musichal
poet emeritus
Now that I've lived with these for awhile, I'll make a few comments.
First. Yes, they are a drastic change from Klipschorns, as anticipated. They fit my space better. They have more neutral mids, and a cleaner, clearer top end than the Khorn. The soundstage is a bit smaller. The presentation of vocals not quite as intimate, but more tonally accurate. And, of course, the bottom pretty much belongs to the Khorn as far as stirring up the air in a room.
The 6s sound more cohesive in my room. And they are very dynamic-sounding, as are also Khorns, of course.
The 6s throw a much better image in my space than did the Khorns.
In a nutshell, those are my observations on the comparison.
I like the Silver 6 better - at least in my space. They never annoy me, which the Khorns did, at times. I intitially thought the 6" woofers sounded stressed at times, but eventually raised them off the floor and that apparently changed their interaction with the room such that I now run them full range and hear no distress. The lowest frequencies are augmented by dual subwoofers of the sealed-box variety from SVS. The 6s sit atop the subs.
I no longer listen to the system. I listen to the music from it without any obvious warts to distract me. As long as this continues to remain the case, I'll keep what I have now for speaker and amplification in the main rig, even though some likely think the amp deserves better. It's music to my ears.
Now, tell me about your Monitor Audio Speakers.
First. Yes, they are a drastic change from Klipschorns, as anticipated. They fit my space better. They have more neutral mids, and a cleaner, clearer top end than the Khorn. The soundstage is a bit smaller. The presentation of vocals not quite as intimate, but more tonally accurate. And, of course, the bottom pretty much belongs to the Khorn as far as stirring up the air in a room.
The 6s sound more cohesive in my room. And they are very dynamic-sounding, as are also Khorns, of course.
The 6s throw a much better image in my space than did the Khorns.
In a nutshell, those are my observations on the comparison.
I like the Silver 6 better - at least in my space. They never annoy me, which the Khorns did, at times. I intitially thought the 6" woofers sounded stressed at times, but eventually raised them off the floor and that apparently changed their interaction with the room such that I now run them full range and hear no distress. The lowest frequencies are augmented by dual subwoofers of the sealed-box variety from SVS. The 6s sit atop the subs.
I no longer listen to the system. I listen to the music from it without any obvious warts to distract me. As long as this continues to remain the case, I'll keep what I have now for speaker and amplification in the main rig, even though some likely think the amp deserves better. It's music to my ears.
Now, tell me about your Monitor Audio Speakers.
Monitor Audio Silver 6
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