visually at some point we are just talking about circles inscribed on a box, and it is just how you dress that concept up. While I find speakers like Vivids to be ugly, I would add that many of the "sculptural" speakers here inherently have the problem that if the speaker becomes a piece of artwork, then just like any piece of artwork in your home, it has to work with everything else, and ultimately limits what you can change and what directions you can go with the rest of the room. The more of a "piece" the sculpture is, the harder it is to ignore it's influence on the rest of the room. Things like sticking to Mid Century Modern, as just one example (and that we have done in our house), gives some freedom to work within that vocabulary, but it also means that you judge any speaker design with how well it fits within that language. It may be a bit boring but wood boxes with drivers covered in fabric are very easy in that setting. Vivids, MBL's, B&W Nautilus, and a whole bunch of more sculptural speakers, do not. This doesn't mean they are ugly, only harder to put in a room. Lesson- boxes are easy.
If one has the experience—Sonodyne, for example, have been doing that since the 1970s. However, I prefer Klaus Reck's ideas, the bowls, and especially the cylindrical one (not shown here).Lesson- boxes are easy.
i've known women like that...I found them a little bit too hot in the trouble for me.
I always liked this designI don’t think this brand has actually made an appearance in this thread yet.
Kudos.
I was led to this brand from an audio show in Toronto, where I was really impressed with the liveliness of one of their loud speakers.
It really grabbed me.
Later on when I was in the UK where they are made, I got an audition of the Titan 606 floor speakers. They also had a very lively sound - they design, or finish their design “ by ear” and they clearly go for a certain sound.
Which I can find engaging on plenty of material, but ultimately, I found them a little bit too hot in the trouble for me.
But I really like the design, the lines, the material, the discrete contemporary look:
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Certain experienced speaker manufacturers have their own group of specialist listeners, who check the sound in their own homes before they release a product. That group's reports are taken into consideration before adjusting the final product for the market.They also had a very lively sound - they design, or finish their design “ by ear” and they clearly go for a certain sound.
What happens when one comes back and reports 'speaker sounds too bright' and another reports that it sounds dull and shut in?Certain experienced speaker manufacturers have their own group of specialist listeners, who check the sound in their own homes before they release a product. That group's reports are taken into consideration before adjusting the final product for the market.
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104cm x 23cm x 35cm (H x W x D)
You're absolutely right, that's misleading.Your first sentence more than implies that beauty has objective qualities, they can be taught. Your second sentence states that beauty is entirely subjective. You seem to be taking two diverse positions at the same time!