| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Speaker | Research | Audition (Y/N) | Notes | Audition Date | |
2 | Date | |||||
3 | Martin Logan LX16 | 3/8/2012 | N | Great finish on the speaker / no real review with quantitative data (graphs) - matter of fact, not a lot of reviews period / well within budget / would fit it surround spots in room / not available locally for sale or audition / prefer L/R to be floorstanders (at least for the 1st set of speakers I get) | ||
4 | Paradigm Studio 100 | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aethestics / center channels has 3 offerings / several choices for surrounds / available from local dealer / reviews from several HTS members supporting the speaker / price to set up 7 speaker system within 5k budget / well-respected speakers | 2/27/2012 | |
5 | Klipsch RF-7 | 3/8/2012 | Nice looking speakers - copper mids really shows off the drivers / moderately over budget based on MSRP / several choices for surrounds and CC / high sensitivity leads one to consider them "bright" / checking with Klipsch to find a dealer that has them available to audition - Klipsch severly unhelpful - all they gave me was a list of dealers that I could have pulled from their website - going to have to contact individual dealers to see if any have these on the floor | |||
6 | Focal Chorus 836V | 3/13/2012 | Y | Nice looking speakers - prefer the ebony finish / has 3 choices for surrounds / center channel looks a little underwhelming / generally Focal is said to be a more musical speaker / meets budget / cannot find an 836 dealer close by, but I can find an 826 locally - will give this a listen to get impressions (they have the 806V and 814V) knowing 836 will be a bit more dynamic | ||
7 | Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1 Tower | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / matching center and surrounds / meets budget / owned by HTS member willing to allow me to visit to audition | ||
8 | Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower w/ RAAL tweeter | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / matching center and surrounds / meets budget / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison | 4/14/2012 | |
9 | Dynaudio X36 | 3/9/2012 | N | OK looking speakers - not eye-capturing - 2 towers and 2 surrounds available / moderately over budget for 7.0 system at MSRP / reviews seem to be mixed / checking to see if there is a dealer close by - dealer followed up and they only carry the X32 - will not go out of my way to get a listen | ||
10 | Thiel CS2.4 | Y | Very unique looking speakers due to the time coherence design / moderately over stated budget / 2 CC and 2 surround options available with 13 different finish options / available locally for audition | 3/15/2012 | ||
11 | Energy V6.3 | 3/21/2012 | clean lines / nice looking speaker with grills on or off / within stated budget / surround or bookshelf option / one CC available / have not been able to locate a dealer - sent an email to support to attempt to locate one | |||
12 | Energy RC70 | 3/21/2012 | Good aesthetics w/grills on or off / well within budget / only one bookshelf and one CC option / sent an email to support | |||
13 | Monitor Audio RX8 | 3/20/2012 | Y | well within budget / nice looking speaker - very clean and looks good with grills off as well / onc CC and 3 surround options available / dealer in Chicago area has both the RX6 and RX8 / several finishes available | ||
14 | Monitor Audio RX6 | 3/20/2012 | Y | well within budget / nice looking speaker - very clean and looks good with grills off as well / onc CC and 3 surround options available / dealer in Chicago area has both the RX6 and RX8 / several finishes available | ||
15 | Salk Songtowers w LCY tweeter | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / matching center and surrounds / slightly over budget depending on upgrade options / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison | 4/14/2012 | |
16 | Salk Sound Veracity HT2 w/ LCY tweeter | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / matching center and surrounds / significantly over my stated budget / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison | 4/14/2012 | |
17 | B&W CM9 | 3/21/2012 | Y | Like the look of the black gloss - drivers really offset it well (grills off) / within budget / available at local shop for audition / 2 bookshelf and 1 CC available | ||
18 | Salk Soundscape 10 | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / matching center channel / matching surrounds too big for my application / well over my stated budget / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison with designer in attendance | 4/14/2012 | |
19 | SVS MTS02 | 3/27/2012 | Y | Nice, clean looking speaker with grills on-off / solid reviews / HTS members who are owners all give good reviews / CC underwhelming / within budget / 2 surround options / manufactured by HTS sponsor so support responses would be quicker | ||
20 | Vandersteen 2CE Sig 1 | |||||
21 | CHT SHO-10 | 3/27/2012 | Y | attending the CHT April GTG - not a floorstander like I would prefer but reviews from HTS members have all been good - well within budget / not sure on surround options - L/C/R would all be same monitors / UPDATE - GTG pushed back to October - might have to get a couple to audition in house. | ||
22 | PSB Image T55 tower | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aethetics / T55 appears to be discontinued however many other offerings with many center / surround options / meets budget / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison | ||
23 | NHT Classic Four | |||||
24 | Philharmonic 2 | 2/27/2012 | Y | Good aesthetics / unsure of matching center and surrounds / meets budget / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison with designer in attendance | 4/14/2012 | |
25 | Golden Ear Triton Two Tower | Y | available at local shop - aesthetically OK looking / within budget / CC underwhelming / reviews have been mostly positive | 3/15/2012 - also 3/23/2012 | ||
26 | Martin Logan ESL Theos | |||||
27 | Axiom Audio MP80 | |||||
28 | KEF R900 / Q900 | |||||
29 | Magnepan 1.7 or 3.6 (used) | |||||
30 | Polk LSiM707 | |||||
31 | Vapor Audio Joule | 2/27/2012 | Y | Unsure of speaker design and matching center / surrounds / price unknown / one of the speakers at the SE WI GTG with 5 other speakers for comparison with designer in attendance | ||
32 | JBL LSR 6332 | |||||
33 | Revel X12 | |||||
34 | Pioneer S4-EX | |||||
35 | Genelec 8040A | |||||
36 | ACA Trinity | |||||
37 | RBH 1044-SE | |||||
38 | PSB Synchrony one / Two | 3/19/2012 | Y | nice looking speaker with grills on or off / relatively short drive for audition for both these as well as the T and T2 towers / 2 CC, 2 bookshelf and a surround speaker options / B Stock available that brings both into budget / reviews have been very good | 3/23/2012 | |
39 | Procella P8 | |||||
40 | German Maestro HD-PF 200 | |||||
41 | Soundfield Audio Monitor 1 | |||||
42 | PSB Image T2 | 3/23/2012 | Y | Available at Saturday Audio where I will be listening to many others on this list | 3/23/2012 | |
43 | Totem Acoustic Hawks | 3/23/2012 | Y | Available at Saturday Audio where I will be listening to many others on this list | 3/23/2012 | |
44 | Sonus Faber Liuto | 3/23/2012 | Y | Available at Saturday Audio where I will be listening to many others on this list | 3/23/2012 | |
45 | Seaton Catalyst | 4/14/2012 | Y | added to the SE WI GTG | 4/14/2012 | |
46 | JTR Triple 12-HT lp | 4/14/2012 | Y | added to the SE WI GTG | 4/14/2012 | |
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