The Queen is dead, long live the Queen

Originally posted by 7_V
I'll put up a compromise position ...

Loudspeaker design is about the quest for truth AND beauty.

Corny but true.
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Ah but beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
 
Originally posted by merlin
Ah but beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
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And that is the background to much of the debate that goes on in hi-fi forums up and down the Internet. All the personal attacks, flaming, etc., etc. (along with some good stuff too), when the simple truth is ...

"De gustibus et coloribus non discutandum est ... "

Work that one out.
 
Originally posted by Tom Alves
So if your recording is bad then the speakers have to colour the sound to make it bearable?
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A question of selecting the amount of warmth you want to add to your sound Id suggest.

If a change away from studio accuracy means you get a greater level of enjoyment from 90% of your music - at the expense of the best recorded 10% sounding less than their best - thats a compromise I personally think is worthwhile.

The alternative seems to be a rack full of CD's and LPs recorded by little known artists specifically for hifi companies :yikes:
 
Originally posted by bottleneck
A question of selecting the amount of warmth you want to add to your sound Id suggest.

If a change away from studio accuracy means you get a greater level of enjoyment from 90% of your music - at the expense of the best recorded 10% sounding less than their best - thats a compromise I personally think is worthwhile.

The alternative seems to be a rack full of CD's and LPs recorded by little known artists specifically for hifi companies :yikes:
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This is the polar opposite of my approach. Hi-Fi means high fidelity [to the original recording]. For better or worse, colouration of any kind is the enemy.
 
Originally posted by The Devil
This is the polar opposite of my approach. Hi-Fi means high fidelity [to the original recording]. For better or worse, colouration of any kind is the enemy.
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Says the man who listens whilst lying on the floor;)
 
Originally posted by The Devil
It's comfy on the sofa. You don't like?
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No I like very much;) I am very jealous, as my current living arrangements do not allow a sofa in my listening room (soon to change:D )

Still, referring to your previous post, it is rather akin to inviting the enemy in for a cup of tea and scones:D Ah but I can of course zap them with my digital jiggery pokery:D
 
The Queen is dead with a six foot spike through the heart and buried in a lead lined coffin deep, deep under the ground.

Long live the Queen

I like these round/flat nonsuch speakers.
 
I gathered as much Mr A :) so can we do a ritual sbl bonfire on Nov 5th with Mick P crying into his jag leather hankie and Paul D steaming veg on his lug holes :D
Or are they going to pass to another she... sorry Sailsbury approved listener.
you'd best buy them, to stop me having em then ;) Tone
 
Nought wrong with SBLs that separate spurs can't cure. A second hand bargain.

Oh no, I will willingly return them to Steve so you can hear them. it'll be intereting to hear what they do in a round earth system. :D At the moment I've got Kate Bush in my front room. Where did all that sound stage come from. And they are still the fastest speakers I've come across. A marriage between SBLs & ESLs.

Awesome. So you won't appreciate them ;)
 
The Seventh Veil go flat

Ok, I got the Nonsuch home and did a few days listening. i like them and the work well in a Naim system. the full review is in the Review forum.
 
Re: The Seventh Veil go flat

Originally posted by Tom Alves
Ok, I got the Nonsuch home and did a few days listening. i like them and the work well in a Naim system. the full review is in the Review forum.
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Tom, thanks for reviewing the speakers in the reviews section. Much appreciated.

Steve
 
Glad you like them Tom.


As for the other rantings, as a speaker enthusiast I'll add:

Good speakers only attempt what they can faithfully achieve. This is regardless of price.

The best speakers will do the above but give the impression that you are not missing anything.

There don't seem to be any that can reproduce everything faithfully.

Cheers
 
I agree with that, but these seem better than most or to put it another way, they do what I enjoy and they do that very well. It'll be interesting to hear what WM & Robbo make of them
 

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