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In Reply to: RE: hi-rez acoustic suspension minimonitors? posted by Bob Neill on August 08, 2014 at 16:29:25
Like you I want to hear the Spx version. I think it largely depends on the room and the materials of the room. The AN's sound a lot better in HK IMO because of the concrete walls.
I am somewhat tempted to go with a K/Spe again but I kind of want the fuller range bass of the E and the superb start stop pin drop speed of the Alnico drivers. Maybe AN will do an Alnico AN K
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if audionote can make $100,000 SET amps, i wonder if their gear is overpriced, but i'd definitely like to hear a pair of K speakers to see what they sound like. i'd wonder about imaging with them though as they have such huge front baffles with square edges. that's one of the reasons i prefer minimonitors... less diffraction issues
If it's ported, it's distorted.
Well they also don;t present the holes in the stage slim line speakers exhibit or the lack of driver integration so they sound closer to a single driver than virtually any other 2 way design. Imaging is less precise but the scale and stage is more encompassing to the point where they have been compared favourably to MBL in the ability to fill the room (Peter Bruninger of TAS and Stereophile noted this). Further you get more bottom end than mini-monitors.
Stuff like the Ongaku and their other pricey stuff it should be noted are made in very small numbers using exotic parts materials - they are made to order for rich people. Most of those pricey designs have cheaper options of the same design. The AN E comes in something like 20 versions from ~$3k to $210,000. Just ignore the pricey ones and look at the stuff you can afford. Remember Vandersteen also has a $50,000 speaker.
Regardless I would not buy a speaker that you can't audition first.
given the chance, yes, i do try to audition speakers, but because sealed boxes are so rare, especially at the entry level where they belong, sometimes one has to gamble as i did on the energy RC-10s i would have loved if only they had better boxes. i'm really at the point now where i only read reviews for entertainment purposes after raves for both the RC-10s and my mission M71s that both had unnacceptable levels of box colorations.
If it's ported, it's distorted.
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