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In Reply to: Also not fun posted by StylinLP on March 7, 2007 at 15:01:41:
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I really don't know. I never auditioned speakers that cost more. I compared them vs the Spendor S8e's, Sonus Faber new Domus Piano's, Dali 400, VS-v4 jr's. I couldnt afford the Sonud Fabers and the Spendors may have disappeared in my 30'x25' room. I really liked those Spendors. Stil regret not getting them.But since I have had these ushers home with me for the last year Ive been really happy with them. Filled them with lead shot and now they weight over 160lbs! each!
THey rock with pop and rock. They play smooth with Nora Jones that sends me drifting away. Really nice compared to my old Mirage 490i speakers. My problem is i am only running them with my ROtel RB985 5x100 amp and Rotel RSP 965 DTS preamp. DHLabs T-14 double run bi-wired. I want a nice 100watt tube amp so bad right now. New speaker cables like the Harmonic Tech's. Started a thread over in the amp forum for that.
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You said that the Vandersteens didn't play all kinds of music perfectly. I wasn't asking you compare your speakers with others, but rather, unlike the Vandersteens, are they themselves fine for all kinds of music?
Oh well, I realize its not possible for them to play like a $8k speaker in all area's of speaker sound. Of course I wouldnt know since I never auditioned anything better than the ones I listed. One fact I do know. They sound MUCH better in every conceivable way compared to my old Mirages. In that aspect, then yes, they do play all music perfectly well. But compared to the Vandersteen 3's I do not beleive they play Nora Jones as well. I beleive the strengths of the Vandersteens do better in those area's than the Ushers. Where the ushers do everything that I know about realy well which includes rock which the Vandersteen sounded to laid back. The dealer and others on this forum suggested that the Vandersteen 3' would do well mated with a pair of subwoofers. I had to then weight the cost for what I get as a speaker based on the criteria of the music I like to listen to.But to answer more directly to your question based on my audio experience. Yes. The Usher speakers I have do play all kinds of music very well. Better than I have ever enjoyed before in my home. I suspect they may be a little too forward or bright for some of the "classical music" loving tube fans out there. That opinion based on reading their comments and complaints in the forums about speakers in general.
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