It's Settled

[Jimbob54]

I just wanted to buy the best speaker

Then do it and be happy. I would ask that you dial down the overly provocative tone and language of your posts though please.

Let us know your impressions when you get the Gens.

 

[GoFaster]

will do

 

[GoFaster]

I love my wife but i have to be carful how i handle this

 

[GoFaster]

I love my wife but i have to be carful how i handle this

i can write off $10K for hobby, but i should do something nice for her too. give me hints pls

 

[Doodski]

i can write off $10K for hobby, but i should do something nice for her too. give me hints pls

Diamonds are a girls best friend... LoL.

 

[GoFaster]

Diamonds are a girls best friend... LoL.

I like them too. Will it work? Seems like scam though. Artifical sarcity

 

[Doodski]

Artifical sarcity

I read about that... It does seem that supply is constrained.

 

[voodooless]

But when i want something, i get it

But what about this?

 

[Tell]

If I had 10k to spend on audio I would consider a pair of Genelec, but then I'd remember that they are butt ugly (yeah that's what they look like) and instead build myself a pair of floor to celling line arrays and a few subs.

 

[solderdude]

Audition them IN your room so when buying them make sure you have the option to return them.
In your specific room another speaker may just perform 'better'.

You won't know till you tried it IN your room.

Speakers are not like electronics (as in flat measured FR in ideal circumstances + preferable directivity) and measurements of transducers are a bit more indicative than one may expect.

It might be settled for you but your choice may not be what others would pick for various reasons. It certainly is one of the best speakers around for studio usage.

 

[Esprit]

For instance, 8361 is not suitable for near-field use in environments with low background noise due to its high self-noise.

What noise?

 

[james_o]

What noise?

In a quiet environment, you may hear the self noise (or "hiss" noise) of the 8361 from a distance of one meter. This noise is quite noticeable compared to the smaller models in the The Ones series, and those sensitive to such noise might find it problematic.
However, since this speaker is not designed to be used at such close distances, this should not be a significant issue. I mentioned this to illustrate that different speakers may be more suitable for different listening environments.

 

[Karmacoma]

 

[Brian Hall]

True. But for 99% of ASR forum subscribers, the 8361A is their wet dream and will satisfy most wants. Let's just stop pretending there are better alternatives. It's a disservice and fraud to pretend otherwise.

I'm another proud member of the 1%. I have no desire for those or any other self powered speakers.

 

[Jim Taylor]

Do you find it egregious that people that raised themselves above the common fold have desires and ambitions that you, poor soul, have never thought of or sought out?

You're not really looking for speakers ... you're on a quest for a status symbol.

You might want to read this article:

The best doesn’t exist. A psychologist explains why we can’t stop searching.

Psychologist Barry Schwartz on the allure of a doomed mission.

www.vox.com

According to this article (which I find reasonable) you are arbitrarily in search of the "best" as an abdication of the responsibility of choice. That makes sense; it would explain why you have come here. If it was really true that you had "raised yourself above the common fold", you would not treat with us; you would trust your own judgement, and not use us in this manner.

BTW ... welcome to ASR.

 

[boxerfan88]

I just wanted to buy the best speaker

Magico M7? or even M9 if u can afford it?

If you don’t like box speakers, Clarisys STUDIO+ might interest you…

 

[Esprit]

In a quiet environment, you may hear the self noise (or "hiss" noise) of the 8361 from a distance of one meter.

I had the 8361 on test for over a month.
Background noise in my environment around 30dBA which is far from a high value in a home.
No noise, no "measurable" disturbance even just one meter away.

P.S. In the Adam Audios I'm using you can't hear any noise even with your ear close to the speakers.

 

[voodooless]

I had the 8361 on test for over a month.

So why didn’t you keep them?

 

[Somafunk]

i can write off $10K for hobby, but i should do something nice for her too. give me hints pls

Marriage counselling?

 

[beagleman]

I aspire to the best speaker. Amir said it's the 8361A. Best he ever tested. Seems pretty simple to me.

This is interesting. What are the problems?

Best is not the same for everyone. Best is not the same in all rooms or set-ups.

I have heard many speakers that did NOT measure fantastic, but had this "something" that made them in some ways MORE appealing to me on a lot of music.
There are so many variables with room, tastes and hearing that a perfect measuring speaker while a goal in one way, can often not be what appeals to all people.