Side-grading from B&W N805, need advice!

[koven]

i'm using the pre too.. i'm using the tad-60 as a power amp only, volume is on 100%

[harley .guy07]

I wouldn't care what a speaker looked like if it sounded good enough. It's like women at closing time, you won't see them in the dark and hopefully the music is intoxicating enough your mind won't worry about the looks

I would agree. I would give up looks for sound quality any day. when I close my eyes and hear the music I don't really care what the speakers look like if they make me feel like I am right there at the performance. I guess I am a different kind of audiophile. Performance over looks any day. If you like them go with them and to h%^& with what they look like as long as they don't completely distract from the rest of your system.

[Ajani]

I would agree. I would give up looks for sound quality any day. when I close my eyes and hear the music I don't really care what the speakers look like if they make me feel like I am right there at the performance. I guess I am a different kind of audiophile. Performance over looks any day. If you like them go with them and to h%^& with what they look like as long as they don't completely distract from the rest of your system.

Nothing wrong with either point of view: it is up the individual to decide whether looks plays a part... Many persons have tastefully decorated living rooms and would not be willing to spoil the appearance with a truly hideous piece of gear... Some have a man-cave dedicated solely to HiFi, so looks are irrelevant to them... there is no right or wrong... just personal choice....

[koven]

there is no right or wrong... just personal choice....

agreed, it's just a matter of preference!

[Mr Peabody]

Good point, location, location, location, it would make a difference if it's the "man cave" vs the main living room. Early in the marriage before I had the "man cave" I had picked out a pair of Electro Voice speakers but the wife didn't quite agree that road carpet fit our decor. So I moved on and ended up with a pair of Infinity Kappa 7's. I didn't regret the switch but totally different sound. In the long run I may have been better off.

[koven]

picked up a pair of Meadowlark Kestrel 2's

anyone heard meadowlark speakers before? i am extremely impressed, especially for the price i got them at

[Mr Peabody]

Never got to listen to any. How do they compare to the Fritz?

[koven]

i'm back!

here's what my room looks like currently:
peachtree decco 2 -> tube audio design tad-60 -> sonus faber grand piano home


as for the past few months.. i shall give a short summary/update later

[jrhymeammo]

You are certainly not afraid to try different gear. My kinda guy.

When I auditioned SF Grand Piano with Rotel separates at a local dealer 5 years ago, I thought it sounded very colored or veiled. I've always thought it was due to the listening room, but never had ways to find out the truth.
I look forward to reading your review and how they sound with your gear combo.

Have Fun,
JRA

[Mr Peabody]

Welcome back. What happen to the Fritz? Now Sonus Faber?

[smwick]

Update please. This has been a very enjoyable thread for the most part. Did you ever hear the tower version of the Carbon 7?

[Mr Peabody]

Yeah, what is going on? A shop in town just picked up Sonus Faber and I'm anxious to hear them. I'm sort of looking for speakers, I still like the Dyn's but playing with the Klipsch have me looking for something more efficient than the Dyn's while still having the refinement. I want a more effortless sound. But I'm in no hurry.