Hi Guys,
im looking for a pair of bookshelves that in your opinion offer up great 3 dimensional or holographic imaging, so basically where sounds are placed in front of the speakers, behind the speakers and the sides. Im not just talking about a phantom center channel in the soundstage which i think most speakers that are toed in and setup correctly will produce, the step further is when there are multiple layers to the imaging where chimes in recordings effortlessly sweep across the soundstage, guitar strings are floating in front of you, cymbals extend further than the left and right position of the speakers. This is of course heavily dependent on the recordings. Sometimes if you are really lucky with an awesome recording you can get all these things in one recording which serves to zone out and transport you to another world where you are complete immersed in a meditative state with the music. Instead of just listening to the music, you feel like you surrounded and enveloped by it. I care less about tonal balance and a flat graph and more about the imaging and the emotional impact that provides as mentioned above.
i currently have the Q150s in a 14x15 acoustically treated but shared room in a nearfield setup. I think the Q150's they do these things fairly well but they are a little dark. Im looking for a little more treble energy up top and maybe the next step up in everything else. I do think the midrange is well done especially after i used some EQ to get rid of the midbass bloat which did help with the clarity.
I really like paradigms but i feel that music takes a backseat to their otherwise great synergy in a surround sound setup for movies. I dont blame paradigm, its rare that someone buys speakers to setup in a listening room without a TV. Budget is $1500 CAD. Genres are ~90% instrumental without vocals.
Options i've looked at so far but have not heard mostly due to availability and COVID-19 in Canada.
-KEF LS50
-Focal Chora 806
-Totem Skylight
-Paradigm 15B
-Paradigm 200B
-Monitor audio silver 50
-Monitor audio silver 100
-B & W 606
im looking for a pair of bookshelves that in your opinion offer up great 3 dimensional or holographic imaging, so basically where sounds are placed in front of the speakers, behind the speakers and the sides. Im not just talking about a phantom center channel in the soundstage which i think most speakers that are toed in and setup correctly will produce, the step further is when there are multiple layers to the imaging where chimes in recordings effortlessly sweep across the soundstage, guitar strings are floating in front of you, cymbals extend further than the left and right position of the speakers. This is of course heavily dependent on the recordings. Sometimes if you are really lucky with an awesome recording you can get all these things in one recording which serves to zone out and transport you to another world where you are complete immersed in a meditative state with the music. Instead of just listening to the music, you feel like you surrounded and enveloped by it. I care less about tonal balance and a flat graph and more about the imaging and the emotional impact that provides as mentioned above.
i currently have the Q150s in a 14x15 acoustically treated but shared room in a nearfield setup. I think the Q150's they do these things fairly well but they are a little dark. Im looking for a little more treble energy up top and maybe the next step up in everything else. I do think the midrange is well done especially after i used some EQ to get rid of the midbass bloat which did help with the clarity.
I really like paradigms but i feel that music takes a backseat to their otherwise great synergy in a surround sound setup for movies. I dont blame paradigm, its rare that someone buys speakers to setup in a listening room without a TV. Budget is $1500 CAD. Genres are ~90% instrumental without vocals.
Options i've looked at so far but have not heard mostly due to availability and COVID-19 in Canada.
-KEF LS50
-Focal Chora 806
-Totem Skylight
-Paradigm 15B
-Paradigm 200B
-Monitor audio silver 50
-Monitor audio silver 100
-B & W 606
