My friend was using a Pioneer receiver at the time. Which one, I don't know. But the change (in sound quality) running each NAD 2200 bridged mono was very apparent. On the other hand, the power level was stupendous. The fact that we did not break the S.L. speakers was also a miracle. The 3 story house on 2 acres+ allowed us to operate the equipment as loud as we wanted, we'd just open the windows, crank the volume up & go outside to the barn. Eventually the barn was where we moved the system to: to avoid parental interference.
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What budget speakers you like to see reviewed?
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coonmanx
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I would like to see some of the newer Cerwin Vega speakers reviewed although they may not fit into the "budget" category.
Hey Amir just reminding you that you showed interest in reviewing the Tannoy 402 powered monitor speakers. They're around $100 each. I like mine - they are a very significant step up in sound quality over the Edifier 1280T (which I also have).
The absolute sound likes them, that's good enough for me. All in!Legacy Focus SE. Only $12,000 a pair, clearly budget for somebody. Lots of hype around this speaker, and their DAC/room processor didn't do so well in Amir's attempted review. A spin of their speaker should be interesting:
Focus SE
A favorite of recording and mastering studios, audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts alike, the Focus SE is the reference standard in full range…legacyaudio.com
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yeah, they adore them, surely an indication they are great speakers, I should just run out right now and buy them asap.
Sometimes you just need a pair of speakers in the cottage, or for a short term posting.
I own the Mission LX-2 (first genration) and they sound very nice. Better than my Q acoustics 2020i's.
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I recently got myself a pair of Tannoy Reveal 802 from Thomann for 169 euros each. In the US they retail at 199USD each.
I think they are the best value-for-money 8" studio monitors ever made. I have read older reviews that complained about hum and hiss but with mine, I can't hear either as long as I keep their gain under 50% and my distance to not closer than 30-50cm. At 25cm with the gain set at around 50% I can hear a slight hiss from the tweeter which disappears a few cm further away. Manufacturer specs originally claimed 100W of power, 75 on the woofer and 25 on the tweeter but my copies were stating 140Ws on the box with 100W at the woofer and 40 at the tweeter so chances are these have now different amps than the first batch in order to correct for the hum and hiss problems they had at launch. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have reviewed the 140W version yet.
I would love to see a complete review on them with measurements etc because I believe they deserve some more love. At that price, it is worth getting at least one piece just for the test.
IMHO they sound better than HS8 and much better than any other passive speaker under 1000euros/pr I have heard. And they play loud.
I think they are the best value-for-money 8" studio monitors ever made. I have read older reviews that complained about hum and hiss but with mine, I can't hear either as long as I keep their gain under 50% and my distance to not closer than 30-50cm. At 25cm with the gain set at around 50% I can hear a slight hiss from the tweeter which disappears a few cm further away. Manufacturer specs originally claimed 100W of power, 75 on the woofer and 25 on the tweeter but my copies were stating 140Ws on the box with 100W at the woofer and 40 at the tweeter so chances are these have now different amps than the first batch in order to correct for the hum and hiss problems they had at launch. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have reviewed the 140W version yet.
I would love to see a complete review on them with measurements etc because I believe they deserve some more love. At that price, it is worth getting at least one piece just for the test.
IMHO they sound better than HS8 and much better than any other passive speaker under 1000euros/pr I have heard. And they play loud.
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I just saw that sweetwater has the Tannoy Reveal 802 at 119$ which is insane. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...eal-802-8-inch-powered-studio-monitor/reviews
Those prices don't make any sense!!
Erin already tested them. I don't think it's worth Amir's time to retest.
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Yeah, not very good if you're out after neutral sound. V-shaped which quickly grows old
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