I agree, Focals and Magicos are too bright for me. I spent time with all three brands and ultimately sold my Vivid Audio G1s and replaced them with Alexias. No regrets for a single moment. The Alexia Vs are really special. My first choice would be the Alexx Vs, but they are in a different price class. I had Wilsons before and got tired of them, but have to admit today that the evolution to the new generation Wilsons (V material, new drivers, diode spikes) made a massive improvement for me. As a sidenote, I recently spent a lot of time with the Chronosonic XVX and the Wilson subsonic towers, driven by Boulder amplification, and this could for sure be the last system to aspire to.I think my friend has these Focal speakers. I have heard them once.
Every focal speaker I have ever heard, including my friend's speakers, I have found to be too bright and too analytical for me.
Great speakers! they need allot more space then the suggested 25 square meters.Please, have a look at Sigma Acoustics Orchestra 2.9 model. It is another brand in addition to Stenheim that manufactures relatively high efficiency boxes with easy load for amps. This model has air motion transformer neodymium tweeter and paper based MF driver with alnico magnet. The drivers can be adjusted for time alinment.
If I was on the market to replace my Sashas, I would probably look at these 2 brands first. Both are Bonzo approved, which is another big thing .
http://extremeaudio.it/en/?portfolio=orchestra-2
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No they don't, sounded wonderful at Munich in a space that sort of size, highlight of the show for me. Aldo envisioned no issue with 2.9 going into circa 4x5 to 4x6mGreat speakers! they need allot more space then the suggested 25 square meters.
Please, have a look at Sigma Acoustics Orchestra 2.9 model. It is another brand in addition to Stenheim that manufactures relatively high efficiency boxes with easy load for amps. This model has air motion transformer neodymium tweeter and paper based MF driver with alnico magnet. The drivers can be adjusted for time alinment.
If I was on the market to replace my Sashas, I would probably look at these 2 brands first. Both are Bonzo approved, which is another big thing .
http://extremeaudio.it/en/?portfolio=orchestra-2
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In a 5m x 5m room, I would probably maybe even opt for the AlsyVox TintorettoDipoles can be a good solution for very demanding rooms because they don't radiate towards the floor and ceiling at all and quite little to the sides, so they don't agitate the room as much as regular speakers.
Sigma shared with a company who made a TT, tonearm and cartridge. That combination didn't work. However they also ran a linear tracking arm who's name escapes at the moment along with a Dynavector XV1s on the same TT. The latter combination was beautiful. Perhaps you heard the formerI loved the Sigma Acoustics Orchestra 2.9 in Munich 2022 and hated it 2023.
Really don't know what went wrong in 2023
I loved the Sigma Acoustics Orchestra 2.9 in Munich 2022 and hated it 2023.
Really don't know what went wrong in 2023
Sigma shared with a company who made a TT, tonearm and cartridge. That combination didn't work. However they also ran a linear tracking arm who's name escapes at the moment along with a Dynavector XV1s on the same TT. The latter combination was beautiful. Perhaps you heard the former
No they don't, sounded wonderful at Munich in a space that sort of size, highlight of the show for me. Aldo envisioned no issue with 2.9 going into circa 4x5 to 4x6m
I agree, Focals and Magicos are too bright for me. I spent time with all three brands and ultimately sold my Vivid Audio G1s and replaced them with Alexias. No regrets for a single moment. The Alexia Vs are really special. My first choice would be the Alexx Vs, but they are in a different price class. I had Wilsons before and got tired of them, but have to admit today that the evolution to the new generation Wilsons (V material, new drivers, diode spikes) made a massive improvement for me. As a sidenote, I recently spent a lot of time with the Chronosonic XVX and the Wilson subsonic towers, driven by Boulder amplification, and this could for sure be the last system to aspire to.
It was a family start up from near Venice called Thuono Audio, the TT was their TH400 - local friends as I understand. Like I said, didn't care for their tonearm/cart combination which was modestly priced. Just looked it up, the other tonearm was a Thiele TA01 with XV1s. Amps were CanEVER (another Venice based company)That might be his own TT. He makes one for himself, non-commercial. He was/is a fan of the Vyger and owned it. However to split room costs he might be combining with another commercial brand.
Where did you get that idea? I believe it is inaccurate.Dipoles can be a good solution for very demanding rooms because they don't radiate towards the floor and ceiling at all and quite little to the sides, so they don't agitate the room as much as regular speakers.
Hey Marc, your going to ruin a sale. Pipe down. Everyone knows all you need is really good speakers and all else falls into place.It appears that you are just beginning this crazy hobby. At this price point, you really need to visit some members and dealers and find out what sound really gets you excited. A million great suggestions here, but you need to know what is right for you.
Also, as others have mentioned, speakers are just a part of the system. You need to pair with something in the same league and set up properly in the room with treatments, etc. There's sooo much to this hobby that money can't buy. You'll need the setup and matching in order to come out of this project truly happy with what you've created.
If you are really new to this, I urge you to think about all of this before pulling the trigger on something that seems cool.
Christoph is coming from the point of view of large planar speakers that are not only dipoles they are also line sources and line sources do indeed minimize floor and ceiling reflections.Where did you get that idea? I believe it is inaccurate.