What's your opinion on these Everest DD67000's ? .....

Thanks Allen.

Thanks Mike. I'm sort of glad to read that. They are just way too big for me.
 
There's no relationship between JBL and TAD anymore. The designer of TAD, Andrew Jones, is a Brit that used to work for KEF.

Anyway, the Everests are a great speaker. Matter of fact, the whole JBL Synthesis line is awesome. I own the lower end of the line S4700 which gives you a taste of what the Everest does. You can get the Everest for a much lower price if you look around. I would like to hear them without the Levinson amps. But doing that is tough, especially at the shows as Harman won't allow it.
 
socfan12 said:
Joe, I was reading a thread somewhere that was comparing the JBL's vs. the TAD Ref1s. While the Ref1s won by points in certain dimensions, the poster believed the JBL's offered the more coherent and more enjoyable overall sound to his ears. You may have read it, but if not, I'll try to find the link for it.
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I have listened to both and quite frankly I though the TAD had a quite boring sound, I didn't feel involved in the music. On the other hand the Everest (I heared the 66000) are immediately catching your attention. And not for impressive bass but the whole sound is very transparent and coherent. The well respected German magazine Audio still has the Everest on top of their list.
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The number three in the list are the absolute hit now. It is a completely new concept and I have read reports where experienced high-end reviewers got tears in their eyes because the speakers sound so realistic.
 
Glareskin said:
I have listened to both and quite frankly I though the TAD had a quite boring sound, I didn't feel involved in the music. On the other hand the Everest (I heared the 66000) are immediately catching your attention. And not for impressive bass but the whole sound is very transparent and coherent. The well respected German magazine Audio still has the Everest on top of their list.
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The number three in the list are the absolute hit now. It is a completely new concept and I have read reports where experienced high-end reviewers got tears in their eyes because the speakers sound so realistic.
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Cool, thanks for the info! I'm happy to see the Everest got the number 1 spot. It deserves it, imo.

As for Grimm Audio...I've never heard of them. I'm checking them out soon....
 
dlb2 said:
Big and beautiful!
"Recommended amplifier power - 500 watts." :woot:
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Interestlingly if you take a look at the AK number in the Audio list that I have posted above here you can see that the Everest is the easiest to drive in the list and even if you would see the whole list including the cheap book-shelve speakers this is a phenominally low number. Of course a powerful amp will do more....
 
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Glareskin said:
I have listened to both and quite frankly I though the TAD had a quite boring sound, I didn't feel involved in the music. On the other hand the Everest (I heared the 66000) are immediately catching your attention. And not for impressive bass but the whole sound is very transparent and coherent. The well respected German magazine Audio still has the Everest on top of their list.
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The number three in the list are the absolute hit now. It is a completely new concept and I have read reports where experienced high-end reviewers got tears in their eyes because the speakers sound so realistic.
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The fact they put the KEF Blade so high, I don't put much stake in this list - period.
 
Mike said:
The fact they put the KEF Blade so high, I don't put much stake in this list - period.
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Mike, even though I have to admit that my brief encounters with KEF floor-standing loudspeakers were not bringing enthusiasm this is a very bold statement. Have you auditioned with the best possible gear fit? The Reference 207/2 didn't give me goose bumps either but so don't the TAD's for instance. I think they must have other sonic qualities that we don't appreciate;)
 
Glareskin said:
Mike, even though I have to admit that my brief encounters with KEF floor-standing loudspeakers were not bringing enthusiasm this is a very bold statement. Have you auditioned with the best possible gear fit? The Reference 207/2 didn't give me goose bumps either but so don't the TAD's for instance. I think they must have other sonic qualities that we don't appreciate;)
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The KEF blades are a big misstep for a company with a strong, successful history. As for TAD's, I agree....but I look forward to hearing the E1's at RMAF. As for that German magazine, they should stick to electronics. I've heard good things about the JBL's. But there are many speakers on that list that have me scratching my head. More importantly, there are many great speakers they are missing (probably because they haven't reviewed them).

I certainly wouldn't pick the KEF Blades over many of the speakers below. Either of the Revels for example.
 
Mike said:
The KEF blades are a big misstep for a company with a strong, successful history. As for TAD's, I agree....but I look forward to hearing the E1's at RMAF. As for that German magazine, they should stick to electronics. I've heard good things about the JBL's. But there are many speakers on that list that have me scratching my head. More importantly, there are many great speakers they are missing (probably because they haven't reviewed them).

I certainly wouldn't pick the KEF Blades over many of the speakers below. Either of the Revels for example.
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I would love to hear Revels one day.But here in Europe they are hard to find. Anyhow I also would make the list different according to my personal taste and order of importance for my music but following this (and several others for that matter) magazine many years now I think they have a good testing procedure and test every loudspeaker or electronics gear with different people over multiple days with different types of music and then compare with a couple of speakers that seems to be close in sonic quality. And they bring a balanced, as far as I can judge unbiased report and a good conclusion including a point for different sonic aspects like neutrality, detail, sound-stage, micro-dynamics, audibility, bass depth bass quality. Here is an example. Other aspects like finish or price are not in the points.
Again, ranking of speakers is difficult as more than other parts of the audio chain it defines the color and is therefore subject to personal taste. I think Audio tries to rank as objective as possible but that doesn't mean we have to agree...
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Glareskin said:
I would love to hear Revels one day.But here in Europe they are hard to find. Anyhow I also would make the list different according to my personal taste and order of importance for my music but following this (and several others for that matter) magazine many years now I think they have a good testing procedure and test every loudspeaker or electronics gear with different people over multiple days with different types of music and then compare with a couple of speakers that seems to be close in sonic quality. And they bring a balanced, as far as I can judge unbiased report and a good conclusion including a point for different sonic aspects like neutrality, detail, sound-stage, micro-dynamics, audibility, bass depth bass quality. Here is an example. Other aspects like finish or price are not in the points.
Again, ranking of speakers is difficult as more than other parts of the audio chain it defines the color and is therefore subject to personal taste. I think Audio tries to rank as objective as possible but that doesn't mean we have to agree...
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I agree. I wonder if its one person that decides or a panel voting? Regardless, we all look for different things in a speaker.
 
Mike said:
I agree. I wonder if its one person that decides or a panel voting? Regardless, we all look for different things in a speaker.
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Mike,
So we agree on that we don't have to agree with reviews :P Yeah I guess that's how it works. By the way I know Stereoplay and Audio votes with panels. All experienced audio reviewers.
This discussion makes me think I should start a thread about good speakers that we don't like. Yes I'm going to do that!

Hans
 
Glareskin said:
Mike,
So we agree on that we don't have to agree with reviews :P Yeah I guess that's how it works. By the way I know Stereoplay and Audio votes with panels. All experienced audio reviewers.
This discussion makes me think I should start a thread about good speakers that we don't like. Yes I'm going to do that!

Hans
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Good idea and great thread.
 
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