merlin
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The Munich HiEnd shows coming up , beginning of May,
I would tend to avoid anything claiming to be "High End". It tends to add a nought.
The Munich HiEnd shows coming up , beginning of May,
ATC, no question.
If I had 25k which I absolutely must spend on a hifi and nothing else I would make my way around all pfmers house listen to the hifi and buy the one I liked best .
For those with hifi worth more than 25k , youd have to put a red cross on your door
Good call. I've not had the pleasure of hearing a pair but anyone who has seems to be very impressed.As has already been suggested, do make sure you listen to some electrostatic speakers. Some people, having heard a good 'static, never want to go back to dynamic speakers.
Most 'statics require a lot of lateral space, as they're pretty wide and need to be kept away from side walls. Martin Logans are a bit more forgiving in that regard, and they work well in middling sized rooms.
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Unquestioningly excrement.
Merlin, you raise a very good point. Can I add, it will depend on construction, for example one of my side walls is a plasterboard internal wall and it doesn't reflect enough bass to support a problematic mode. The vertical mode will be affected by ceiling/floor construction - I actually have split modes there since some bass reflects of the ceiling, and some reflects off the floorboards in the loft! But I agree if all the walls are brick and the room has no spaces opening up from it, then the length and width dimensions should predict the room modes.Most of the loudspeakers you are auditioning or having recommended will cause problems in that living room.
Hi,
I'm after a new hifi system and have a budget of up to 25k,
I've listened to b&w 803 diamonds and 802 diamonds, Kef reference 205, pmc twenty 26 and fact 8.
I have a demo for atc 150 active tomorrow, and b&w 802 diamonds with musical fidelity on the Weekend.
So far the b&w diamonds run with naim which was over my budget about 36k in total is the best I have heard.
I didn't like the Kef speakers, and the pmc were good but didn't do it for me either.
What systems do you guys have for that type of money , or what would you go for ?
Thanks,
Paul.