More like the itch in the pocketbook. Perhaps more dimes for not much more sugar. You brutal honesty is duly noted.Here are the relevant graphs from Amir's reviews:
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(I've edited the M105 one slightly to match the M106's y-axis scale)
Feel free to flip between them with your arrow keys.
Unsurprisingly, the 106 plays ever so slightly deeper and with ever so slightly lower THD.
You'd have to have a very specific itch to be scratched by that difference.
do you have a sub in play? if so this "upgrade" would probably be a letdown... even if not it's going to be marginal , i'd try a different sound (maybe wider dispersion , like philharmonic audio or ascend)
My son is suggesting I get one. Personally, I'm not the hard rocking Bass kinda person I may have been in my youth.. But no matter the Medium, not all sources are produced the same. Kinda like Grits. Some sources need extra Butter.
If your going to upgrade, then upgrade. There's not enough difference between the 2 to bother -> both are 2-way standmounts. Take advantage of the Revel sale and get some F208s/F206s. Then, you will notice, and measure if you desire, a difference.
i would think a sub will be the biggest upgrade you can do with what you have right now, get a *good* entry level rythmik or svs or hsu.. i'd get an svs sb2000 (non pro) while the svs sale is going on , free returns and outstanding customer service.. if it isn't the upgrade you want , send it back and reload on a revel upgrade... best of luck , i'll be following your progress
Adding a sub is not so easy. I would recommend the OP get a pair of F206's if he wants more bass and dynamic range. Otherwise he should stand pat. Of course there's all kinds of alternatives like some of the active speakers from JBL and Neumann which get mentioned here regularly.
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True, it isn't always the best scenario... Just saying a $700 sub is going to do pretty much the same thing as a $2500 pair of speakers, if integrated....
The "if integrated" is the hard part. To do it right one has to roll off and delay the mains. These functions don't come with the sub so one will need a MiniDSP (the cheap and dirty way) or a 4 channel DAC and software to do the job, the fancy way.True, it isn't always the best scenario... Just saying a $700 sub is going to do pretty much the same thing as a $2500 pair of speakers, if integrated....
it isn't *that* hard, but i'll admit it's easier with an avr and / or dsp....it's still cheaper to buy an avr and a sub vs revel towers in that series... i'm not pickin' a fight here , but i figure the op ought to hear both sides, and i know and admit your point is valid...
A MiniDSP 2sx4HD is pretty cheap, especially if one already has an amplifier, does what an AVR does for Subs and is in roughly the same SINAD category. The hard part is most people don't realize they need an AVR or MiniDSP. I have LS50's, 2 Rythmik subs and a MiniDSP 2x4. The SQ is stunning, but it took me a few years to get it right. Most of that time was spent learning what to do.
Links to the reviews?
As one example:
www.audiosciencereview.com
honestly that lx is a better speaker *IF* the op wants wider dispersion...
