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"Airy" Budget Speakers?

Posted by corinthos99 on May 20, 2004 at 11:48:24

I've listened to NHT SB1, B&W 302 or 303, and a higher-end B&W model ($1000 or more) which had what looked like tweeters in separate units above the cabinets. I found I prefered the SB1 to the 302/303.
But when I listened to the higher-end B&W model, there was this airy quality which provided a sense of atmosphere the other two speakers didn't provide.

I seemed to have experienced the same effect listening to Polk LSI7/LSI9, and I hear that the NHT SuperZero also possess this airy quality, but how much of that quality it possesses is unclear. I'm no audiophile so I don't know if this is considered a desired/sought-after quality or not, but the airyness made it seem like I was surrounded by the music and actually at a concert in person.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone who owns the SuperZero can confirm one way or another whether it has this airy quality to them (and also how they sound w/o a Sub. Or if anyone knows of some good budget speakers in the $300 ballpark or less that have this airy quality to them.

Right now I'm looking at the SuperZero, SB-1, and the Infinity Primus 150. The only one of the 3 which I've heard described as
being airy is the SuperZero.

Thanks in advance.

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