The new Martens Mingus series are much more versatile speakers compare to the previous lines. I have heard the Septet and the Orchestra versions at shows. I absolutely love their diamond tweeter with very transparent highs and somehow possesses a kind of subtle sweetness that I really like about. But for the bass department, they are not as authoritative and dynamic as the Wilson and the Rockport, which obviously is one of the attributes that I pay a lot of attention to given my choices of speakers. The Mingus Orchestra is very close but it is way out of my budget.
Wilson Alexx V vs Rockport Orion
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Good idea lol, but eventually I have to go through the local dealer to get the appropriate warranty.
When I was still a teenager, I did happen to conduct a frequency response test on my ears at school with a bunch of my classmates. I can hear up to 22kHz at that time, believe it or not. I didn't check it thereafter. Surely, my ears will only deteriorate with time.
Anyways, I get the point from other posters.
I suggest that you not treat as material to your decision any difference in the high frequency response specification between the Orion and the Alexx V.
I think they both are great loudspeakers! You have a very enviable decision to make.
I would throw another great box loudspeaker into the ring: the Goebel Divin Noblesse.
The Goebel Divin Noblesse is way out of my budget though. It's little brother maybe still within range.
Yes, the Kharma Exquisite line. Kharma has a very elegant sound, which is very intriguing in the highs, thanks to the diamond tweeters which I like very much. It is excellent when playing classical, but when playing rock music, it's not exactly the right taste. Another thing is Kharma is quite picky in terms of matching amps as I heard. Mostly goes with Goldmund which I don't have the deep pocket to change all my gears to Goldmund.
I apologize for the suggestion, then.
The Goebel Divin Marquis also is great. I have always loved the Lyra, but I have never heard the Orion.
The Goebel Divin Marquis is by far the easiest of the three loudspeakers to drive.
I assume, without knowing, that the sound of the Orion is substantially similar to the sound of the Lyra. I learned that at Munich High-End, that for my ears, Absolare Hybrid amps on Lyra is wonderful, and then an audiophile can be done forever, no fuss/no muss.
I'd say the coherency, natural presentation, and just the preciseness of each note in its own place. it just draws me into the music in a way I like...
Sorry to butt in. Jfrech has much more probative, specific information. Jfrech is more nuanced. I'm simpler.
Maxx 3 continued to have the Focal metal dome tweeter which I found bright and fatiguing AF. There is a very good reason Wilson Audio dropped it and never looked back. (I don't know how Andy Payor does it, but his implementation of the beryllium dome tweeter is the only beryllium dome tweeter that I find to be not only inoffensive but affirmatively wonderful.)
Nothing wrong with simpler
! I agree on the Rockport beryllium tweeter, I loved it in my Altairs, but in the Lyra he really pushed it's performance significantly...
For about the same cost as the Orion one could get a pair of Goebel Marquis and a pair of their subwoofers. That would be pretty awesome.
No worries. That's my own problem, lol.
I will check out the Goebel Divin Marquis.
Yep, U bet. And in fact thanks to you for the recommendation. Your comments on this forum brought me to the pair
.Wow that must make me an influencer
Speakerwise, when I was selecting speakers a few years' back, Wilsons didn't really do it for me. I could hear the hand-off across the drivers, esp to the bass, and found this very distracting. I guess you'd call this a lack of coherence. These were previous gen models I would add, and from what I've read, the current ones are a big step on.
Wilson Benesch are the complete opposite - complete coherence across the frequency range and one of the reasons I fell in love with them. They also have a natural flow to them. Where they lag the Wilsons would be in impact from the bass, but this is restored by adding a pair of Torus subs.
I've only heard Rockport in show conditions, and liked them. That said, a local Rockport dealer who heard my system suggested I wouldn't fall in love with them - think something to do with the speed of my current system would make the Rockport's feel a bit laid-back.
I'm considering upgrading my speakers next year (they are likely now the limiting factor in my system, particularly when it comes to scaling big orchestral pieces), and on the list would be larger Wilson Benesch, Alsyvox, Stenheim, and possibly Gobel and YG. The problem as always is getting home demos.
Speakerwise, when I was selecting speakers a few years' back, Wilsons didn't really do it for me. I could hear the hand-off across the drivers, esp to the bass, and found this very distracting. I guess you'd call this a lack of coherence. These were previous gen models I would add, and from what I've read, the current ones are a big step on.
Wilson Benesch are the complete opposite - complete coherence across the frequency range and one of the reasons I fell in love with them. They also have a natural flow to them. Where they lag the Wilsons would be in impact from the bass, but this is restored by adding a pair of Torus subs.
I've only heard Rockport in show conditions, and liked them. That said, a local Rockport dealer who heard my system suggested I wouldn't fall in love with them - think something to do with the speed of my current system would make the Rockport's feel a bit laid-back.
I'm considering upgrading my speakers next year (they are likely now the limiting factor in my system, particularly when it comes to scaling big orchestral pieces), and on the list would be larger Wilson Benesch, Alsyvox, Stenheim, and possibly Gobel and YG. The problem as always is getting home demos.
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