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In Reply to: RE: Aren't particularly detailed or good at imaging? posted by Emil on January 28, 2008 at 10:03:34:
All of a sudden I'm hearing about these how-can-you-lose speakers by an outfit called Wharfdale (never heard of 'em), as lean at the bottom, good for soundstaging and detail, and -- perhaps -- just a little less laid back than the 'Steens, which are always a brand that deserves serious consideration. The pair of Wharfdale's that has been suggested to me by a local confidant is the Emerald 97's. According to him they can be had for perhaps as little as $300, a pittance (compared to what I've been tossing at all of this up to now), and then promptly re-sold on EBay if they failed to suit.
So, at the end of the day, the wacky contrarian thought I had is that I could buy the Neat Mystiques, the Vadersteens, the Wharfdales, keep the Ninkas *and* the Sparks, and then, once the Naim stuff comes back from the shop and the bass-traps are finished, I could sell "N-1" of the assortment and keep the one pair that I liked best with the repaired Nait5i and AV2, assuming they can be repaired. I could do all of that for an additional up-front exposure of under two grand, and in the selloff I'd probably lose less than the cost of the two tanks of gas and the two days of frustration that I'd encounter at dealerships.
I realize that this is the EXACT opposite of the advice I've been getting (and I am taking that advice seriously, make no mistake), but I've also always been a firm believer in the mantra that there's no way to tell anything until the stuff is in your own room, anyway. ...Plus I'm a stubborn bastard.
Thoughts are welcome.
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- Vandersteen, Neat.... Wharfdale??? - author@escapeclause.net 12:50:54 01/28/08 (0)
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