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Re: I just LOVE it!

Posted by Brad V (A) on July 30, 2002 at 05:37:33

In Reply to: Re: I just LOVE it! posted by Ozzy on July 30, 2002 at 02:44:37:

>>> Yeah, it's a sad statement that a pair of speakers needs to be upgraded right out of the proverbial box to sound good

First off, the speakers sound good as stock and a bargain at the price they sell for. As stock, people are preferring them, to their Maggie 1.6's and 3.6's. I do new a few people who have 1.6's and they have moved them to surround sound duty in their system. John Meyer builds a great system for that price. If he was to build them with upgraded parts, he'd have to charge a good bit more. The $1,900 to $2,265 purchasing segment for speakers is pretty wide. When you move up to like $3,000, the market starts to dwindle. I know someone in Denver, who had the Totem Mani II's and Audio Artistry Dvorak's and bought the stock R645s. He preferred the stock to these two much higher priced speakers. He had upgraded his stock speakers.

The upgraded pair must be pretty good, as I've had one person who had Talon Khorus X's and ended up going with a pair of upgraded R645s. Another person with Aerial 10T's, who just got his stock pair of R645s and plans to upgrade them.

Any smart audiophile should be putting his money where they can get the most bang for the buck. I think you'll agree, that getting that type of improvement for $425.00, should be a no brainer.

Also, other people are experimenting with different drivers for the mid/bass. This is because they prefer a different type of mid/bass sound, however they're keeping with the Newform Ribbon, as the image from it is really that good. You can look back at posts that Arbelos has made about the ribbon itself and he is a dealer for another speaker company.

I invite you to hear a pair and I think you'll agree.

Have a great day,

Brad

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