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In Reply to: RE: Marten Speakers posted by RIQUE on January 09, 2017 at 14:03:10
You're going to spend $15K on speakers without listening first? Wow.
I have never used reviews as anything more than one of several methods to choose possible candidates. If I can't listen first (or return for a full refund), then I would never buy them.
But, to each his own.
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There is a difference between want to and being able. I can't audition those brands. NO dealers around
Regarding "no dealers around", maybe you should consider buying an airline ticket or taking a road trip. There has been a couple of times I've traveled to hear a speaker I was considering but couldn't buy locally. It was certainly worth a few hundred to find out if my costly investment was going to be worth it to me.
Knowing how opinions vary on stereo equipment, I would never buy something unheard unless, 1) I could return it for a full refund, or 2) in the case of used equipment, have great confidence that I could turn round and resell it quickly for what I just paid.
The expense to actually hear it for yourself should prove to be pretty cheap insurance. Just my two cents.
Perhaps if you tell us what speakers you've heard that you like and why you liked them, the advice from this group can be more specific.
I currently have 802D, Yamaha NS1000M and Magnepan 2.7QR.
If you have that type of budget, you really should go hear a pair of 2-way horns (Klipsch Jubilee)
Dynamics out the wazoo with a fully horn loaded speaker, incredible yet delicate detail to boot!
I know of a handful of people who bought them without having heard them on Paul Klipsch's reputation and the history of the Khorn (the Jubilee was designed to become the Khorn II but instead, was shuffled into the cinema lineup after he passed away....today, there are maybe 25 people in the world that have a pair (USA, Germany, Australia, England, Canada))
Happens that I have a pair in Knoxville, "just up the road" from you (HA)
If you care to make a road trip, you are welcome to hear them in a home environment.
Isn't there a small outfit in TN making quality horns? Here it is: Volti Audio in Baxter, TN.
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