New Speakers: expensive and not like the old ones

[Scott Carr]

Hi Bill, and thanks for the heads up on Audio Note speakers. This is a loudspeaker company which I've not heard of until now. I just had a brief look at their website and it does look like this is what I'm looking for. Have you listened to any of these speakers? Do you own a pair? By the way I know a Bill Bailey who lives just outside of Windsor,ON in Puce. Thanks again! Scott

[Feanor]

Hi Bill, and thanks for the heads up on Audio Note speakers. This is a loudspeaker company which I've not heard of until now. I just had a brief look at their website and it does look like this is what I'm looking for. Have you listened to any of these speakers? Do you own a pair? By the way I know a Bill Bailey who lives just outside of Windsor,ON in Puce. Thanks again! Scott

If RGA his around, he can expound the virtues of Audio Note. But it struck me from your comments that RGA would certainly recomment AN speakers to address you issues. As for myself, let's just say I don't listen to trance or techno.

There are usually a few Bill Bailey's around but I'm not the one in Windsor

[drseid]

Hi Bill, and thanks for the heads up on Audio Note speakers. This is a loudspeaker company which I've not heard of until now. I just had a brief look at their website and it does look like this is what I'm looking for. Have you listened to any of these speakers? Do you own a pair? By the way I know a Bill Bailey who lives just outside of Windsor,ON in Puce. Thanks again! Scott

Not to butt in, but I have heard them (the AN J/Spe)...

I would make sure your room is not too big for them, as I believe they have pretty strict room volume requirements to sound their best (they are designed for small to medium sized rooms, if I remember correctly)... You may want to PM RGA, as he is definitely our resident AN expert (I am anything but).

As to their sound, when setup close to the front wall or in a corner, their low bass is absolutely the real deal. It is the most low bass I have heard in a standmount for sure. I have heard more *tuneful* bass, but not in volume, nor depth (and don't get me wrong, it was plenty tuneful, just not the best I have heard from a standmount). As for the rest of the speaker, I found it to be a very good overall performer, if maybe a tad uninvolving to my tastes and maybe missing that last bit of detail I have heard with "the best". Definitely worth an audition if you have the cash and your room meets the requirements...

---Dave