Tony L
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I don't think these words have ever been used in the same sentence before. You're saying the JR149s are less neutral than the Klipschs?
I find the Heresys very nicely voiced as long as volume is kept fairly moderate and they sit on the floor as intended. I like them a lot, they get the important stuff very right indeed and only lose it at levels higher than I'd ever want to listen to (which would be far outside the 149s reach anyway). I'd not say either speaker was more less natural than the other, they just have different strengths / weaknesses. I'm getting used to the 149s on TV now as they've been on all evening, they sound good.
One of the reasons I like doing this kind of thing is the presentation between speakers is just so different, they all highlight different aspects of the source material. I can really understand why so many hard-core Japanese, Hong Kong etc Tannoy fans also have a pair of LS3/5As knocking around - whilst there is little doubt in my mind that the Tannoy is a better speaker (they actually beat the 149s at their strengths let alone their weaknesses IMO), the contrast is great fun and it allows enjoyment of a piece of music in a very different context, plus some material just suits a close-sited mini-monitor, other stuff needs the full-range hit of a big main monitor.
I plan to run the 149s in the TV system for a good while now. I'll probably do a 'six months on /six months off' kind of thing with the Heresys for a bit of variation. I need to have a think about recapping them. Sounds like that may be well worth doing - it certainly improved the Heresys, and they are a fair bit younger. I did those with fancy film caps though (so my Heresys probably sound a bit smoother than most!).