On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 17:06:22 -0600, dave weil
wrote:

On 08 Feb 2005 21:21:50 GMT, (Bruce J. Richman)
wrote:

Paul Dormer wrote:


"Michael McKelvy" emitted :

If you really want to see what good FR is from a loudspeaker try this one:
http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeak...01/index6.html

Unfortunately it will cost you $85,000.

No, it will not.


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Quads, Martin Logans, and Magnepans are a lot less expensive. Of course,
you'll have to listen to them to appreciate them.

However, the next time you want a response curve to "enjoy", don't hesitate to
spend as much as possible. I would also recommendd asking the manufacturer if
the response curve is available in different extra-cost finishes as a desirable
option.

That is very similar to the Dynaudio speaker system I heard in Hamburg
about 4 years ago. It was certainly in the same price class. Color me
unimpressed. It was driven by about $200,000 worth of MBL monoblocks,
preamps and god-knows what outrageously priced CD player. Although I
wasn't in the "sweet spot", which was reserved for a couple of black
clad schicki-mickis, I was able to listen for about 15 minutes from
further back in the room and it was 15 minutes of univolving sound.
Pretty bland, if you ask me.

I would have been far more interested in hearing the MBL pod speakers
that were sitting unconnected on the side. I've never heard those
pulsating hemispheres and would have really liked hearing them.

A correction - what I heard was the price equivalent to the flagship
model, not the model pictured in the review. I'm pretty sure that it
was the flagship model at the time.