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In Reply to: RE: Planar speakers that can do rock !!! posted by Plinius_Fan on June 29, 2009 at 05:05:00
Hi Plinius,my experience mirrors yours in that electrostats (in general, there are exceptions - although far beyond your budget) simply don't offer the macrodynamics, weight and heft needed for rock n roll.
I've also auditioned several versions of Martin Logan hybrid offerings, and never found them to work well, the woofer and panel sounded separate, instead of blending together as one integrated unit. It seems you get the worst of both worlds with them :-(.
That's one of the reasons I ended up with Maggies, I found much of the transparency and microdynamic detail, but with more body and punch as compared to 'stats.
Your room is small, so I would guess that you don't need a very high SPL to load it beyond comfortable listening levels. In that case I would recommend 1.6QR's with a good sub (REL, Velodyne, Hsu, JL Audio fathom are pretty much all good matches).
If you don't see yourself staying in that room for many more years to come, I would seriously consider 3.6Rs instead, and the sub becomes optional. A lot of rock records don't extend beyond what the 3.6R can handle comfortably (35-40Hz). Maggies do not need lots of space behind them as many people keep saying, unless your walls are made of concrete or brick. If you have wood, sheetrock or plaster, much of the lower frequency energy will go through the walls (to the appreciation of your neighbor!), while you should have some absorption/trapping for the rear (i.e. out of phase) mid to high frequencies.
You will need a beefy amp, I'm currently using a bel canto eVo4 in bridged mode with 3.6Rs, and they work very well together.
Weezers latest album (the red one), AC/DC Back in Black Ted Jensen remaster, as well as classic Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith on vinyl all sound huge on this system, yet accurate. So does Telarc and DG classics, as well as Blue Note vinyl. Depending on how loud you like to listen, I don't foresee any problems in a 14x14' room, except for the dimensions themselves. Squares are not especially good for music reproduction....
Edits: 06/30/09
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