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For fun I was playing with AI and shopping speakers. For my gear, taste and room these 3 keep coming up. I was just curious if anyone had experience with any or pick one, no one will hold you to it :) Also, coming from my 4367.

Each seem to have different strengths and I would definitely have to have a listen.

1. Focal, Sopra 3 (per AI, punchy, dynamic, lush midrange, good bass. Mentioned possible compression at high listen levels which gives me some concern but may need clarification as to what is "high". )

2. YG Summit, (high resolution, sharp imaging, bass is controlled without distortion which can sound thin if not used to it) If memory serves AI did make this #1 of the 3 with Sopra #2

3. Von Schweikert One, this was not a suggestion until I asked. ( large deep sound stage, bass is linear, may sound flat at low volume but remains linear and undistorted at high volume)

Discuss

* My gear is in my signature, I listen to a wide variety of music that includes Rock and higher energy music. 14 x 24 with open doorway in back wall.
 
Mr Peabody said:
For fun I was playing with AI and shopping speakers. For my gear, taste and room these 3 keep coming up. I was just curious if anyone had experience with any or pick one, no one will hold you to it :) Also, coming from my 4367.

Each seem to have different strengths and I would definitely have to have a listen.

1. Focal, Sopra 3 (per AI, punchy, dynamic, lush midrange, good bass. Mentioned possible compression at high listen levels which gives me some concern but may need clarification as to what is "high". )

2. YG Summit, (high resolution, sharp imaging, bass is controlled without distortion which can sound thin if not used to it) If memory serves AI did make this #1 of the 3 with Sopra #2

3. Von Schweikert One, this was not a suggestion until I asked. ( large deep sound stage, bass is linear, may sound flat at low volume but remains linear and undistorted at high volume)

Discuss

* My gear is in my signature, I listen to a wide variety of music that includes Rock and higher energy music. 14 x 24 with open doorway in back wall.
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Mr Peabody said:
For fun I was playing with AI and shopping speakers. For my gear, taste and room these 3 keep coming up. I was just curious if anyone had experience with any or pick one, no one will hold you to it :) Also, coming from my 4367.

Each seem to have different strengths and I would definitely have to have a listen.

1. Focal, Sopra 3 (per AI, punchy, dynamic, lush midrange, good bass. Mentioned possible compression at high listen levels which gives me some concern but may need clarification as to what is "high". )

2. YG Summit, (high resolution, sharp imaging, bass is controlled without distortion which can sound thin if not used to it) If memory serves AI did make this #1 of the 3 with Sopra #2

3. Von Schweikert One, this was not a suggestion until I asked. ( large deep sound stage, bass is linear, may sound flat at low volume but remains linear and undistorted at high volume)

Discuss

* My gear is in my signature, I listen to a wide variety of music that includes Rock and higher energy music. 14 x 24 with open doorway in back wall.
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I wouldn't trade your 4367s for any of those speakers.
 
Mr Peabody said:
Looks like Jade 30 might be a closer comparison. Even with tariffs pricing looks to be comparatively reasonable.
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Would happily sell you a pair…but you really need a bigger room. Jade 20 is perfect. Another option is Jasper 25 from Pylon. Perfect for your room. $14,995/pair. Check out my unboxing videos on both. YouTube. Suncoast Audio.
 
Dr Morbius said:
I think for that size room the Klipsch LaScalas are your best bet, you should try a pair - of course a tube amp would bring out the best of those speakers.
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I owned La Scala's. They can do some things really well. If you get a good deal on them they are a lot of speaker for the money.
 
crwilli said:
Guess you don’t like Klipsch 😂
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Here is the interesting part for me. I have a home theater system on the main floor of my house and all the speakers are Klipsch powered by a Marantz Cinema 40 AVR (minus the 2 Klipsch subs). I love the sound of my HT system, but that's a different world than a high-end 2 channel stereo system.
 
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mep said:
Here is the interesting part for me. I have a home theater system on the main floor of my house and all the speakers are Klipsch powered by a Marantz Cinema 40 AVR (minus the 2 JBL subs). I love the sound of my HT system, but that's a different world than a high-end 2 channel stereo system.
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My son in law has klipsch speakers for his atmos system also using a new Marantz receiver. He’s also using my old McIntosh MC7106 amplifier to drive the center sniff fronts. It sounds fantastic.
 
Just saw where I listed my home theater subs as JBL because I have JBL on the brain. I edited my post above to correct that. My HT speakers are all Klipsch.
 
I'm not a Klipsch basher and I went through that phase. I do feel most JBL are superior.

I had Heresy III they were actually pretty bad. I got them to sound pretty good when I bi-amped them with Adcom gfa5500 on the bass and Parasound hca750 on horns. The hca750 had gain controls so I could balance the horns with the woofer.

I had a set of Forte that I liked. Very well balanced for Klipsch. I could tell though they weren't the last word in detail. I had them with CJ for a bit.

I was guilty myself, most people do not realize the great speakers JBL has. mostly the Synthesis and Summit series. The HDI series was crazy good and not expensive. They has an even less expensive LS series that was over achievers. The Studio was good and did very well. I personally thought the LS was even better. This don't even cover the many many vintage outstanding models. It's hard to beat when JBL uses real pro compression drivers.
 
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