Going to return my QA 5040s. What should I get?

[MarcT]

For me, it was between the KEF Q7 Meta's and the Martin Logan Motion Foundation F2's. After reading user reports and seeing KEF Q Meta measurements posted here about the rolled off high frequencies, I decided against the Q7 Meta's because of my old man ears. I need all the highs I can get!

I picked up the Foundation F2's on sale(sorry, no longer on sale) and they are pretty good overall speakers. I think they are for somebody who just wants to position them and play them, and not monkey around a lot with EQ and subs or extra tweeters. With the three 6.5 inch woofers, they go pretty dang deep and will hit you a bit, provided you have some good power behind them. And I really like that folded motion tweeter. What I like about it is that is is nicely detailed, yet without harshness or apparent sibilance. You can try them out for 60 days with Crutchfield.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_839FF2SW/MartinLogan-Motion-Foundation-F2-Satin-White.html?tp=185

 

[staticV3]

What I like about it is that is is nicely detailed, yet without harshness or apparent sibilance.

Likely only thanks to your old ears as ML love them some elevated highs: https://www.spinorama.org/?brand=MartinLogan

I'm not hating, I'm glad that you found a sound that you're happy with, just good to keep this in mind in case someone asks you for recommendations.

 

[MarcT]

Likely only thanks to your old ears as ML love them some elevated highs: https://www.spinorama.org/?brand=MartinLogan

I'm not hating, I'm glad that you found a sound that you're happy with, just good to keep this in mind in case someone asks you for recommendations.

Well, the OP commented in post #19(did you read that?) about having "poor hearing" and the inability to hear a super tweeter, so that's why I didn't suspect the ML's would sound overly bright to him. Dunno for sure. And he would get a 60 day trial. I have mine in our family room, which is kind of "dead", so maybe that's partly why they don't sound bright to me.

 

[JBJTX81]

Likely only thanks to your old ears as ML love them some elevated highs: https://www.spinorama.org/?brand=MartinLogan

I'm not hating, I'm glad that you found a sound that you're happy with, just good to keep this in mind in case someone asks you for recommendations.

Well, the OP commented in post #19(did you read that?) about having "poor hearing" and the inability to hear a super tweeter, so that's why I didn't suspect the ML's would sound overly bright to him. Dunno for sure. And he would get a 60 day trial. I have mine in our family room, which is kind of "dead", so maybe that's partly why they don't sound bright to me.

I can't hear the real high stuff that well either. Too many concerts and too many years of competitive skeet and sporting clays. I just don't like the vocal reproduction on the 5040s that I perceive in about half the music I listen too. Someone earlier in the thread describe it as "shouty". I can relate to that description and I will add to thin/lite/lifeless to that. Its not full or weighty and I need and enjoy that. The legit treble is fine. Cymbal crashes and other high-end details I don't hear in other speakers are present and unobtrusive. They don't bother me. I'll even add that most of the piano I hear doesn't sound like a piano. Again no weight not enough presence to it.

 

[Timcognito]

Come in white also

Elac Carina BS243.4 Review (Bookshelf Speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Elac Carina BS243.4 stand-mount speaker. It is on kind loan from a member and sells for US $999. Even though this is a speaker designed by Andrew Jones, it is a continuation of the line traditionally designed in Germany with much higher sales...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[JBJTX81]

Ok...I used SV3's parametric EQ settings, shoved the speakers closer to the wall and added my new Buckeye NXC500 monoblocks (replacing my Fosi ZA3's). As a side note...WOW...the the Buckeye amps really opened up the speakers especially at lower volumes. Things sound better but there is some weird new resonance that I only here with the parametric EQ on. Overall with the exception of that resonance the sound is much better. It has to be induced by my room. I need to get a umik 1 and do some testing. But things are moving in the right direction. I'm leaning towards keeping these but still buying a switcher and another set of speakers that are warmer and more laid back and just changing things up here and there based on what music I'm listening too.

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