Since every person is different I wonder about about your prefences from a benchmark point of view.
Audioholics are usually going to great extend in improvement but let's try the entry level approach here. Let's try to describe your taste in setup and sound here given real world examples.
For me personally I have two preferences. The main one is that I like a speaker that is balanced, has a great soundstage, is detailed in all ranges, but not that bright. Maybe to summarize, it should have monitoring properties as in an average of what the producer and members of a band intended when they recorded it. But the best reproducted version of that sum of averages.
Given my previous B&W 602/s3 from early 2000s and my current Wharfedale evo 4.2. When I compare them side by side I can enjoy both but notice that there are slight improvements in detail in high and mid with the Wharfedales. The big improvement however is in bass and lower midrange of the latter.
A great benchmark as also used on some online channels is the Jazz track Kiss of Life by Grace Mahya. When listening on the B&W's it sounds like there is detail but it is smoother. The Evo's kind of better kraft in the details of the upright bass making it less smooth which at itself makes it more engaging.
At second preference for a second setup I like illusions and heavy colored speakers. I have thought about getting some horn loaded Klipsch bookshelves. Unfortunately these times given corona restrictions in retail it is difficult to really test gear somewhere and I am not a fan of ordering something online only for testing purposes.
Audioholics are usually going to great extend in improvement but let's try the entry level approach here. Let's try to describe your taste in setup and sound here given real world examples.
For me personally I have two preferences. The main one is that I like a speaker that is balanced, has a great soundstage, is detailed in all ranges, but not that bright. Maybe to summarize, it should have monitoring properties as in an average of what the producer and members of a band intended when they recorded it. But the best reproducted version of that sum of averages.
Given my previous B&W 602/s3 from early 2000s and my current Wharfedale evo 4.2. When I compare them side by side I can enjoy both but notice that there are slight improvements in detail in high and mid with the Wharfedales. The big improvement however is in bass and lower midrange of the latter.
A great benchmark as also used on some online channels is the Jazz track Kiss of Life by Grace Mahya. When listening on the B&W's it sounds like there is detail but it is smoother. The Evo's kind of better kraft in the details of the upright bass making it less smooth which at itself makes it more engaging.
At second preference for a second setup I like illusions and heavy colored speakers. I have thought about getting some horn loaded Klipsch bookshelves. Unfortunately these times given corona restrictions in retail it is difficult to really test gear somewhere and I am not a fan of ordering something online only for testing purposes.
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