Hi, I went to hypercity, they only had sony and couple of yamaha floor standers, the sound was loud and a
lot of bass without clarity, I beleive you guys call it muddy.
I went to The shop , Alliance 4 was shut ( is it closed on Sundays?). I now undestand the what
you all mean by the upgrade itch. Listening to one speaker after another, the sound changed ... for the better some time
but the money also kept on escalatinh ;=). This seems to be a never ending story. Okay here goes, used the denon 1311 for all.
Listened to the following
Wharfdale Diamond 10.1 15K
Paradigm Atom 17 K
Q Acoustic 2020 17 K
Mordaunt Short Mezzo 1 , the guy said they cost 30k but he will give fir 20800 ??
Now for my impressions from my untrained ear
I found Wharfdale diamonds ...weak ...
The paradgm atoms and q acoustic 2020 were similar and i would rate them number 2, while i found the mordaunt shorts
best in the session.
With all speakers I found that a subwoofer dramatically enhanced the sound when kept a low volume , I do mot like bass overpowering the
sound, but without the woofer the sound felt ...incomplete.
So here is the dilemma. I am now thinking that a woofer will be a must... the ones he had were all in 15k + range,
That is outside budget, so are there cheaper woofers available??? and are they any good ??
I would also like to listen to Polk , KEF and PSB image, will need to go again this week
Need you comments on the above. I though speaker budget will require 15 K , but the speakers are around 20 k plus we are talking about a
sub woofer too.
Please guide, are the Mordaunt Shorts good speakers and do they cost around 30 k and is 21 k
a good price for them ???
P.S. There is a classified on the forum Mission M8 sub woofer for 7000. any good ???