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In Reply to: Jack of all trades;Master of none : Does a speaker with this description actually exist ? posted by skady on July 25, 2002 at 16:50:02:
The Gold i's were described in the Sensible Sound as doing everything reasonably well and not doing anything egregiously wrong.
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Ditto the Gold/i's but I find they do better with a rather high current amp.
Yes. An affordable compromise on the way to the pinnacle. Agree that they need power. I'd say 200 wpc or the equiv. if bi-amping. I've been using them since '98. Very nice midrange and soundstage if you can sit well away from them. Excellent bass--flat to 35 hz. The very top treble a "bit cold" as per SP.Really excellent for most people into Rock and Jazz. Somewhat lacking for classical, but not bad. Ultimate transparency ala Martin Logan or Quad, a bit lacking. I could understand most people owning this not wanting to spend more. You may spend a lot more to get significantly better performance in some areas and even then will face some compromises.
I agree with you both.I had/have Gold i's and just upgraded to Dunlavy SC-IV's.
They do like the power to create the bass foundation they're capable of.
A really good speaker in all respects until you compare it to units at 3x the price...
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