alanbeeb
100+ Head-Fier
I know its an odd thing to talk about on a headphones forum but thought I'd try....
I am mainly a speaker listener. Although I love headphones I generally only use them when music will disturb other people late at night. SO most of my listening is done on speakers. Until a couple of weeks ago when I scored the greatest own goal in the entire history of hifi box-swapping by deciding that my beloved big Tannoy D700s could be replaced by a pair of refurbished Quad ESL 57s.
To cut a long story short, they just don't hack it. Although they are hair-raisingly gorgeous and "real" with solo accoustic and very small scale music, they are awful with anything big or complex. And unfortunately big orchestral and rock are my mainstays. They just don't do dynamics.
So now on the hunt for speakers with the capability to play big music. Amps will be as per my sig.... Krell KSA-100s or Lyngdorf SDA2175. SO need plenty of dynamics, bass impact but not ponderous. Positioning is not a problem, my room can cope with speakers up to about a metre from the walls althoughs its only 5.5 x 4.2m.
As I never buy big things new (why pay the depreciation?) I will be looking for 2nd hand or ex-demo at a good price. I have seen several things advertised that could be interesting.... B&W Nautilus 803s, Dynaudio Contour 3.4s, Audiovector S3 avantgarde, Neat Momentum 4i.
Anyone got a view on the relative strengths and weaknesses of these speakers or any other suggestions? Thanks.
I am mainly a speaker listener. Although I love headphones I generally only use them when music will disturb other people late at night. SO most of my listening is done on speakers. Until a couple of weeks ago when I scored the greatest own goal in the entire history of hifi box-swapping by deciding that my beloved big Tannoy D700s could be replaced by a pair of refurbished Quad ESL 57s.
To cut a long story short, they just don't hack it. Although they are hair-raisingly gorgeous and "real" with solo accoustic and very small scale music, they are awful with anything big or complex. And unfortunately big orchestral and rock are my mainstays. They just don't do dynamics.
So now on the hunt for speakers with the capability to play big music. Amps will be as per my sig.... Krell KSA-100s or Lyngdorf SDA2175. SO need plenty of dynamics, bass impact but not ponderous. Positioning is not a problem, my room can cope with speakers up to about a metre from the walls althoughs its only 5.5 x 4.2m.
As I never buy big things new (why pay the depreciation?) I will be looking for 2nd hand or ex-demo at a good price. I have seen several things advertised that could be interesting.... B&W Nautilus 803s, Dynaudio Contour 3.4s, Audiovector S3 avantgarde, Neat Momentum 4i.
Anyone got a view on the relative strengths and weaknesses of these speakers or any other suggestions? Thanks.