No I was standing
Yeah, not ideal because the horns are somewhat directional and there was significantly different midrange energy standing vs. sitting. I moved around in the room a lot .
No I was standing
As you say - most speakers per se look really horrible. But some manage to look interesting depending on room decoration.
IMHO it is mostly a matter of integrating the room style. And yes, XLF's do not look nice, but sound great!
Say what you want about Wilson - but having the wife choose color sells a lot of speakers in Los Angeles. I think YG speakers have great aesthetics.
But speakers like those Blumenhofers at Munich are really challenged for most decors. I know some people think "its only about the sound", but I disagree at these 50k-100k prices.
I'll also say I don't like Avantgarde in teal
Aries Symphonia was poor. Worse sound than some cheap monitors IMHO.
Aries Symphonia was poor. Worse sound than some cheap monitors IMHO.
I was only addressing my Mocha Black XLF. Smaller Wilson's - up to the Sasha - in color look great and integrate perfectly in many decors. A good friend of mine got my old Wilson /Puppy 7 Ferrari Red and can not change speakers anymore as his wife loves them and considers they are now part of the room decoration. My current main problem with Wilson speakers aspect is the stainless steel speaker screws - they should be black to disappear!
When listening I like a speaker that does not invade my listening space, or at less does not call attention on it. Surely it was not the case of the great looking red speakers. Soundlab A1's in black are so uniform and boring that you manage to forget about them!
proper speakers should be 'mountains in the mist' of dim lighting. ominous and foreboding all powerful entities spewing musical wonderfulness.
who cares how they look in the light?
(...) who cares how they look in the light?
Without the luxury of a dedicated listening room many wifes actually care ... I was actually lucky that my wife accepted the Genesis 1.1 loudspeakers
Hi Audiocrack,
I agree.
When it's my money, and my stuff, I get to choose. When it's our money, and our stuff, and especially, taking up space in our living room, we decide.
Best,
853guy
Without the luxury of a dedicated listening room many wifes actually care ... I was actually lucky that my wife accepted the Genesis 1.1 loudspeakers
my comments were intended to be in good humor with all the talk about looks. I should have added a smiley face.
when I had my windows uncovered/unplugged I had natural light when I could and enjoyed the view. now mostly dim lighting. it sounds better, but I do miss the look and the view sometimes. and if I had your beautiful classic room I'd want to enjoy it too.
my wife still misses my Kharma Exquisite speakers when I had my room in a den of my previous home. life is about trade-offs always to some degree.
Jazzhead and I stepped into it briefly on Saturday. We did not really take to the sound, and I thought it was unfair to judge anything in that room given the small size. It did not help that they were playing Telegraph Road then on digital, which is a 14:15 min song and I was not willing to wait that out. I was pretty interested in that Vyger. My main objective at the show was analog. The only two digital rooms I did IIRC were Odeon and Audio Exklusiv.
Even comments from trolls cannot subtract from our feelings of humbleness and satisfaction, seeing a number of people brought to tears in that room. It is really something to hold on to.
Hello Ked
Were you that tall guy with the Rimsky-Korsakov lp standing on the door? I remember you and actually thought that mifht be you. It is a real pitty you did not introduce yourself. I remember talking on the phone couple of times so i would be very happy meeting you.
The room was packed with more people that could fit that is why even i was almost pushed out of the room then. Somebody specifically asked for that track and it was in the Vyger tt.
You should of really passed by again. We never denied private auditions to anyone.
I just want to thank all people dropping by our room, and for comments, positive or negative. Even comments from trolls cannot subtract from our feelings of humbleness and satisfaction, seeing a number of people brought to tears in that room. It is really something to hold on to.
Hope to meet soon.
Cheers
Stavros
Tune Audio / Trafomatic as per earlier in thread, this time with a video. Refer to earlier for SQ comments.
The video makes the pics redundant, really, so watch it plugged into yer hi-fi system. You'll pick more up about SQ than I can say. But obviously nowt like being there.
Seriously, and I mean quite seriously like that TT lookswise.
It's far more logical to produce electronics and other gear in small quantities and with nice casework and ask insane pricing than to risk producing the same gear with 'good enough' casework and ask an entry level price...thereby making the piece available to a much larger audience, but also being susceptible to the 'audio snob' who has to have the best...and equates best with highest price and bling casing ( Hello Mr. Dan D'Agostino- and so many others who TOTALLY get this!!). Even though those with good ears are completely questioning the sound of said piece, LOL. IMHO, this is the current and possibly future state of high end audio. Unfortunately, I also believe that this marketing plan could ultimately lead to the complete demise of the industry. Luckily, there are still some folks who are trying to bring great sounding gear to the market at entry level prices....problem is they are typically looked upon in a less favorable light! Sometimes, I question whether the MF's and JV's of the world along with their "anything below $500K is pretty cheap" philosophy, is in fact beneficial to this hobby?????
I don't like the TT look. I hate it. High end bling. Audiophile jewelry. Probably associated insane pricing. Ridiculous. That's what destroys this industry. See also Davey's wise post earlier in this thread.
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