duppy_conqueror
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TL;DR - what would you listen for in a dead room/anechoic if broad soundstage is your goal? What type of reference tracks would you use to hear it? (mine below)
I am currently auditioning speakers. The first store I went to, Hawthorne here in Seattle, set me up in a listening room which was almost anechoic conditions...well not quite (I've heard an actual anechoic before). The room had a thick carpet behind the speakers, a carpeted floor, a thick carpet on the floor, and several wall treatments. It was dead in there.
As a result, I didn't really hear "sound stage" that I wanted. I could hear the range of the speakers and if there were dips anywhere. But a live wide immersive sound was just not in that room. I didn't love any of the following:
- Rega Jura Floorstanding - did not like these at all
- Larsen 4.2
- Epos Epic 5 Floorstanding
- Vienna Bachs - I liked these the best, but didn't love them.
I was super surprised at what I heard in the Larsen, as they were just thin. But holy cow, the low end. But the room did them no favors. I really really want to like these, but I want what I've heard about them...non-fussy placement, great up and down the range, and a big soundstage.
My budget is max $1500, am I being too critical?
Reference tracks:
- Beethoven 5 Kleiber Vienna
- Happier Than Ever Eilish
- Verdi Requiem Tuba Mirum Abbado and Berlin
- Peter Grimes w/ John Vickers - Sunday Morning and "In dreams I've built myself a kindlier home"
Backups
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- So What from Kind of Blue
I am currently auditioning speakers. The first store I went to, Hawthorne here in Seattle, set me up in a listening room which was almost anechoic conditions...well not quite (I've heard an actual anechoic before). The room had a thick carpet behind the speakers, a carpeted floor, a thick carpet on the floor, and several wall treatments. It was dead in there.
As a result, I didn't really hear "sound stage" that I wanted. I could hear the range of the speakers and if there were dips anywhere. But a live wide immersive sound was just not in that room. I didn't love any of the following:
- Rega Jura Floorstanding - did not like these at all
- Larsen 4.2
- Epos Epic 5 Floorstanding
- Vienna Bachs - I liked these the best, but didn't love them.
I was super surprised at what I heard in the Larsen, as they were just thin. But holy cow, the low end. But the room did them no favors. I really really want to like these, but I want what I've heard about them...non-fussy placement, great up and down the range, and a big soundstage.
My budget is max $1500, am I being too critical?
Reference tracks:
- Beethoven 5 Kleiber Vienna
- Happier Than Ever Eilish
- Verdi Requiem Tuba Mirum Abbado and Berlin
- Peter Grimes w/ John Vickers - Sunday Morning and "In dreams I've built myself a kindlier home"
Backups
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- So What from Kind of Blue