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I had some Audience 52se here for awhile..fantastic Smooth Highs , non fatiguing. I love bass and depth of soundstage along with a detailed YET smooth high freq. response.. ( who doesn't ).
I have a bright room. Will be Using a Jolida CD player and a nice integrated solid state with adequate power. Could the 82's be the speaker I am looking for?
Very difficult to audition as I live many miles away from San Francisco and just don't have the time to drive over these days.
Comparisons? Opinions on the Audience 82's weakness, strengths, imaging capibility etc..from experienced listeners would be more than welcome.
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I have owned the Dyn 82s for 3 years now and am very happy with them. I recently got the 52se for demo at home and found them to be more refined than the 82s. Mids (vocals, piano etc) were more fleshed out. You could here voice/instrument inflections with more clarity. It was more detailed in the midrange while the 82s sound a bit vieled in comparison. The treble was more smoother and more refined.The bass is good, but in my large room (about 400 sq ft), it was not delivering the punch which you get from say a kick drum. The 82s on the other hand have good quantity of bass though they could be more detailed. They will however boom in a small room muddying the sound a bit. They require a lot of space behind and besides them. They also require a lot of current to drive those woofers. Further, a good set of speaker cables will bring out the best in them.
Which amp do you have and how big is your room?
Why don't you check out the Dyn 72SEs. I believe they are out. You could have the best of both worlds. Not heard other speakers in depth to do a fair comparison.
Thanks afg,
Using a Portal Audio Panache 100watts 8ohm and doubles at 4 ohms
Your description gives me a good idea and I have been considering the 72se...still can't get over the smoothness and wonderful detail of the 52se. I found the 52se to be a bit one dimential however, in the sence that although they had an extended wide soundstage the image was like a flat screen of sound that did not provide much depth. I only had the 52se's for a short while and sure they were not fully broken in, could be why the flat soundstage..
In S.F. they have a dealer who has the 72se on display, just may have to take the trip! Make a day of it.
I found the 52se to have good depth. Are they placed at least 3 feet from the front wall?
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