If stretching your budget perhaps JBL HDI3800 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-hdi-3800-floorstanding-speaker-review.21738/
That's about 5K in europe.If stretching your budget perhaps JBL HDI3800 https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...-hdi-3800-floorstanding-speaker-review.21738/
Each?That's about 5K in europe.
Pair.Still a long stretch.Each?
They're 5500 here in US....OP had already mentioned Aria 948s which are a bit more here....so if stretching the budget think they're a good contender.Pair.Still a long stretch.
Arias are around 3K here,probably because they are made in Europe.They're 5500 here in US....OP had already mentioned Aria 948s which are a bit more here....so if stretching the budget think they're a good contender.
The Arias are USD 6600/pr....that's a huge difference!Arias are around 3K here,probably because they are made in Europe.
Still fair for the JBLs if that is the price in US.
When they came out, I got them for 2050 euro. They go pretty loud, but didn’t like the sound.The Arias are USD 6600/pr....that's a huge difference!
Never seen one in the flesh myself....that brand came around here well after my last store visits. Always have been curious about Focal, tho.When they came out, I got them for 2050 euro. They go pretty loud, but didn’t like the sound.
Generally speakers with 'big' sound (at least the ones I have heard myself) have the same recipe.Putting price aside OP, what would you consider your ideal speaker? Muscular is hard to define - low frequency extension? Smile shaped EQ? SPL handling?
What’s the main thing wrong with the speakers you don’t like?
I have seen them, but they have 6" woofers, at the moment I already own some magnat supreme 1002 monitors, which have similar characteristics (although certainly of a lower level).
Let's say I'm ruling out woofers smaller than 8"
If I had to think of what I consider a "muscular" speaker I would say the klipsch rf7 III.Putting price aside OP, what would you consider your ideal speaker? Muscular is hard to define - low frequency extension? Smile shaped EQ? SPL handling?
What’s the main thing wrong with the speakers you don’t like?
I have to say that I really like them aesthetically, they really have that muscular and imposing look that I like. Do you find reviews with measurements?Dali Oberon could be the ticket. It has pretty beefy low end. If you get a good deal and stretch your budget couple hundred you could get the Oberon 9, it's a beast.
Was not my cup of tea but shouldn't leave anyone cold.
In reality, Focal 948s here in Europe can be found even below 3000, and on occasion close to 2500. For me it is already a fairly high budget (too high) and I would prefer to stay at least below 2000. But around 1500 would be the idealThey're 5500 here in US....OP had already mentioned Aria 948s which are a bit more here....so if stretching the budget think they're a good contender.
I have to say that I really like them aesthetically, they really have that muscular and imposing look that I like. Do you find reviews with measurements?
I realize I haven't expressed well what I mean.Putting price aside OP, what would you consider your ideal speaker? Muscular is hard to define - low frequency extension? Smile shaped EQ? SPL handling?
What’s the main thing wrong with the speakers you don’t like?