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Which speaker would you buy?
- Thread starter mobusta1
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The B&W. Great speakers. Only downside to those os the cabinets aren't up to the same standard as the others B&Ws, But with an afternoon of DIY such as a little extra bracing or some dynamat you can fix most of the issues.
But you should listen to all of them first.
But you should listen to all of them first.
The B&W. Great speakers. Only downside to those os the cabinets aren't up to the same standard as the others B&Ws, But with an afternoon of DIY such as a little extra bracing or some dynamat you can fix most of the issues.
But you should listen to all of them first.
I've listened to all three for about an hour with various types of music and I couldn't tell a huge difference between the three. The energy's and b&w were really similar and I could not tell a difference. That's actually the reason I made this thread to hopefully get some feedback.
B&Ws sound great and they look nice, but you can usually do better for the money. They tend to charge for their name.
In terms of your speaker options you are looking at some vastly different price points though. The B&W speakers are probably going to be better than the other two, but will likely run you $600 dollars or so.
In terms of your speaker options you are looking at some vastly different price points though. The B&W speakers are probably going to be better than the other two, but will likely run you $600 dollars or so.
Did you listen to all of these in BB?
You should listen to some of the martin Logans with the ribbon tweeters, see what you think of those.
Honestly though $600 will get you average bookshelves new. $600 will get you some really good stuff from the 90s that will pee all over what you can get new. If you have some patience.
The only thing that can wear out with speakers (with the exeption of ESLs) are foam round the drivers (cheap and easy to refoam) or caps in the crossover (easy to replace)... And these things are likely to only be going out if you have stuff from the early 80s or before.
You should listen to some of the martin Logans with the ribbon tweeters, see what you think of those.
Honestly though $600 will get you average bookshelves new. $600 will get you some really good stuff from the 90s that will pee all over what you can get new. If you have some patience.
The only thing that can wear out with speakers (with the exeption of ESLs) are foam round the drivers (cheap and easy to refoam) or caps in the crossover (easy to replace)... And these things are likely to only be going out if you have stuff from the early 80s or before.
B&Ws sound great and they look nice, but you can usually do better for the money. They tend to charge for their name.
In terms of your speaker options you are looking at some vastly different price points though. The B&W speakers are probably going to be better than the other two, but will likely run you $600 dollars or so.
I have a friend that works at bby so I'm able to get the bowers for about 350 and the def tec's for about 300 and the energy's for about 160.
I should also note that these are going to be for pc gaming 70% and music 30%. So should I even bother with all this high end stuff?
Did you listen to all of these in BB?
You should listen to some of the martin Logans with the ribbon tweeters, see what you think of those.
Honestly though $600 will get you average bookshelves new. $600 will get you some really good stuff from the 90s that will pee all over what you can get new. If you have some patience.
The only thing that can wear out with speakers (with the exeption of ESLs) are foam round the drivers (cheap and easy to refoam) or caps in the crossover (easy to replace)... And these things are likely to only be going out if you have stuff from the early 80s or before.
Yes in their magnolia room. The martin logans are the ones that are 449 right now right? They have a cherry colored box I believe. I only got to listen to those for a little while but I'll listen to them again.
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I'd take Energy RC-10 over CB-10, if you can find them.
Yes in their magnolia room. The martin logans are the ones that are 449 right now right? They have a cherry colored box I believe. I only got to listen to those for a little while but I'll listen to them again.
The magnolia room isn't a great environment to audition speakers. Well... they are upgrading some of them now, the one near me is awesome, it has B&W diamond series and McIntosh tube amps in it...
But generally in most of them they run those speakers off AVRs... IMO AVRs do not give you the best of what speakers are capable of and many will just sound the same.
I like the Martin Logans because the ribbon tweeter in them is pretty nice, very open and detailed without being harsh.
What kind of amp/receiver do you run in your setup or are you planning to upgrade?
I have a friend that works at bby so I'm able to get the bowers for about 350 and the def tec's for about 300 and the energy's for about 160.
I should also note that these are going to be for pc gaming 70% and music 30%. So should I even bother with all this high end stuff?
Those are good prices for all of them.
Absolutely bother with the high end stuff. You aren't going to notice $50 in 2 weeks, but you will notice what speakers you have in 2 years. Drop the coin now, don't settle.
The magnolia room isn't a great environment to audition speakers. Well... they are upgrading some of them now, the one near me is awesome, it has B&W diamond series and McIntosh tube amps in it...
But generally in most of them they run those speakers off AVRs... IMO AVRs do not give you the best of what speakers are capable of and many will just sound the same.
I like the Martin Logans because the ribbon tweeter in them is pretty nice, very open and detailed without being harsh.
What kind of amp/receiver do you run in your setup or are you planning to upgrade?
Marantz NR1504
Decent for bookshelves?
Those are good prices for all of them.
Absolutely bother with the high end stuff. You aren't going to notice $50 in 2 weeks, but you will notice what speakers you have in 2 years. Drop the coin now, don't settle.
Ok i'll go with the bowers then based on your recommendation.