada the materials themselves (while substantial) are nowhere near worth the $2,000 price-tag, but the design and implementation on the other hand make them giant-killers for sure.
With my other speakers I'd have a subconscious worry that I was missing fine inner details or textures of the sound that only my JH13s or top-tier cans could retrieve. That problem no longer exists with the Strada. As far as nearfield monitors or personal computer audio goes, I'm set.
A reasonable conclusion.. with the massive screen real estate though I've translated most of my reading and schoolwork to the screen.
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Not necessarily better, but the Strada definitely beat most top-end headphones in the things headphones tend to specialize in (detail, resolution, imaging). My JH13s are definitely more intimate and have bigger bass presence since I'm not using a subwoofer.
But I've been through plenty of speakers and the Strada are just on a completely whole new level. They might retail for $2,000 but their resolution is probably comparable to magnificent speakers that retail in the tens of thousands of dollars. My speakers just before the Strada were the Sunfire CRS-3 ($2000) and they were pretty good but the Stradas are in a different playing field altogether. I haven't had this much bang-for-the-buck from speakers since my very first Infinity Primus P152 refurbs that I picked up for less than $100.. and this value is translating to a $2000 price point.
I find plenty of speakers to represent questionable value since plenty of the cost goes to the finishing (i.e. the furniture aspect) or name. The best speakers are where most of your buck goes into the design (i.e. well-engineered crossovers, implementation of quality components, thoughtful cabinet design and construction). In the Strada the materials themselves (while substantial) are nowhere near worth the $2,000 price-tag, but the design and implementation on the other hand make them giant-killers for sure.
With my other speakers I'd have a subconscious worry that I was missing fine inner details or textures of the sound that only my JH13s or top-tier cans could retrieve. That problem no longer exists with the Strada. As far as nearfield monitors or personal computer audio goes, I'm set.
