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Why No Talk On Either ELAC Or Scansonic Speakers?.

Posted by el34eh@yahoo.com (A) on November 21, 2016 at 10:45:43

Hi all,

As a friend of mine came by with a pair of Scansonic MB-1s under his arm last Friday, I came away very very very impressed, so much so that I began reaching everything I'd find on them and their brother company " Raidho " were it appears both are mentioned everywhere besides here. Audio Shark, where I'm to assume more music lovers here have deeper pockets then most, tend to talk about them endlessly.

Same goes with the ELAC makes other then the entry level stuff, in which was designed by Andrew Jones, most notably their MB 430 and MB 312 models, which I've found offer sonics that most would find outstanding.

Could this have more to do with the buy American or British mindset?, as I for one tend to think that speakers like those from these companies as well as Tidal ( crazy money might you ) and Canton offer very very nice speakers, which I'd assume are to honest by nature to be taken into account, as I believe some are more into speakers with a more warmish or refined coloration as far as presentation goes. And very seldom wish to heard components or speakers which to clearly show one is trying to get away with playing records from the dollar bin, or doesn't know how to maintain the record collection, nor take care of replacing their stylus between their average 1.000 - 2.000 hour lifespans.

Me myself, I can appreciate the accuracy and honesty of gear that tells me each recording ( label wise ) has different sonics, as well as different levels as far as playback where one has to adjust the volume accordingly, yet shouldn't this be expected if one seeks a sense of better resolution and | or transparency?, or I missing something?.

In my mind due to the development of the Internet, shouldn't our taste towards fidelity then be more global then it is?, after all having worked in the audio retail field as a buyer, it seems that more often then not, many imports have in reality made it into many customers homes since the early 50s, and can compete with domestic items on many levels, and for far less coin........., granted many American components are overly built as to be all about mass or size, and even power for that matter.

Why should anyone seriously amongst us music lovers, allow any given speaker the right to tell us it wants to be driven by an amp capable of producing over 200 - 600 w|pc?, as most countries are more then content using amplification ranging between 3.5 | 20 - 70 w|pc max to drive most speakers built to fit their ears and rooms, I believe that the High-End is made for the 1-2 % of the wealthy, as well as built upon many of these designers past glories, or reputations, in reality many are buying for status or approval of others like themselves, where owning speakers and amps the size of ones garage doors is consider the shite, and anything less is looked down upon........., please give me a freaking break........., excuse my venting on and on about said matters, but it saddens me to see should limited means of those seeking diversity in their audio components be so behind the times, as it relates to what's out there that plays notes much much better then what many of us to blind to think outside the box, will ever know.

Guys | Dolls........, there's a world full of stuff that fits our ears | homes with better fidelity, and it has always been a click away, in that sense it merely makes me wonder just how many of us buy because of global biases?, and don't care to know what's what, when it comes to ones component choices.

Just food for thought......., and before it starts, no haters need respond.

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