In Reply to: monitors for audio refinement amp? posted by opp on May 25, 2003 at 17:37:16:
You may want to consider auditioning if you can......The ACI Sapphire II's are very good and lean a little toward the warm side. Your Audio Refinement does too, - so if you listen to a lot of agressive music,- and/or don't like a warm sound, - the CDM 1NT is a very agressive speaker. (To me, -the 1NT is not in the same league as the Triangle/ACI because of it's agressive nature, - extended, uncolored upper treble, and lack of mid-range warmth or "bloom.'
The Spendor's are dark IMO, - to me, - they would be too dark for an Audio Refinement, - but perhaps not if you like a lot of acoustic music and prefer a heavier sound. What source do you have?
I have never heard a Triangle speaker that didn't amaze me for the price....I also very much like the Silverline, - but the one that I listened to is at a $2K price point....Many fellow inmates here are justifiably high on the speakers from GR Research, - the Paradox and AV1.
I am a former owner of the 1NT and find it to be pretty low on my value list given my tastes and knowing what I know now....
Good luck
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- Mentioned monitors are very different..... - Sordidman 18:09:14 05/25/03 (4)
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