Favourite speakers under INR 20k
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Gobble, not saying it is priced unreasonably as compared to the i'national price, but 15k is my max budget,so gave it a skip.(wont mind getting a used one for less)
psychotropic
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if it's rock music and 15k i think the wharfedale 10.1 is an exellent option, and even more so if you can give it some breathing space.
Will 1ft from the walls with nothing in between the speakers be OK?(planning to keep the rack on other side of the room)
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Hi Psycho
I am silently following your thread as some day or other i will be looking for speakers in this range.
What i want to know is in your given budget have you included the cost of the stands? I am asking this because by reading other threads i understand that to get the maximum out of your BS you need stands.
If you are not going to have stands for the time being where do you plan to place your speakers?
This is important to know because where ever you would have auditioned any speakers they would have been mounted on stands.
I am silently following your thread as some day or other i will be looking for speakers in this range.
What i want to know is in your given budget have you included the cost of the stands? I am asking this because by reading other threads i understand that to get the maximum out of your BS you need stands.
If you are not going to have stands for the time being where do you plan to place your speakers?
This is important to know because where ever you would have auditioned any speakers they would have been mounted on stands.
psychotropic
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hey rikhav, no i won't be going for stands. I am going to be placing them on my wooden cabinet, but isolated to a limited extent by a couple of 1" thick granite slabs (1 foot square) and perhaps a couple of thick books (need to find a couple of telephone directories from somewhere). I realise this is not optimal, but I don't have space for stands, and particularly with my Audioengine 2s, the granite + book combination worked splendidly.
dances_with_wolves
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Can you explain what you mean by saying the MA BR2s are 'reserved'? I think I understand what you mean, but want to make sure. I have a pair of BR2s, and was surprised to hear the stunning difference biwiring made with them. I dont know if it is this noticeable with other speakers, but it sure was with the BR2.
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dww
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dww
Good to know. bi-wiring may be eliminating the crossover hence improving the sound. any WF 9.2 owners tried this yet?
Cheers
psychotropic
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unleash_me
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psychotropic
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that's what seemed logical, when you bi-wire the same signal goes to both terminals and the highpass and the lowpass filters would continue to do their job as before.... this is what logic would suggest. Which is why I am unable to understand how bi-wiring can offer any benefits, but then I probably don't know enough.
gopi
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my 2 cents. I have tried bi amping with Monitor Audio B2. To me there was almost no difference, though at times I felt like bi amped sound was a bit better. Could be just my mind. But it was negligble.
In comparison with the Alpha B1s I do find the BR2 a bit reserved. Hope that helps.
psychotropic
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hey vortex, sorry to pick you rbrain again on the same issue. How exactly would characterise "reserved", could you tell me in more detail? is it an absence of something? is it something you observe with regard to a particular part of the frequency spectrum? or across the band?
The EPOS ELS8 speakers are the epitome of reserve. They are unable to jangle your nerves even with harsh music. They soften everything up with their snug warmth where sometimes the music in itself is anything but warm. I think you might understand when I say this. The thing is - I do like the EPOS ELS8 speaker. And I see how some might absolutely fall in love with this speaker.
The MA BR2 is not quite as warm as the EPOS. But it exhibits a similar sort of control when music gets a bit - how may you call it - snarly. The BR2 can sometimes get bright as well. But I would not call it an exceptionally fast speaker. Dont mistake this for lack of detail. The BR2s are detailed speakers although I think the Alphas are even more detailed. Once more - this need not necessarily be a positive trait.
I have heard a Quad 11 L2 once and thought that the speakers sacrificed musicality in search of razor sharp detail. I dont even remember the paired equipment - which was at a friend's house, but that was the impression I got, I distinctly remember.
The Alphas on the other hand dont have too many inhibitions. They will scream if the music wants them to
.On the flip side though I think the MA BR2s may go to a higher volume without distortion than the Alphas. But this is only conjecture as I have not had the BR2s at home for an audition. However I have auditioned the BR2 as well as the BR1 more than once for about an hour each time. And they do pair well with Marantz. Not so well with Denon.
Hope this helps.
I am afraid that might not be possible. The only PSB dealer I know of here is Raghu of Decibel. And he has only Image B25's at his place and not the B15s - last I checked. So, it is going to be difficult for me to a comparison.
The easiest place to do this would probably be at Lakozy's in Mumbai where they would have both speakers at the same place.
duh
i know of lakozy
i got my speakers from there
ive heard both
i wished to hear YOUR point of view
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