charles 1973
Super Member
Actually my recently puchased speakers are Towers about 10" wide, not the Bookshelves. They do have a fine sound stage though. I was willing to comprimise it a bit for the somewhat smoother overal sound and some added bass of the towers, and the fact that by the time I add good stand's they cost almost the same. They also look great. However Reference 3A's DeCappo bookshelve's are said to have a bit better imaging than the Veena II Tower's I puchased.
You have to compare the same brand and line. IMO for real critical listening the DeCappo bookshelves might be a better choice for say monitor duty rather than any one of their 3 towers. For Home Hi-Fi use however their towers are outstanding in a midsize or larger room so I went with their smallest one.
Tiga, Your not nut's:
Imaging can be a hit and miss game. Sometimes even my Onkyo AVR and Energy RC-30 Towers (for HT use) image like crazy, with the voice centered so solid I had to get up to convince myself the center channel speaker wasn't on, even after checking to see if I was in stereo and not Surround sound mode. It has a lot to do with the mastering. I have CD's where the soundstage on my good stereo is no wider than my 46" TV, with other's it expands beyond the speakers and out into the room with an all enveloping soundfield. All of Reference 3A Speakers are sold in mirror Imaged, Time Aligned, Matching Pairs to improve their soundstage/Imaging.
SimplySound: I have only had limited exposure to KEF Speakers, but that was enough to convince me to count them as one of my prefered speakers after doing some research on them. The problem is there are so many what I would call good speakers out there I've lost count, including Altec Lansing in an above post, In fact their Model 19's were once my top "wish I had the money for" Speaker choice.
You have to compare the same brand and line. IMO for real critical listening the DeCappo bookshelves might be a better choice for say monitor duty rather than any one of their 3 towers. For Home Hi-Fi use however their towers are outstanding in a midsize or larger room so I went with their smallest one.
Tiga, Your not nut's:
Imaging can be a hit and miss game. Sometimes even my Onkyo AVR and Energy RC-30 Towers (for HT use) image like crazy, with the voice centered so solid I had to get up to convince myself the center channel speaker wasn't on, even after checking to see if I was in stereo and not Surround sound mode. It has a lot to do with the mastering. I have CD's where the soundstage on my good stereo is no wider than my 46" TV, with other's it expands beyond the speakers and out into the room with an all enveloping soundfield. All of Reference 3A Speakers are sold in mirror Imaged, Time Aligned, Matching Pairs to improve their soundstage/Imaging.
SimplySound: I have only had limited exposure to KEF Speakers, but that was enough to convince me to count them as one of my prefered speakers after doing some research on them. The problem is there are so many what I would call good speakers out there I've lost count, including Altec Lansing in an above post, In fact their Model 19's were once my top "wish I had the money for" Speaker choice.
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