Peabody and I listened to these Speakers today!

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in this order....JBL LS 80



nice sound bass a little flabby....mids good, upper ranges kinda to mellow. To polite.

Next was the Canton Vento. I forget what model but Canton speakers have to be the best kept secret in audio. The pair we saw was a very nice cherry wood..excellent craftsmanship.



They just do every thing just right. Well the only complaint that I had that I shared with Peabody is that they may be a tad to agressive..but they are truly 3 dimensional speakers that make the speakers cabinets disappear. They are supper transparent, great air around each instrument, excellent bass the way Peabody loves his bass....sorta like Dynaudio in the bottom end but equally balanced in the mids and the tweeters. Like I said they are like supper transparent in its presentation.

Next up was the Canton Ergos. Another fine product but a little cheaper.



These speakers while being a little cheaper than the Vento are every bit the speaker the Ventos are. But get this....while the Vento is a great speaker, a little aggressive in its presentation, the Ergo's are not aggressive at all, just like the Vento they have great extension both ways and are just as 3 dimensional, but there is something that the Ventos dont do as well as the Ergo's....these speakers are emotional and romantic! Yes!!!! These Puppys will have you in love..especially with the female singing voice. And get this...after you take of the grill, the baffle is velvet!! I have never seen that before, in any speaker Has something to do with reflections I suppose, but if you are looking at the picture now...what is black is black velvet! This is truly a great speaker and this speaker is number one on my list when I buy new speakers at the middle to the end of next year. They just do every thing right.

The next speaker is just a master piece of a speaker. JBL Synthesis Arrey BG





These speakers also share some of the mid to upper ranges with the Cantons, and they have a very large bottom end. I was in amazement of the transparency of these babies. What separated the transparency of these and the Cantons was that teh Arreys where like you where right there in the music. Stay tunned....we may have a pair of these in the house soon....no not my house but guess who? Oh and they retail for $11,500.00...if not for such a great deal that was offered, I think the Ergos where on order....but lets wait and see, I dont want to jump the gun to soon by speaking for some one else.