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Post by MartinT on May 3, 2023 21:13:02 GMT
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Post by John on May 4, 2023 4:14:02 GMT
Strange choices
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2023 6:16:19 GMT
Yes, I thought so except the KEF that probably deserves a high ranking - too small for me, though.
Some of them are not known in the UK. I remember hearing the Zu, it was ok but not what I would call neutral sounding.
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Post by stellabagpuss on May 4, 2023 6:51:01 GMT
Nice Post Martin... l always take SG with a pinch of salt..but interesting to see what floats his boat.
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Post by John on May 4, 2023 6:55:12 GMT
The KEF is good value speaker but give me the focal shape 50
The Klpisch is coloured to my ears but can be fun
The TADS can be nice or piercing to my ears
Most of them I don't really know
I personally think every speaker I have heard has its own character
Finding a open dynamic tuneful speaker with good bass texture is like searching for a unicorn
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Post by John on May 4, 2023 6:56:35 GMT
I heard a few Zu's and agree about its presentation
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Post by julesd68 on May 4, 2023 8:50:49 GMT
He wants speakers with "character" and "personality" - I haven't heard any from his list but I'm suspicious of speakers that try and impose too much of themselves on the music. I'd like them to sound almost invisible in the background, you know, the magical disappearing act where you just hear incredible music and you don't feel you are listening to the speaker at all ...
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Post by HD Music & Test on May 4, 2023 8:59:39 GMT
The Zu's really are just wrong, nothing more to be said really
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Post by HD Music & Test on May 4, 2023 9:01:32 GMT
Come on he really does like a refeugee from woodstock all thats missing a long trench coat and a bag of Jelly babies, I have meet him a few times and he is a nice gent, but he needs to work on his style man!
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Post by Slinger on May 4, 2023 12:48:28 GMT
Come on he really does like a refeugee from woodstock all thats missing a long trench coat and a bag of Jelly babies, I have meet him a few times and he is a nice gent, but he needs to work on his style man! Like, dude, chill, yeah? He's grooving to his own tune is all, man. Judging a book by its psychedelic cover is way uncool, y'know? Like, it's totally ungroovy, and not at all far out.  |
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Post by julesd68 on May 4, 2023 13:57:02 GMT
The Zu's really are just wrong, nothing more to be said really
Sir Anthony, what's your opinion on the Wilsons? |
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Post by HD Music & Test on May 4, 2023 15:51:43 GMT
The Zu's really are just wrong, nothing more to be said really
Sir Anthony, what's your opinion on the Wilsons? Which pairs my fine fellow, most are the in the polished big banger criteria? Though the newer ones are getting better for sure. |
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Post by MartinT on May 4, 2023 16:11:29 GMT
I thought the Wilson Sophia sounded pretty damned good when I heard them a few years ago.
The bigger many-driver models didn't sound as coherent.
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Post by julesd68 on May 5, 2023 0:27:03 GMT
Sir Anthony, what's your opinion on the Wilsons? Which pairs my fine fellow, most are the in the polished big banger criteria? Though the newer ones are getting better for sure. I was thinking of the Watt Puppys that Mr Guttenberg admires so but I guess they are getting a bit long in the tooth now ... |
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Post by Tim on May 5, 2023 9:12:47 GMT
I love my KEF LS50 Meta's, I don't have a huge room though so they're perfect for that - I don't enjoy listening loud these days either so they never get pushed. Out of all the loudspeakers I've had over the years, which isn't that many in reality, my two favourites are my current LS50's and years ago a pair of JR 149's - so I've pretty much gone back to my youth!
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Post by HD Music & Test on May 5, 2023 10:13:30 GMT
Which pairs my fine fellow, most are the in the polished big banger criteria? Though the newer ones are getting better for sure. I was thinking of the Watt Puppys that Mr Guttenberg admires so but I guess they are getting a bit long in the tooth now ... Morning master of classic rolls
I actually owned a pair of these back in the days late 90's even had the 'Euro' version (resistor pack) to even out the bass response for not so large room swith less soft furnishings.
One thing Wilson's like is power, good quality power, at that time I had Krell FPB 600 mono's so no shortage there. They sound big, full powerful, but can be restrained with the right pairing. Customer who have these and the Sasha's like a bigger sound , as a good customer put in to me yesterday chest thumping upper mid bass maybe 80-150Hz. They are fussy with placement and the stock spikes make it a real bugger to dial them in. They were of their time.
The newer models imho are a step up the Sasha DAW's I could see Martin with these a more refined and bouncy version of the Watt Puppies, seens these a couple of times. Larger version Alexx V again more even handed and room filling tonally they are getting nearer as well now, can sound very good with the right room & amplification.
Sasha II's can be had from £13-16K (proper pair not abused).
You can do a lot worse then these spakers, I can't live with the looks or lack of innate musicality, however lots can and they have been in business for a long time (for audio) so they must be doing something well.
Next Month I'm off the far east to see a client and visit his friend with the WAMM Master Chronosonic so will take some images and if possible a video as well.
Are a certain Mr Hendrix would say ' Are you experinced!'
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Post by MartinT on May 5, 2023 10:42:03 GMT
I should imagine you'll know when those puppies are fired up  |
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Post by mattspl on May 23, 2023 14:57:27 GMT
I haven’t heard most of his favourites, but speakers are a very personal, room dependent choice, so hard to know if I’d like them.
I heard the Wilson Audio Watt puppy 5’s at a show powered by a Krell FPB700cx, but they were playing very Hifi show, non complex music that isn’t demanding enough for my liking.
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