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In Reply to: RE: Neat for Naim? posted by author@escapeclause.net on January 27, 2008 at 20:40:54
go together like peanut butter and jelly :)
Your 5i will have no problem with the Mystiques. I had a pair with the original 5 ( 30 watts).
I had a blast when i had my Mystiques.Not really an audiophile speaker ( pinpoint imaging, inner detail stuff) Set them up a few inches from the front wall, point them straight ahead drop in a disc and break out the air guitar. The mystiques never failed to entertain.
If you dont like them, they're difficult to resell. offer $500 and see what happens.
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Very interesting reply -- I'd been led to believe that micro-detail and imaging were what I *would* get from the Mystiques, and your reaction seems to point the other way, toward a more "musical" sound. I really do like those tiny little nuances in my recordings and a truly holographic soundstage, despite the fact that neither of these aspirations is in fashion right now. Do I hear you saying that these might not fit the bill and, if so, is there something else that would? I'm bullish on these at $500 if you don't think I'm going to miss the two things I like most.
That would be correct IMHO.
I've also owned a pair of Neat Elites SEs. Now, with its ribbon tweeter you'll get that detail you're looking for but not that expansive soudstage or 3D imaging.They were not designed for that.
Dont know anything about the Motive line.
If you're looking to spend $500 to $750, may i suggest a used pair of Vandersteen 1Cs. Get the idea that these Vandys slow or warm out of your head especially when driven by a Nait 5i. The Vandersteen 1cs will give you the audiophile qualities as well as get your foot tapping. Just a little light in the bass. it could be due to the naims leaness in the area. I still own a pair but its now doing HT duty.
PS: Get yourself a proper CD player :^) A Naim CD5 with a flatcap later on would do you well
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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