vinylisfinal
Super Member
i think we forgot the KLH 6's....
Advent vs EPI vs AR Vs Dynaco
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vinylisfinal
Super Member
i will stick with my EPI M400's, KLH 6's and EPI M250's!
I have a similar combination of speakers as the original poster, plus a few others. These pairs include:
A few personal and random observations:
- Original Large Advent
- Dynaco A25
- AR4x
- KLH 17
- Genesis Model 10 (Same tweeter and woofer as many of the EPIs
- Epicure Model 4
- EPI A70 (smaller than all the others with the same Burhoe inverted dome tweeter but a 6" woofer)
- DIY Indignias
- Best Buy Insignias
A few personal and random observations:
- On most days, I prefer the A25s but occasionally the Genesis and Epicures will turn my head.
- The Advents are the newest addition to my collection (thanks again Fisherdude) but I had them for years all through College and thereafter. They clearly sound the largest of all but don't really have a great midrange like the A25s.
- The Epicures are the most refined but the Genesis can be strikingly beautiful when they don't sound too forward to my ears. This seems to be a bit of the house sound for EPIs and Genesis in my opinion. Great with some material, too forward with other stuff. All the Genesis and EPIs image very well.
- The KLH 17s remind me of the Advents a bit and are very nice.
- The A70s can fill a medium-sized room very nicely and sound great with an old Sherwood Receiver (S-7200) set to NPR all day.
- The AR4xs would be fine for everyday drivers but are a bit laid back for my ears. Never overly detailed. They can, as was said above, suck up some big power nicely and will never grate.
- The Indignias are my daily drivers and never grate. They, too, can really suck up the power but really always sound relaxed and easy and image very well.
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JarredCrowe
AK's drunk troublemaker
I'm going to give a nod to the epis. Those tweeters are what put them ahead for me.