2nd audition
Well i went back to the store to audition the def techs and focals again.
This time i only listened to 3 speakers. IMO the B&W 683's aren't good performers so they are out.
The speakers are:
Focal Electra 1038 Be
Focal Chorus 716V
Def Tech BP7002
When i first listened to the def techs 7000,7002,7004 i was very impressed with them all. The focals not so much. The def techs initially had a MASSIVE sound stage and gave me goosebumps, like nothing i have ever heard.
The second time.. Something wasn't right, The song was different that i was playing (eagles - hotel cali live). But the sound stage was gone.. in all 3 speakers.
The focal electra and chorus had such little difference in sound quality, i swear the chorus even provided a larger sound stage for a fraction of the price. I was surprised that the lower end focals sounded the best to me.
The def techs provide something that i have not heard in B&W and focal, and its a certain energy that the other ones lack. I have also read on a few reviews on the BP7000 here:
The BP7000SC’s listening-window response (a five-point average of
axial and +/–15-degree horizontal and vertical responses) measures
+2.50/–3.64 decibels from 200 hertz to 10 kilohertz. The –3dB point is at
22 Hz, and the –6dB point is at 21 Hz. Impedance reaches a minimum of
2.92 ohms at 424 Hz and a phase angle of –37.82
Which is pretty impressive considering the price.
I just couldn't move the def techs around the audition room to give me that real sound that i had heard the first time. Its really kinda crappy cause its a large amount of money here and I just continue to be unhappy with what i want. I'm still broken over the B&W's too, i've always wanted a set. It really seems like they are just hype these days though.
Im almost at the point where I don't even want to spend the money on speakers. I was very excited at first, but not so much.
Any suggestions? Maybe infinity? Paradigm? Ive read that the S8 has an amazing response curve.
