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In Reply to: RE: $1500 speakers posted by BCR on October 12, 2014 at 13:41:22
I use S3/5R2's in my office system and like them a lot. They're not up to a bigger room or real bass, though.
My favorite speaker in this price range, by far, is the Peachtree D5. Take an LS-50, make them far more cosmetically attractive, swap out the metal dome tweeter for a nice smooth soft dome tweeter, add lower bass, more dynamics and a wider, more natural image.
And there you go. A terrific bargain for $999. I'm listening to Beethoven string quartets on them as I type these. But the extra dynamics and bass makes them great for rock, too.
I'm also very fond of the $1500 Ascend Acoustics Sierra-2, but not sure they're worth the additional $500 over the Peachtrees.
"We are all in God's hands... and God is a malign thug."
-Mark Twain
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If the OP were to spend more than $1500, than I would have recommended the Harbeth P3ESR. It is still my favorite one yet.
I do like the P3ESR's, having lived with a pair for three years.
They do have a better midrange than the Peachtree, but now that I've gotten used to it I could not get along without the extra bass, dynamics, and volume.
Every now and then you want to listen to Daft Punk. That only works on P3ESR's with a sub (which is a hot combo).
"We are all in God's hands... and God is a malign thug."
-Mark Twain
I hear you! I'm not into that kind of music so it really doesn't make a difference to me. BTW,I just unloaded Harbeth Compact 7's, I preferred the P 3's so you know where I'm comin' from.
I absolutely prefer P3ESR's and a small sub (the little Totem is nice) to the Compact 7's.
Not that the 7's aren't a great speaker, but the huge, open imaging and great bass you get from the 3-piece system.... it's addictive in the extreme.
"We are all in God's hands... and God is a malign thug."
-Mark Twain
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