Baron Mole
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And here's a link to a review
Purifi Audio PTT6.5W04-01A 6.5 Inch Woofer Review
Purifi Audio PTT6.5W04-01A 6.5 Inch Woofer Review
I'm not a patient man so I won't be able to wait. I'll have the money in the next 2-6 weeks so will purchase then.If you are in not major hurry, I’d wait until you see speakers appear with the new PuriFi drive units. All bass cones have harmonic distortion so say a 200Hz signal will be accompanied by a 100Hz and 400Hz harmonic. These new drive units will virtually eliminate this problem.
The 6.5” PuriFi drive unit is supposed to be able to provide the same output and bass as a 12” but without the harmonic distortion!
This should make some ground-breaking new speaker possible………
I'm not a patient man so I won't be able to wait. I'll have the money in the next 2-6 weeks so will purchase then.
I'm definitely going to stick with stand mounts and try and audition a few before buying.
Agreed. I'm hoping we see some appear this autumn as the drive units have been available for sometime and getting a speaker to market doesn't have the same challenges with certification etc. as electronics.
You could have look at (or better a listen to) the QAcoustics Concept 300s. I also have 2 REL subs that I use with them.I am currently running Kef LS50’s with 2 x REL T5i subs being driven by Lyngdorf 1120. My listening is split down the middle between streaming and vinyl (Technics SL1500C), with the odd CD (Rotel CD11) thrown in. I’ve never been happier with the system. It sounds wonderful but as is the nature of this beast I am planning to upgrade the speakers next. This will be the final upgrade for some time.
If all goes to plan I should have dedicated listening room in my converted detached garage by the end of the year. It’s a 5 x 5m space and will be reasonably sparsely furnished at first anyway. So any purchase will have this in space in-mind.
I want to go down the stand mount route as I am quite partial to subs and the integration using Room Perfect is absolutely spot on.
I’m a huge fan of the LS50, the midrange is wonderful, the sound stage and imaging are also first rate when driven by the 1120 so any upgrade would need to have these attributes. And would need to be an audible improvement on the LS50’s.
My budget is around £2,700 and based on what I have read I’m leaning towards the Dynaudio Special 40’s. What other speakers would anyone suggest in a room of that size with amp and sources listed above?
I wouldn’t completely write off looking at floor standers but they would need to offer the same level of detail and bass as £2.7k stand mounts and 2 x Rel subs. As I would sell the 2, T5i’s if going down that route the budget would be £3.2k for floor standers.
I will of course audition the speakers I short-list but am interested in peoples opinions, especially those who have the listed amp/sources.
HiGava,You could have look at (or better a listen to) the QAcoustics Concept 300s. I also have 2 REL subs that I use with them.
Not using 1120 yet, though I plan to audition soon, I'm running DSP & Dirac at the moment. I have a pair of LS50 too that I use nearfield now, for which they are great.
I'm not sure they are better than the Special 40, but they are very nice and different to the LS50 - the sparkly highs are absent, but there is plenty of detail and no fatigue from longer sessions. I love my LS50s but after 60-90 minutes my ears (brain?) hurts from the treble. Not so with the 300s. Bass is very tight and clean, soundstage is much better than the LS50.
I wouldn't use them without subs, but with subs and Roomperfect they might be worth a listen.
For interest's sake where do you live?
I'd be up for that in theory. I work in Pinner, West London I'm there 3 days a week so might be better to do it on one of those days. I'll drop you a PM to discuss.I live in Ealing, West London, quick trip if out of peak hours - perhaps on a Sunday morning or Saturday afternoon? So as I'm interested in the 1120 and if you were interested in hearing the 300s we could flip a coin and loser travels. We could then have a couple of hours of in-home testing to both our benefit?
Looks like an excellent deal !!Anyone heard these? Great discount at Peter Tyson. I would imagine they’re simillar to the Cardea 10 that Paul posted earlier in the thread
I do love money off
Ooh. I would.Anyone heard these? Great discount at Peter Tyson. I would imagine they’re simillar to the Cardea 10 that Paul posted earlier in the thread
I do love money off
Apparently they’re the same as the cardea 10 but can be active speakers.Ooh. I would.
To be honest that is a fear of mine. That I’ll spend all that extra money and the improvement will not be what I expected.Obviously audition is good, but there are probably not many awful speakers in this price range, especially when combined with dual subs and Roomperfect.
My only concern for you is that they might not sound enough better than the LS50s to make you feel like it was worth the money.
The LS50s were 2k speakers when they were launched and given great acclaim at that price.
In fact I'd venture to say that if you want a good crossover for where diminishing returns start to set in, then the LS50s would be a pretty good point to drop that marker.
Obviously audition is good, but there are probably not many awful speakers in this price range, especially when combined with dual subs and Roomperfect.
My only concern for you is that they might not sound enough better than the LS50s to make you feel like it was worth the money.
The LS50s were 2k speakers when they were launched and given great acclaim at that price.
In fact I'd venture to say that if you want a good crossover for where diminishing returns start to set in, then the LS50s would be a pretty good point to drop that marker.
To be honest that is a fear of mine. That I’ll spend all that extra money and the improvement will not be what I expected.
i was initially just going to upgrade to the Meta’s .. at far less cost !!
I’ve made the decision and willThat would be sidegrade in comparison.
I’m certain the Metas add something to the sound, but not enough to make them Special 40s or Kudos Cardeas.
Also looking forward to your views. Might be useful to have a 30 day return option just in case you fall in love at the demo but they don't work in your room.I’ve made the decision and will
Definitely be buying/demoing one of those two in the next few days.