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In Reply to: RE: Okay - posted by Sprezza Tura on December 22, 2013 at 18:56:43:
The OS hates Harbeth so I'm pretty sure he likes the LS-50 better than the M40 and all the models below it that Harbeth has ever made.This is what it is and it's a slippery slope when you say say it's better than SOME expensive speakers and then make a list of speakers that it is ABSURD for him to feel sound worse.
For instance take Vandersteen - Vandersteen has a sound and you either like it or you don't. You can spend $2k or $50k and you're oing to get the Vandersteen house sound. If you don't like the sound at $2k you will find the sound utterly egregiously insane at $50k. If you love Vandy then the $50k is the penultimate envisioning of that sound. Pretty much can apply that to Sonus Faber, ProAc, Harbeth, and KEF. All of these companies do not sound the same in their price points - they have a "take" on the presentation. Some people will buy a Quad 57 or 63 and swear that no box is their equal - me - they leave me completely underwhelmed - but I get their appeal. I even get the overthetop love their fans give them. They, nevertheless, are underwhelming to my ear. As those people probably are likely underwhelmed with what I like. So be it. One man's treasure...
If the OS believes the KEF to be the best things around then that in itself doesn't bother me. He's fortunate that he found the diamond at $1500 - plenty of others spend $40,000 and are always whining they're not happy. If the $1500 KEF gets him off the train then he's quite fortunate. But it won't be for all of us.
Yes the factual statement stance of there being nothing else remotely as good (based on audio shows) is silly, but hey I guess I was guilty of that for a long time as well so I am sympathetic to the enthusiasm. And the speakers are "real good" so I can cut him slack on that.
Could be worse he could be raving about Audio Note right ;-)
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- RE: Okay - - RGA 12/23/1300:16:31 12/23/13 (1)
- RE: "If you love Vandy then the $50k is the penultimate envisioning of that sound." Hmmm... - willkayakforfood 15:53:05 12/23/13 (0)
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