Themis;374602 Wrote: > Well, I won't enumerate all the characteristics of the SF speakers... In > a few words, they are speakers made to nicely reproduce human voices and > wood-made instruments. So that you can almost "see" the wood of the > instruments. They are one of the most fatigue-free speakers you can > find: you can listen to hours of uninterruptible music without any > fatigue. > Bah, I guess, I can't be objective about them : they sound exactly like > I would like a speaker to sound... > > The Grand Pianos are "popular" speakers, compared to other SF ones. > This means they tend to seem a little less transparent than the other > models. It doesn't mean that they are "dull" or something. Simply that > the mid-highs are "slower" than the more expensive models. As a result, > they tend to "disappear" less (you can more easily locate the boxes). > This is what I thought at first. > In fact, they are simply more sensitive to room acoustics : you need to > locate them very precisely, and the sweet point is somehow narrower than > the other models. > On the other hand, GPs reproduce more nicely electrical instruments > (guitar) than the other models. They tend to exaggerate less the > various distortions added to these instruments (added on purpose by the > musicians). > > In my living room, they need to be placed at about 70cm from behind, > and at least 40cm from the side walls. The angle is important : very > slightly outside the middle position. > > I'm not very good at detailed descriptions. (moreover, in English). But > I will answer any questions you need. :)
That is a very vivid description though, Thermis, and you describe the sort of quality I'm looking for and the reason for heading towards Sonus Faber. Thank you, that is very helpful! -- norman12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ norman12's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56992 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
