Good speakers vs great speakers

[UncleMeat 1,173]

Imaging and Soundstage is something that needs to be heard to fully understand. When everything is working correctly the speakers seem to dissappear (especially if you close your eyes) and all you hear is music coming from discrete points in space;and at times in directions you would not think possible, like outside the walls of the room, or at a 90 degree angle to your head. The speakers have the ability to re-create the stage and ambiance of the original performance.

 

With correctly positioned speakers and a C-9 or C-1, or other Carver pre-amp with a sonic holography circuit; it all comes together and your room sounds like an auditorium.

[sKiZo 186]

+1 on that ...

 

As with any other component, that which helps create an environment that satisfies a particular listener is the best choice for that listener. And as a listener, I tend to be pretty particular.

 

That's why I like the McIntosh XR series ... isoplanar driver arrangement works best with holography, and they give me full spectrum, all the way from ear bleeding tweets if desired, to the "brown sound" on the bottom. All at ridiculous SPLs, I might add ...

 

You're not going to get a definitive answer ... that's why there's literally hundreds of choices available, all with their own rabid followers and detractors ...

 

PS ... not to forget, your listening room is already half of any speaker you're ever going to get. The very best can sound very bad if you don't pay attention to it's environment.

 

[PMAT 2,042]

Fun topic. The first "great" speakers I heard were Yamaha NS 1000M 3 ways. My first "holy crap" musical orgasm playing Pink Floyd DSOM on a high grade vinyl system. I had been hearing JBL L100s, Advents, ADS, Polks, Klipsh, Bose, and a few other really good speakers. But the Yamahas blew my mind. The second HCMO (see above) came with Polk SDAs doing a reenactment of a full symphony. Jaw dropping sound. Thunderous bass. The room I was in didn't even exist at that moment. Another HCMO was at a stereo shop on B&W 801s. I won't bother telling you all the others. The fact is, for me, the separation from good to great speakers was a religious experience and completely obvious. However, I needed the "good" speaker experience to understand the "great" speaker experience. Great speakers are not one-trick ponies either. There are plenty of speakers that image well but don't have the guts of the midrange right, or don't have the balls to do a bass line well. Great speakers get most of the categories right, very right. And when they do it, you are moved.

[MORE CARVER'S PLEASE 99]

Yes fun topic for sure...everyone has there speakers they love.....I have had quite a few in my day....and heard many....But my number one speaker of choice is the Klipsch.....I have many sets of Klipsch from LaScala's to Heresy's to some pro stuff....The one speaker that is called upon the most at my house is the Klipsch Chorus II....that speaker will rock the foundation of my house, just a few watts will get those things jumping.....but when I let the TFM-55x start to give them a work out...man those speakers will rock.....and when I say give them a work out I'll put all 380 watts at em.....those power needles won't drop much below that 380 mark, and those Chorus II's will take it with no problem. They peak at 1000 watts...

Now I don't listen to music like that all the time, but when I want to feel the music the Chorus II's are for me..."My chest pounder" 

 

Just a quick side note...two Adcom 555II's bridged can not match the bass out put of my Carver TFM-55x when powering the Chorus II's

MCP :-)