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This is follow up on my earlier thread regarding new speakers in a larger room. My wife and I went to audition Golden Ear Triton 7s which had been recommended in the earlier thread. We really didn't like them or the 2s which were also set up. They then said they also carried Totem and did we want to listen those. We said sure so we auditioned the Sttaffs set up with McIntosh digital preamp and tube amp. We loved it immediately. Night and day difference from the Tritons. More like our Rogers but with a bit more bass although still limited. We were in a fairly large room as well. Guessing 12-15' wide and 30' long with a high ceiling. Close to our space. Although they're more money than we were planning to spend they are quite tempting. I am still intrigued by the LSA-2 speakers that I've read about. Seem like a lot of speaker for the money and perhaps more comparable to the Totem Forest than the Sttaff. Given that we like the sound of the Totems wonder if anybody has had experience with both of these products and can advise if the sound of the speakers is similar or not. No way to audition the LSAs unfortunately.
Thanks, Jim
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I've considered purchasing LSA speakers in the past. Due to my limited budget, my options were reduced to used speakers. Over the course of my search, I found three separate listings for LSA speakers. In each case, the veneer had begun to pull away from the cabinets. So, I decided three data points made a trend and that this was a trend I wasn't interested in.
Perhaps this was purely coincidental, but I wasn't willing to risk it. The specs on the LSA's are impressive though.
"He who fails to plan, plans to fail" - Winston Churchill
Thanks to all for the advice. One other shop in St. Louis carries Dynaudio, Focal and maybe a couple of others. Will check them out as well and resist internet sales without a clearcut audition and return policy.
Thanks again. Jim
I heard the Tritons at AudioConcepts, Texas this Feb and was not at all impressed. I have heard the Totems and they are nice speakers when paired with some good amps.
But my point of posting here is - if you heard a speaker that was not on your list of "to audition", and if that impressed you, then most likely you would like them in your home as well. This is from personal experience.
There is a review of the LSA 2, if that helps.
Tritons are severely overrated. Scratch them from your list.
milo10:
At the end of our last speaker sampling binge - lasted per a year and ended about nine months ago - my wife had Kef LS50, Dynaudio X-14, and Nola Boxer at the top of our list. The LSA 1 Statement would have been there two (probably) but the only place we heard a pair was in Toronto (TAVES) in a huge room with very poor acoustics. We felt the Kef would not be able to deal with our room (on the large side) and the Dynaudios were difficult to find again to finalize our decision. We ended up with the Nola Boxers (two pairs) and are very happy with them. We have a pair of the Era Design D-5 (virtually the same as the Peachtrees that mbnx01 mentioned below) and a couple of pairs of their D-4s. Very good speakers also.My advice - virtually the same as a couple of folks below - is to listen to as many speakers as you can and you'll find a pair that works for you.
Good luck!
Mike
Edits: 10/13/14
15x30 is a Big room. I assume it is furnished, and that you will cordon off a portion of that Big room, for the stereo.
I have no experience with LSA, so I'm not at liberty to comment.
Totem's Sttaf is actually one I have not brought home or heard at a friend's house.
That said, if you can scour the used market, maybe you can get the superior Hawk within your budget. It's not as focused or powerful as the Forest, but the Hawk is energetic. It has "life force," meaning it can take mass market junky electronics, dispense with the audiophile BS, and get on with sweeping you up in the music.
Back when my son was 1, I invited two audiophiles over, and we ended up playing nothing but Erasure. The opening notes of "Sunday Girl" burst forth into the room, got the party rolling, which never let up. I don't think any of us has ever forgotten that rollicking good time. Give the Totem Hawk credit.
Go with what you can hear for yourself. As you pointed out the Tritons were recommend3ed and you didn't care for them and Totem which you basically stumbled upon wound up sounding better to you and your wife.
You can always be on the lookout for what is around the next corner. And there are tons of speakers that people can recommend and my advice is to try as many as you can - if you and your wife enjoy speaker shopping then be a bit patient and try as many as you can. But always always buy gear you can actually audition yourself preferably in your own home.
B&W 800 Series, even older ones, are a much better choice.
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