Hi sifus,

I am currently looking for a speaker pair, and struggling with these questions:

1. Floodstand vs bookshelf - i know this has been around for decades, but can anyone please offer me your opinions?

2. Sonus Faber Concertino Domus floorstander vs KEF iQ50- how is it?
3. KEF XQ20 vs KEF iQ30

What about Monitor Audio speakers? My budget is around 6k+

Please help

Thank you very much

Sorry to say, but it seems that I had a hard time looking for place to audit them. I stay in PG. Do you know any place where I can do some audition?

Dynaudio.......I am sorry but I haven;t heard of it before...... so I don;t know anything about them.

Can you tell me more about them, dlyz?

Oh ya, how much is Dynaudio and where can I buy them? Sorry for the noob questions.

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Oct 28 2009, 02:59 PM

Wow!! I didn;t know that Dynaudio is so great!! I like voice more than bass, but music without bass where it should have has no meaning either. I like musics, but i wouldn;t mind the bass

I'll go to Lowyat Plaza next week and audition them. You meant Tong Lee right?

Any one have other brand to recommend?

Oh? Does CMY and A&L sell cheaper than Tong Lee? I hear that Tong Lee is kinda expensive on it's stuffs.

dlyz, is your speaker still available for sale? It seems that Dynaudio isn;t there in the official website.

Yes, I saw the reviews and it is seem impressive.

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Nov 2 2009, 05:39 PM

Enigmatic, what is the aspect that you prefer for Toy over the Concertino? As i didn;t have the actual real chance to hear the Concertino, for me, Toy have nice details but not overly bright. Bass is somewhat lacking for the bookshelf. For a 4k ish speaker, I was caught by the Toy (shop owner let me audition KEF iQ70 at 3k ish but I don;t feel anything special, and yes, taht is a tower). I tried mezza as well, but i got headache quite fast, even my dad who was with me got headache. The owner insisted that I try toy (i was there for KEF and Monitor Audio) and set the toy bookshelf up. I was sinking in poison!!! Toy totally kick opera and kef's in the ass. The toy owner become cruel and poison me even more with Toy tower and I could not be saved. I sink deep with a steel chain hooked at my leg. The tower has all the characteristic of the bookshelf, but better. Better bass too. The shop owner caused me to save more money for the tower so now I am without a speaker...........

Anyway, any of you guys heard or audition Paradigm speaker before? I was recommended a Paradigm Signature (not sure which model, but the actual price is over 13k, after discount become 7-8k) bookshelf. Can anyone tell me how is it? Compared to SF Toy Tower, if possible? The Paradigm shop was undergoing some renovation, so he couldn't let me test the speaker.

Your advice is greatly appreciated.

No...... I didn;t get to try any speaker over at Tong Lee. There was a Dynaudio bookshelf going for 4k ish, but someone was auditioning an opera speaker/amp, and they are taking their time...so i just left. I'll be going to KL later this month, I hope. Hoping to get the chance to try out Dynaudio and Paradigm.

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Added on November 9, 2009, 11:33 pmYou like tube? You can get this config - Mission speaker / AE speaker / Tannoy (1k ish), Marantz or NAD CD player (1k ish), Tube amp around 2k ish (can't remember the brand, but seem like china brand). This should not be over 5k.

YOu might wanna try second hand since you are going for entry level, might as well buy a better system, although stuffs are older.

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Nov 9 2009, 11:33 PM

Yes, I have been there. it's CMY right? He seems very busy that day so I didn;t get to hear anything

This post has been edited by runemastertan: Nov 11 2009, 11:39 AM

Ya, but no worries. Surely there is a chance to go and have an audition again, since now I know where is it already

Would you look at 2nd hand stuffs? Try looking at hifi4sale.net

No good BS or FS is good enough for bass. I recommend getting a subwoofer. The difference with and without subwoofer for those boom boom music is enormous

There is a B&W speaker going for around RM1+++. It's a BS. Look around. Tanny M4 is a FS, and is also around Rm1+++.
The B&W speaker is a bit boomy? Maybe it;s located too near the wall. I haven't heard B&W, so I can;t really comment about it, but I have heard ProAc, a Tablette 8 Reference 8 signature. It;s a BS. It has nice clarity, dynamic range, mild bass, bright. I can;t take bright, make me headache, so I pass on the speakers heheh.

Oh this is what I learn - if you have a small room, then you need not really match the speaker's requirement, except for the impedance. Like if the speakers say it need 20W to 100W, you can still use a SET 5wpc to drive it, unless your definition of small room is different....

Because speakers SPL, like it's <no spam links>/1m/1w, you can get quite a loud speaker at 1m within your room, or 2 m is no problem. I have found out that SET amp does not necessary need a very high SPL speaker to be able to drive it if your room is small.

Just my 2 cent. If I am wrong, someone please correct me
Thanks

Really? Well, it differs between people I guess. For me, Sonus Faber and AE speakers are warm.

Huh? Why you say so ? If you got the chance, try to get an audition between push pull and set. You'll notice that PP is easier to match speaker with than set. Sound wise.....it's up to your judgement. Some people say set has lower distortion due to lower power output while others say pp with high output but can have low distortion too. Anyhow, set is aimed toward midrange, so bass can be lacking in set. Just my 2 cent