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Those wide-baffle Supravox speakers from the show look interesting as well.
Yes, I really like the Reed TT. When I first got it I switched back and forth between the friction and the belt drives. I much prefer the friction drive though the belt drive can sound a little more 'romantic.' I suspect this is because music tends to sound more languid, with longer decays. With my previous table I switched the belt drive to an idler (Teres) so I guess I gravitate to the benefits that come with that approach. Having said that, I've never owned a DD so I can't say that I'd prefer an idler in all cases.
A quick question about open baffles...
I've actually never heard an open baffle nor a magnaplanar but I have heard a few electrostats from ML, Quad, and Soundlab.
I used own SoundLab A1s and the reason I sold them is because regardless of how I positioned them I couldn't get them to generate an immersive sound field beyond the speaker plane. In other words, they weren't room-filling. All the action happens behind the speaker plane and I'm left to feel like a bit of spectator looking through a window and watching the proceedings. My girlfriend at the time referred to this as "gulfy" -- there is a gulf between the listening position and the music. I experienced this sort of presentation with a pair of U1s at a local audiophile's place and another pair of A1s in the US so I know it wasn't a function of just my system or room. So, my question is -- is this a dipole thing or is it an electrostat thing? The main reason I purchased the AN-Es was their ability (when painstakingly positioned properly) to load or pressurize the room and, on the right recordings, throw an immersive/room-filling sound field. They do that in my space and, for all the other failings of my system, I am very hesitant to move on from them for this reason.
I know what you mean by "small" and I've heard them that way at a dealer's, at shows, and in my condo. My current speaker placement has them sounding quite big and spacious but not, I imagine, as big as some the speakers you listed. My musical tastes are strictly rock (in terms of what section of the record store you'd go to): from current bands such a Mogwai but mostly lots of 70s stuff. I was listening to a lot of early 70's Yes and Genesis last night and I've heard systems (mostly my own past systems) become a confused, flattened, and shouty mess on many of those songs. Last night mine did surprisingly well.
Just heard that the open baffle speakers from Supravox are called "Zelia." They say they will be released soon.
Exlibris - did you hear the Voxativ yet?
With that room, a front ported speaker might work very well.
Exlibris - did you hear the Voxativ yet?
With that room, a front ported speaker might work very well.
I know what you mean by "small" and I've heard them that way at a dealer's, at shows, and in my condo. My current speaker placement has them sounding quite big and spacious but not, I imagine, as big as some the speakers you listed. My musical tastes are strictly rock (in terms of what section of the record store you'd go to): from current bands such a Mogwai but mostly lots of 70s stuff. I was listening to a lot of early 70's Yes and Genesis last night and I've heard systems (mostly my own past systems) become a confused, flattened, and shouty mess on many of those songs. Last night mine did surprisingly well.
Thanks for the info. Did you give them a call to find out? I will be most interested when this model comes out.
Exlibris - did you hear the Voxativ yet?
With that room, a front ported speaker might work very well.
Something like this would probably work very well in your room
http://www.bastanis.de/index.php/audio/horn-speaker/horn-speaker-rothorn
or if you are a bit more industrious:
http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/DTQWT-mkIII.htm#Crossover_DTQWT
OR if you feel like getting what is probaby the best currently available speaker with this design concept:
https://www.horninghybrid.com/aristoteles/
https://www.horninghybrid.com/eufrodite/
Eufrodite might be too large for your room but Aristoteles not.
A floor firing concept using TWQT cabinet loading or floor firing horn will work better in terms of room coupling and control in a small room. Something like the Bastanis Wildhorn or Matterhorn would be potentially a good option. These are similar to my Odeons in concept if not in the details...
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