Well respected speakers that you don't like

KeithR said:
I think speaker aesthetics are pretty personal. The 60s-70s motif that seems to be popular on this forum is worse imo. Maybe i'm just too young (37) to respect that look.
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I'm not a fan of the 1960s/1970s speaker look either. I once remarked that a pair of speakers that some people were drooling over looked they were made in a 1960s/1970s high school woodshop class. Of course not everyone saw the humor in that statement.
 
And speaking of finding humor in a statement...
On page 60 of the Jan 2015 edition of Stereophile, there is a full page ad for the Raidho D-3 speaker. I love this line in the ad: "The D-3 is an extreme performer and is for those who really enjoy spending time and effort setting up their systems and finding matching components."
 
mep said:
And speaking of finding humor in a statement...
On page 60 of the Jan 2015 edition of Stereophile, there is a full page ad for the Raidho D-3 speaker. I love this line in the ad: "The D-3 is an extreme performer and is for those who really enjoy spending time and effort setting up their systems and finding matching components."
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Holy cow. No joke.
 
Steve said:
I don't like the look of Vivid Audio's Giya loudspeakers. The look is a love or hate proposition.
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FlexibleAudio said:
Big +1 for hate camp here. I am scared of em.
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BobM said:
But they do sound very nice indeed. I think they are (mostly) a better WAF speaker than most too.
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My wife's scared of them too. Kinda of an Alien/Squid thing going on.

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BTW, its official I have too much time on my hands around the Holidays.
 

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To all of you Brothers in Arms: setting a system and making it "click" (balance the sound) takes several months - at least for me, but then maybe I'm a moron - so swapping gear without readjusting the entire stack of boxes is useless.
I switched from Dynaudio Confidence 5 to Raidho C3.0 and I had to change the power amp (previously a BAT 600se), cables (previously a loom of Audioquest) and re-position the speakers. I also had to change footers, spikes and other thingies, including replacing the original "tuned feet" under the Raidhos with custom-made spikes (no, granite slabs are not needed). Now just suppose I change my power amp (I'm in the process of buying a Boulder 2060) and source (to be raplaced by MSB Data IV Plus and MSB The Analogue DAC), this will mean another cable, footers and speaker position change, not to mention a couple months of waiting until everything settles. Lucky my nice AD for Siltech offers a full trade-in program...
 
If you have a great relationship with several local dealers and can borrow gear to try, you're brilliant and simply doing your due diligence. If you have to buy gear to try gear, you're a dreaded gear swapper.

The more reference points one has, ultimately the better systematic synergy one can achieve.


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mep said:
And speaking of finding humor in a statement...
On page 60 of the Jan 2015 edition of Stereophile, there is a full page ad for the Raidho D-3 speaker. I love this line in the ad: "The D-3 is an extreme performer and is for those who really enjoy spending time and effort setting up their systems and finding matching components."
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Well at least I've already done some of the heavy lifting by purchasing the Soulution 501 amps but I do still need to carry in the granite slabs.:facepalm:

Ken
 
Ken, the 520 fits under an armpit......:doubtful::woot::audiophile:
 
Steve said:
Still reading this thread. I'll bite..........

My 3rd dislike is Sonus Faber Lilium. They were driven by MC601s. Sounded mechanical, lacked dynamics. Probably all of that metallic ribbing and the glass hat made it sound artificial.
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Was probably the McIntosh amps Steve :fingers: :fingers: :fingers: :snicker:
 
bzr said:
Ken, the 520 fits under an armpit......:doubtful::woot::audiophile:
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Bzr,

Yup, the 520 is the lightest but it will make a big impact. I'll be adding one sometime in 2015. Stay tuned.

Ken
 
bzr said:
Was probably the McIntosh amps Steve :fingers: :fingers: :fingers: :snicker:
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The Liliums are apparently quite power hungry. The MC601s are quite a capable amp with the ability to peak well over 600w. The MC1.2KW would seem to be a better choice. The MC2301s would probably struggle driving Liliums and disappoint.

I expected much more from those speakers. They are trying to be a design statement inspired by Ferrari? There is no way I would shell out for them. Indeed, the new SF direction and departure from Franco Serblin's designs is a different sound.
 
Another one: the Linn Climax 350A. While I love Linn for their electronics I don't connect at all to their speakers. The top of the line Climax 350A costs a lot of money but is not doing the trick for me....
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mep said:
And speaking of finding humor in a statement...
On page 60 of the Jan 2015 edition of Stereophile, there is a full page ad for the Raidho D-3 speaker. I love this line in the ad: "The D-3 is an extreme performer and is for those who really enjoy spending time and effort setting up their systems and finding matching components."
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Finally, some truth in advertising :)


alexandre
 
Glareskin said:
Another one: the Linn Climax 350A. While I love Linn for their electronics I don't connect at all to their speakers. The top of the line Climax 350A costs a lot of money but is not doing the trick for me....
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They look like they got a face transplant from an alien.
 
Bump, Martin Logan one extreme and vandersteen on the other. Several others that sounded great at the shop that I couldn’t make sing
 
Bump, Martin Logan one extreme and vandersteen on the other. Several others that sounded great at the shop that I couldn’t make sing
 
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