Author Topic: Anybody want to share whats the best speaker experienced you had w/ AUDiO (Read 16444 times)

at_sunset_blvd · « **on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 01:36 PM »

me of all that I tried, it may seem un-believable but its the WHARFDALE Dentons. I would really consider this as a "Super Bang For The Buck Little Box"! Sound is really a good pairing on whatever kind of amp you throw at it. Whether its a Vintage gear, Tube or SS it really produces a very neutral tones, Deep Lows are even capable w/c my Vienna Acoustics cant handle on SAM SMITH's Stay W/ Me at a little high on the knob. On the HIGHs sibilance is really absent w/c sometimes can be fatiguing to our ears. Even TT Guru NOLY (TAS) came to the house & saw the little devils said These Are Great Performers. Indeed they are. Just sharing an experience for a bookshelf that cost no more than P14k

Superman · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 02:25 PM »

Thanks Ken for sharing!

Here's mine:

Fair Priced: Tannoy XT6 Bookshelves
Mid-Priced: Tannoy XT6F Floorstander
Upper-Priced: Reference 3A De Capo MM BE, Tannoy Precision 6.2, Harbeth SHL-5/Plus

mykel18 · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 03:52 PM »

Magico Mini II for string and wind instruments
Raidho X1 for female voices
Vivid Audio Giya G2 for all music genres
Devore Fidelity Orangutan 0/96 for analog music

bashi · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 04:41 PM »

My favorite is Canton speakers, not sure if meron pa retailer dito, had mine shipped by my friend from Germany, bookshelf type yun akin but everyone says it sounds bigger than it looks

Courage · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 04:53 PM »

My two favorites for audio

1st Reference 3a De Capo BE
2nd PSB Synchrony One B

zram18 · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 06:43 PM »

Abram speakers for me (aka JBL Everest clone)...

qguy · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 08:07 PM »

Mid 90's, Acoustic Energy AE1 in Quad carpark, forgot the name of the store. My jaw dropped, i could not believe the output these little speakers were putting out. I became an instant fan of AE. Several years later I was able to buy an Aegis 1. Had the same jaw dropping experience

luis · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 09:01 PM »

tannoy fusion 3 - that started the hobby
psb imagine b - next big upgrade in sound quality
xavian piccola - first splash on 6 digit speakers
aurum cantus melody 103 - best value for performance FS
LSA one standard - my return to bookshelf
castle richmond 7i - very strong last song syndrome

cyberdraven · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 09:11 PM »

ive done a lot of auditions but these really stands out. pag nanalo ako sa lotto, eto una kong pagkakagastusan. hehe.
1. Infinity IRS. dito ko lang nadinig ang true bass definition. hindi mo lang maramdaman, easily distinguisable definition ng low frequencies.
2. Vivid Giya. tunog mayaman! in one word- spectral balance!
3. Devore/Naim. my type of sound. nothing stands out but nothings missing. conveys the sound with the right emotions.

Superman · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 09:43 PM »

Quote from: qguy on Jan 21, 2016 at 08:07 PM

Mid 90's, Acoustic Energy AE1 in Quad carpark, forgot the name of the store. My jaw dropped, i could not believe the output these little speakers were putting out. I became an instant fan of AE. Several years later I was able to buy an Aegis 1. Had the same jaw dropping experience

Sound Dimension?

Superman · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 09:44 PM »

Quote from: mykel18 on Jan 21, 2016 at 03:52 PM

Magico Mini II for string and wind instruments
Raidho X1 for female voices
Vivid Audio Giya G2 for all music genres
Devore Fidelity Orangutan 0/96 for analog music

Agree w/ you bro...should have included these on my list

carlos888 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 21, 2016 at 10:53 PM »

It is not the best i heard, but this speaker was the reason i transitioned from HT to 2ch audio some 15 years ago.

Dynaudio Special 25

jerrylodi · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 08:33 AM »

1. audiophile - aaudio proac clone (first generation) , dynaudio audience 42

2. rock - wharfedale 9.6, monitor audio rx2

junji · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 11:33 AM »

kef q300 for me.

♡ lvcdg23™ ✌ · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 11:53 AM »

Namimiss ko tuloy ang dati kong Sonus Faber Concertino pre-Home

Super relaxing and smooth ang SQ

Superman · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 12:28 PM »

BTW, let me include Epos ES-11 and ES-14

at_sunset_blvd · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 07:20 PM »

Yikes ang mahal naman sa speakers niyo. Harbies are good, I mean excellent but they are in another different level especially the price. The Orangutan are Superb! heard it once in a shop in NYC but a whopping price of $7k something, it must also have to do w/ the high end sources used.

I'm intrigue w/ the DeCApo Ref3A but never had the chance to hear it, who's selling it in Manila?

Superman · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 07:35 PM »

Quote from: at_sunset_blvd on Jan 22, 2016 at 07:20 PM

Yikes ang mahal naman sa speakers niyo. Harbies are good, I mean excellent but they are in another different level especially the price. The Orangutan are Superb! heard it once in a shop in NYC but a whopping price of $7k something, it must also have to do w/ the high end sources used.

I'm intrigue w/ the DeCApo Ref3A but never had the chance to hear it, who's selling it in Manila?

Ken, chao has a pair. He is from Cebu as well.

at_sunset_blvd · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 07:41 PM »

Quote from: Superman on Jan 22, 2016 at 07:35 PM

Ken, chao has a pair. He is from Cebu as well.

Haha he never told me, he comes to the house once in awhile, we're COZ N LAWs. The last time he told me he's getting SF Signums. Winston if you are reading this Pa TRY-OUT naman sa DeCapo mo

at_sunset_blvd · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 07:49 PM »

Quote from: ♡ Louie_18™ ✌ on Jan 22, 2016 at 11:53 AM

Namimiss ko tuloy ang dati kong Sonus Faber Concertino pre-Home

Super relaxing and smooth ang SQ

Sayang to Bro Louie, For keeps nayata to.

jjohnc · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 08:02 PM »

Dynaudio or Sonus Bro...

dimfer · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 08:21 PM »

I've heard most of the speakers that we dream about including the Magico U3, Vox Olympian, Tidal Sunray and so on, but the most sublime experience was with Perfect 8 The Force. Sound was so relaxed and realistic.. dito ko lang masasabi na kinilabutan talaga ako. Minsan you have to verify your impression kasi baka naman na overwhelmed ka lang during the first time, which I did by listening to a smaller model made by the same company, very similar din ang listening experience.

one owner said he had other more expensive speakers on his system but this is the only speaker he was able to trick his dog to follow a "sit" command through his stereo.

If ever I reach a point in life where I could afford to put together a $1m stereo system, this will be #1 on my audition list.

jay john · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 22, 2016 at 09:08 PM »

Most of the speakers I like kinda grow on me. After several years in the hobby searching for the Holy Grail , Here is my list in no particular order. Nothing too fancy.

1. Wharfedale dentons - just need a lot of open space and a powerful amplifier.

2. Celestion sl6 - hard to find a matching amp, nearly gave up but I found the "one" after almost a year of . experimenting.

3. Dynaco A 25 - an all around performer. Easy to match and sound astonishing with marantz 2252 receiver.

sgxp · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 23, 2016 at 12:52 PM »

Infinity Primus 360, paired with a Sun 2a3 clone and LFD Zero mk3.

10 years with me and I think forever na.

Onkyo606 · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 24, 2016 at 12:47 AM »

For me
Monitor Audio RS 1 and RS6 paired with jojod's baby g
Proac that I heard at Audioworld forgot the model,but its a small bookshelf speaker anniversary seroes i think
Dyns ni father jim na naka pair sa dynaco na amp with lightspeed also from jojod
Svs ultra speakers paired with an entry level denon sa demo room ni mikec

at_sunset_blvd · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 24, 2016 at 06:36 PM »

Quote from: Onkyo606 on Jan 24, 2016 at 12:47 AM

For me
Monitor Audio RS 1 and RS6 paired with jojod's baby g
Proac that I heard at Audioworld forgot the model,but its a small bookshelf speaker anniversary seroes i think
Dyns ni father jim na naka pair sa dynaco na amp with lightspeed also from jojod
Svs ultra speakers paired with an entry level denon sa demo room ni mikec

Brother Tirso Kumusta kana, nice to hear from you & its sounds better than any Speakers

DTNS · « **Reply #26 on:** Jan 24, 2016 at 06:59 PM »

from the Marantz Showroom in Makati:

1. GoldenEar Triton 7 - good
2. Martin Logan EM-ESL - better (much bigger soundstage than the Triton 7)
3. B&W 805D - best! (the Triton 7 and ML don't hold a candle vs the diamond's clarity!)

all powered by the Marantz PM-11S3 reference int amp.

PS
my personal setup is a GoldenEar Aon 3 powered by Emotiva XPA-100 power amps. I'm content with its SQ.

n o l · « **Reply #27 on:** Jan 26, 2016 at 04:38 PM »

Best speaker I've heard is harbeth 40.2 in Sounds N Images. Best harbeth if room and budget is not an issue otherwise I can already live with my SHL-5 which can also sound very good when properly tweaked.

Superman · « **Reply #28 on:** Jan 26, 2016 at 04:43 PM »

Looks like the next upgrade of nolax will be a Harbeth Monitor 40.2...WOW!

Courage · « **Reply #29 on:** Jan 26, 2016 at 05:20 PM »

Quote from: nolax on Jan 26, 2016 at 04:38 PM

Best speaker I've heard is harbeth 40.2 in Sounds N Images. Best harbeth if room and budget is not an issue otherwise I can already live with my SHL-5 which can also sound very good when properly tweaked.

Wow na wow.. kelan sir ang upgrade? he he he