The dream speaker thread

[Sal1950]

I bought a pair of the Emerald Physics CS2.7's used a while back. I really love them. I am a fan of open types of speakers, Magnepans, and others. So this open baffle design really works for me.

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Wow, talk about diggin up bones. LOL
I never had the opportunity to hear them or relatives.
I still find them an interesting design and I like the looks.
Glad your happy with your purchase.

 

[Vacceo]

I generally like best what I have seen, listened to and touched myself. For speakers it´d be these two:

With money burning in my pocket, I´d go for the Blades without hesitation.

 

[Sal1950]

I generally like best what I have seen, listened to and touched myself. For speakers it´d be these two:


With money burning in my pocket, I´d go for the Blades without hesitation.

I've heard the Blades a couple times and thought they sounded very good.
But $35,000 good?

The $60,000 B&W Nautilus is the fuglyest speaker I've ever seen.
YMMV

Given the funds and room I'll take a pair of the new Klipsch Jubilee's at $35,000

 

[Vacceo]

I like both on terms of sound performance, I agree the look of the Nautilus is terrible. Price? The Blade are super expensive and the kind I cannot afford even saving for years. But I haven´t listened to Carcass on a better pair of speakers than those...

 

[sq225917]

Whatever works in my room. A set of the Grim Audio speakers would be nice,bit ugly

 

[Purité Audio]

8Cs are easier to integrate, Grimm still recommend pulling them out into the room, although you can adjust toe-in cross in front etc.
Keith

 

[sq225917]

I've heard the 8c numerous times, at homes and shows, never liked them. They've always struck me as distinctly average.

Though that may be user setup error.

 

[Purité Audio]

Really, they are anything but, certainly better than the LS1’s.
Keith

 

[Sal1950]

Personally I've always been of the opinion that with speakers, like everything else, there is a point of diminishing returns.
There are well designed speakers that can offer a listener a very clear (I won't use transparent here) window into the actual
sound of a recording without having to spend home ownership levels of money. I'd guess somewhere around $1k the pair.
BUT, keeping that "clear window" as a constant, you do have to add into the equation, how big is your room, how much SPL do you desire, how deep is the bass you desire? Those add-on's can escalate the costs greatly.

 

[Vacceo]

Personally I've always been of the opinion that speakers, like everything else, there is a point of diminishing returns.
There are well designed speakers that can offer a listener a very clear (I won't us transparent here) window into the actual
sound of a recording without having to spend home ownership levels of money. I'd guess somewhere around $1k the pair.
BUT, keeping that "clear window" as a constant, you do have to add into the equation, how big is your room, how much SPL do you desire, how deep is the bass you desire? Those add-on's can escalate the costs greatly.

Wait for manufacturers to realize they can add RGB like on PC components...

 

[sq225917]

I'm happy to put it down to setup issues Keith. I've never had a set at home.

 

[Purité Audio]

They are so simple to set up it is hard to imagine how anyone could mess them up but then again UK dealers…
Keith

 

[steve59]

I have the Blades and can't imagine anything replacing them. maybe my dsp8000se's when I put them back in service.

 

[Sal1950]

I'm happy to put it down to setup issues Keith. I've never had a set at home.

I find the most important consideration is active vs passive.
At level X of performance active can offer some cost savings from the integration and ease of setup.
Not my cup of tea since I prefer the upgrade options and long term repairability (is that a word? LOL) of separates.
YMMV

 

[Vacceo]

I have the Blades and can't imagine anything replacing them. maybe my dsp8000se's when I put them back in service.

The same Blades on DSP and active.

 

[Sal1950]

A set of the Grim Audio speakers would be nice,bit ugly

I have no idea how they sound but $20-25 for a 2 way with one 8" woofer seems very limiting in more ways than worth going into.
And then another $12k for a real woofer?
YMMV

 

[sq225917]

Yeh, they ain't cheap, but they were best in show in 2014 at munich to my ears.

 

[FishInLA]

JBL K2