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Review 2 of 2
Price Paid:
$700.00
from Filtronique (Price i Summary: I thought it would be nice for potential customers to have an idea of what you can expect from these speakers. I listen mostly to R&B, Hip-Hop and Reggae and these speakers really shine. I personally find that these speakers sound best if you let them play 30 minutes before you go and have a serious listen.
The speakers sound fantastic and are at ease with everything that you throw at them. Though I do listen mostly to urban music, I often find myself listening to diffrent types of music (pop, techno, alternative) simply because these speakers get the listner involved. Jennifer Lopez's latest CD Rebirth sounds great ("Step into my World") and rythmically demanding tracks ("Memphis Bleek - Like That")sound great. Furthermore, mellow tracks like Tierra Marie's "La La" are portrayed with ease and all of the subtle notes are communicated.
Cons? The midrange (Vocals) can sound a little recessed. Pepole who enjoy Norah Jones and the like would probably want to audition these before buying blind.
Recommendations? Get a punchy amplifier, with a relatively high amount of power (>65Watts per Channel). In my current setup bass is puchy and thight, but I could easily imagine it getting out of control with electronics that don't liek to party and would prefer to mellow.
I found that after my 3 months of shopping it does come down to individual tastes, so shop around. I recommend that you buy 1 or 2 hifi magazines, the best for stereo systems being What Hi-Fi? a british publication. Strengths: -Great Bass Extention
-Great top end
-Finish is above-par
-The tweeters are also used (though modified) in the higher end Profile series.
-These are truly a step into the realm of HI-FI. Why buy some crap at BestBuy when you can get your hands on these for similar pricing. Forget all the commercial brands (Sony, Bose, Klipsch, Aperion). These are not hifi, there barely good for surround sound. Weaknesses: -Depending on what music you listen the vocals might not sound as realistic and warm as some would like. My father asked me to run in his new Quad Surround speakers (12L's) and I thought that the soundstage, finish and vocals were superior. Similar Products Used: -Quad 12L's
-Quad 22L's
-B&W's DM602 S3 (In my opinion, complete garbage. The sound muffeled, bass is loose and uncontroled, and the tweeters fatigue the listners ear REALLY quickly)
-Epos M5: Theser are great speakers, but they are just too small to dig deep. However, if bass is not your concern, these should be auditionned. Also try the bigger model the M12.2
- Monitor Audio S2 (Not to be confused with the newer RS series, I haven't had the pleasure to try them)They sound good. They didn't distinguish themselves from the competition. What I can say about the Silvers is that they could make for great surround sound.
-Dynaudio Audience 52's: Excellent speakers. These are far more expensive that the Chorus 707S 's but sound more refined in nearly all respects.
- I have tried many others, but these were the most memmorable.
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