By far one of my favorite bookkshelf sized loudspeakers to date -- along with the M126Be's.
Have you had a chance to compare the m106 with the m126be? Curious how different you thought they were.
By far one of my favorite bookkshelf sized loudspeakers to date -- along with the M126Be's.
Edit: The M106 was tested at 96db. The LS50 at a lower level. Maybe 80-ish? I could be wrong; I’m looking at the dB level at 1 kHz.After bumping in a semi-objective comparison of these speakers against the KEF LS50, made by Jon Atkinson, I had a look at the two tests here. To my extremely un-technical eye, the LS50 seem to show lower distortion than the M106, however this was not discussed in the review. Am I missing something?
Think in that Atkinson comparison they look much close compared to what Amir benched them to here, below animation them two speakers using Amir's shared spindata can maybe help what i mean.After bumping in a semi-objective comparison of these speakers against the KEF LS50, made by Jon Atkinson, I had a look at the two tests here. To my extremely un-technical eye, the LS50 seem to show lower distortion than the M106, however this was not discussed in the review. Am I missing something?
If you want good-measuring speakers over there, you have some good options from the Danes and Nords.So so tempted by these M106' but they're a special order in the UK. This means no home demo possible. Of course, they're never up for sale over here either so it's a tough decision to blow £2k based on spinorama data.
I even considered the M126be but again, no demo units and special order only.
You Americans have all the luck...![]()
If you want good-measuring speakers over there, you have some good options from the Danes and Nords.
Try nintronics. On offer at half that price nintronics.co.uk.If you want good-measuring speakers over there, you have some good options from the Danes and Nords.
Spoke to them numerous times last week and even paid £799 for the M105 only to find they had no walnut in stock AFTER they took my money for them. Same trick with the M106 I then went for as an alternative... They kept my money for a bit longer then, after no phone call, chased them only to find that again, no walnut.... Not the best sales team really.Try nintronics. On offer at half that price nintronics.co.uk.
I would look at another Danish speaker maker, Buchardt Audio, who's speakers are designed by a former Dynaudio engineer. Unless you go up pretty high in the Dynaudio line, Buchardt speakers at your price range are generally better. The best modern comparison at that link is probably the Special 40.
And then you also have the folks at Focal, who are making great speakers from France that should fit the SAF requirement.
I would look at another Danish speaker maker, Buchardt Audio, who's speakers are designed by a former Dynaudio engineer. Unless you go up pretty high in the Dynaudio line, Buchardt speakers at your price range are generally better. The best modern comparison at that link is probably the Special 40.
And then you also have the folks at Focal, who are making great speakers from France that should fit the SAF requirement.
I would need passive so I'll look into the S400. Aren't they about to release a new version or was the active the new release?Their Walnut looks pretty nice: https://www.buchardtaudio.com/products/a500-walnut-bundle
And the measurements are superb. Not sure if that's outside your price range. There's always the S400, too.
I'm in the same boat as you. I require a passive bookshelf as my towers dive too deep. Problem is, I will have the same issue if I bought bookshelves that dive too deep! I cannot buy anything that will activate the 40hz room mode that my towers play havoc with. Even Anthem Room Correction really struggles to handle it.The active speakers are the new thing, yes. Since I use an AVR with room correction and I have good amplification, I'm probably not the intended audience, but they do look very nice.
You can get them much cheaper than list if you try. Have you looked into shipping cost to the UK from over here?So so tempted by these M106' but they're a special order in the UK. This means no home demo possible. Of course, they're never up for sale over here either so it's a tough decision to blow £2k based on spinorama data.
I even considered the M126be but again, no demo units and special order only.
You Americans have all the luck...![]()
I think with the right crossover this can be mitigated. Your speakers should be rolled off at 24 dB per octave below the crossover point. Cross them at 80-100 Hz and it should be perfect. At 40 Hz their output will be down by 24-36 dB.I'm in the same boat as you. I require a passive bookshelf as my towers dive too deep. Problem is, I will have the same issue if I bought bookshelves that dive too deep! I cannot buy anything that will activate the 40hz room mode that my towers play havoc with. Even Anthem Room Correction really struggles to handle it.
I need a bookshelf that starts rolling off early to allow my two subs to blend nicely and handle the low end duties (hence the 105/106/126)
I have my subs running well together down to 14hz and quite flat too so the low end is dealt with.
It really limits my choices, especially with them having to be walnut....![]()
You can get them much cheaper than list if you try. Have you looked into shipping cost to the UK from over here?
I think with the right crossover this can be mitigated. Your speakers should be rolled off at 24 dB per octave below the crossover point. Cross them at 80-100 Hz and it should be perfect. At 40 Hz their output will be down by 24-36 dB.
If that still doesn't do it, maybe look at something smaller. I can see why you gravitated toward the M105. Maybe try eBay for those. PSB Imagine or Alpha also come to mind. But I would take a close look at the Focal Aria 906 which has a dark walnut vinyl that looks nice or a light walnut wood veneer.