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In Reply to: RE: What would be your box speaker if you did not own stats or planars? posted by Mark Man on November 22, 2014 at 21:44:28
Vandersteens (any coincidence my name starts the same, how could they not be good!? haha) would be high on my list. Sonus Fabers sure made my ears happy every time I've heard them.
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The Sonus Fabers, that I have heard...dealers only...were always on the dark side and a little congested...IMHO...
As far as a beautiful boxes, my Italian Brothers, make some of the prettiest...
Thanks
Mark
Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini...motto benne...(very good)...make the workmanship on your Vette...look American made...oh, it is...
The Sonus Fabers are not particularly dark and the Cremona M are decidedly extended and open on top, perhaps slightly bright even.
They have to be really carelessly placed and matched to dark electronics to sound like that. But then dealers have done worse. Like the guys who were demoing flagship Wharfdale speakers without putting in the shorting strips to the tweeter terminals. People were politely turning to other speakers. I told them something was wrong and went and looked behind the speaker and told them what to do. Competence is rare on a dealer's showroom floor.
Small room, with waaaaay to much gear in it...not set-up at all, can't remember what was hooked up to them...other then they were dark and congested...like the room...heard a larger model in their bigger room, but the 20.1's, in that same room, smoked them...so I do not remember how they really sounded...
thanks
Mark
But they are pretty...
Likely set-up was well done when I heard them. What amp was it? Wires? Pre?... Unsure, but I've liked them when I heard them and didn't find them dark. It has been some time, and maybe my ears were blinded by my eyes passion. :)
Yes, I'd take most any Ferrari over my Z06. Wanna lend me $100K? Although I will say, it is quick, very. A lot of fun to drive.
Says for the money...nothing can touch the Vette...similar to Maggies I guess...so yea I get it...He also likes the older Lotus Elise, with the Toyota Supra engine...Horsepower to weight ratio is off the charts...but the Lotus quality is non-existent...really a tin can...
thanks again Grant...
Mark
Ps. He just bought this Formula F3 for $1K...I have sat in it and it is a tube steel death trap...fyi...
The Z06 is hard to beat for the $ for sure. 3100# and over 400HP, over a G on the skid pad, 11.97 1/4 mile, 170MPH top speed, 0-60 in 3.9. That's tough to beat so many strengths for less than a lot of cash.
Been driving 325's for 17 years, wanted something to scare me for a change. :)
That little rocket looks scary!
If you couldn't safely leave it the parking lot when going to see a movie, what the h**l good is it?
But my Z06 is my daily driver; every day spring, summer and fall. I have fun with it every day, take it to the store, whatever. If I could afford a Ferrari I'd do it under the same conditions. To me no point in having it unless I drive it regularly.
The finishing on Sonus Fabers are spectacular but like yourself the sound isn't quite agreeable and doesn't match quite the Planars as well as being a little warm for my taste.
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