Recently, I want to upgrade my speakers to 15-inch within the budget under 22000 USD. I like the sound of MONITORS like Kali IN-8 V2 which I'm now using, or the sound like Genelec. I went to the locals and listened to some speakers nowadays and now I've decided these two models which are also similar in price and affordable.
For Genelec, I have only tried 8351B and 1037. The sound style is very suitable for me, but the metal treble is too harsh, especially the 1037s. I feel tired in ears after listening to them. 8351B may have been tuned to make the ultra-high frequency less fatiguing.
ATC I have tried is the model named SCM150ASLT LE. I like this sound very much. The mid-frequency vocal is really invincible. I personally think it sounds much better than 8351B. But there is no 1238A audition in my location. I would like to ask whether you have any suggestion for choosing between these two models? Thank you guys!
Listening style: 80% ACG, 80% of which are female voices. Then 15% Chinese pop, 5% symphony.
I've heard of other brands as well:
JBL 4367, I think it is very good, but the UHF is a bit flawed, so I passed it;
Focal Utopia Scala, I don't like Focal's very elegant beryllium treble, it's so harsh, and the mid-frequency vocals sound too thin, and I lose interest in this brand;
PMC BB5SE, the sound is also very good, but I feel that the low frequency is relatively loose, not tight enough, and the price is too high, otherwise I can consider this brand;
I have heard B&W 15-inch 801D and Nautilus, feeling so-so, not my favorite voice style;
Klipsch Cornwall IV, my personal sense of hearing is that the tuning orientation should be the tuning of the smiling curve, and the human voice is slightly darker at the back, which I don't like;
AND I really like the aerodynamic treble of the Wharfeal Elysian4. It has the resolution of the metal treble and the delicacy of the silk dome, which is not as ear-scratching as the metal treble.
For Genelec, I have only tried 8351B and 1037. The sound style is very suitable for me, but the metal treble is too harsh, especially the 1037s. I feel tired in ears after listening to them. 8351B may have been tuned to make the ultra-high frequency less fatiguing.
ATC I have tried is the model named SCM150ASLT LE. I like this sound very much. The mid-frequency vocal is really invincible. I personally think it sounds much better than 8351B. But there is no 1238A audition in my location. I would like to ask whether you have any suggestion for choosing between these two models? Thank you guys!
Listening style: 80% ACG, 80% of which are female voices. Then 15% Chinese pop, 5% symphony.
I've heard of other brands as well:
JBL 4367, I think it is very good, but the UHF is a bit flawed, so I passed it;
Focal Utopia Scala, I don't like Focal's very elegant beryllium treble, it's so harsh, and the mid-frequency vocals sound too thin, and I lose interest in this brand;
PMC BB5SE, the sound is also very good, but I feel that the low frequency is relatively loose, not tight enough, and the price is too high, otherwise I can consider this brand;
I have heard B&W 15-inch 801D and Nautilus, feeling so-so, not my favorite voice style;
Klipsch Cornwall IV, my personal sense of hearing is that the tuning orientation should be the tuning of the smiling curve, and the human voice is slightly darker at the back, which I don't like;
AND I really like the aerodynamic treble of the Wharfeal Elysian4. It has the resolution of the metal treble and the delicacy of the silk dome, which is not as ear-scratching as the metal treble.
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