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Pastimes : Hi-Fi Equipment
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To: Jon K. who wrote (11)11/7/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Read Replies (1) of 61
 
A word about speakers. Go to Stereophile or another audio rag and select at least a dozen models in the $2000-$6000 range. Then call your local shops and find as many of them as you can ... and listen. Take favorite music along ... stuff that you know like the back of your hand. Make sure that the rep demoing the speaker is using quality components (CD and amplification gear).
It's easy to fall in love with a speaker based on writeups in stereo publications. Worse, it's easier to form an opinion based on "comparative ratings" such as seen in Stereophile's Equipment Review issues. This is really dangerous. There is no substitute for a listen. If a $2000 "Class C" speaker sounds better to you than a $5000 "Class B Highly Recommended" speaker, save the three grand; it's that simple.
Maggies for example tend not to get high marks from the Stereophile reviewers. But I really adore the sound - what is important to them and what is important to me seems to be different.

Don't be shy to post your impressions here ... but go forth and shop. Do you live in a metropolitan area? If so, you should have half a dozen stereo stores ("high end" shops, not Curcuit City!!) who will have complementary product lines. Get to know them.
I wanted to hear ProAc speakers, since eight years ago I fell haed for a pair of Response Threes. What I did was find ProAc on the Web, then call their customer service number. They were very nice and told me who the area Authorized Retailer was. I really like the ProAc speakers ... they're very "neutral". And the lower-budget Response One.somethings sounded pretty danged good.
(But they weren't Maggies ... I'm ruined. :-) )
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