bright sounding gear are typically Onkyo, Yamaha...together with Mission, Wharfadale, Dali...

Marantz are known to have very musical sound signature...

Also for a bright sound... the Mordaunt Short brand is not the one to look for... MS tend to be more warm and "subdued"

i find the sound signature of wharfadale and mission very similar... well at least that's from what i experienced owning speakers from both brands before

there is no good or bad really... its all a matter of preference...

My mission M32i/M31i were bookshelves and i remember them being very detailed and LOUD for their form factor... i paired these with an onkyo reciever and for a year i could'nt be happier... i would describe the missions as VERY bright speakers...good for analytical listening probably...but I could not stand listening to these things at high volumes for extended periods of time...

I would've been curious to have the M32i in a dedicated stereo setup with a decent 2-channel amp... alas something I can only imagine now...
The Onkyo receiver is now in dad's room...

the wharfadales (forgot model) i have also paired with the same onkyo reciever and eventually to a marantz.... these were awesome speakers for their price point and i felt carried a bit more weight than the missions... comparisons unfair because the wharf where floorstanders... i liked the marantz reciever alot. it was indeed very musical and were great for concerts and various media (CD/Mp3) from my HTPC...

i currently use mordaunt short speakers paired with denon and the primary use is now for my home theater for listening to movies from blurays and mediaplayer... i think im staying with these for awhile! I think the MS/Denon strikes a good balance

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Apr 12 2011, 07:09 PM

Hi-Fi!!!!
its... a.... TRAP....

noooooo........