Having been exposed to so much live music over the years may give me a slight advantage, who knows? To write an objective review is an impossibility: by definition I will use my own biases, as does EVERYONE. In my experience, there will never be a "perfect" loudspeaker for all listeners, as tastes, budget, and ears are all different. Yes, in spite of all attempting to do the same thing, they all have a distinct sonic "footprint". All great fun, but especially when it comes to choosing speakers, I have long known that, like pianos, say, they all sound different. I've owned literally 100's of pieces of audio gear, some extremely expensive and esoteric examples. IF, and only IF you are prepared to put in a little time, these speakers fully justify a 5 Star rating.Īnother perspective, and PLEASE take this seriously! I'm not interested in anything but highest quality music reproduction - as a professional, and classically trained musician, this is mandatory for me. Perhaps the most confusing, mis-reviewed, speaker of all time. Complex room interactions can result in sound-smearing, and this must be taken seriously.īose perhaps gloss over this difficulty: these speakers MUST be placed carefully - sometimes a difference of a couple of inches is crucial. Friends of mine who count themselves knowledgeable and critical have consistently praised these humble-looking transducers, and not just to be polite!Īgain, CORRECT PLACEMENT is absolutely essential, as is CORRECT EQ! This may be too much effort for some folks: if so maybe they should look elsewhere.Īs this design radiates a great deal of energy to the rear, it's not a plug-and-play design: the stereo image can easily become too diffuse if the speakers are not properly placed. To all the bashers, I would politely say you're welcome to hear them at my house. Everyone has an opinion, apparently especially those who appear unable to read a manual! Very sad. The speaker has, in my opinion, been the butt of more vitriol and uninformed malice than any other piece of Audio equipment in the history of the hobby. Once you hear them for yourself, you become a believer. After hearing these at their optimal setup, I would not even trade them or sell them for a new set. I am glad I did not give up on them, they are bit more work than your box speaker, but then again, they do not sound like boxes when setup correctly. But they totally surpass my other very high end stuff that I will leave nameless. If you are not willing to fiddle, then these are not for you. Sure, they must be EQ'd correctly per the volume and per the CD that is playing. These speakers reproduce every frequency with an amazing ease, clarity, and speed. Then I thought, good on bass, weak elsewhere? Not a chance. I thought my Cerwins had bass, these things knocked off the socks even off the JBL sub I had (it is gone). But their real impact did not come until I got them off the stools on to their pedestals and place correctly with no junk arround them. Once this happened, the speakers came alive. To make a long story short, the EQ needed to have the capacitors replaced. They sounded much better with my 125 watt system. They sounded terrible in the sellers, he had a 30 watt amp hooked up. Let me chime in here and say that I neither work/ed for Bose and I am not a Bose basher-nor do I have a pair selling on eBay.
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