bhanja_trinanjan
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Hi,
Which magazines opinion do you trust the most for unbiased reviews of speakers?
Which magazines opinion do you trust the most for unbiased reviews of speakers?
None After being addicted to mags for almost a decade.
Listen to your ears. If inexperienced, listen to an experienced audiophile who has assembled a system which you aspire for.
Out of the Mags you listed, the absolute sound is slightly better than the others INMHO. Stereophile measurements are good. But measurements tell you only half the story. No guarantee here.
Here it seems only what hi fi and avmax are available. Of the two i would pick whathifi.+1 to that.
The poll title should suggest what magazines are most biased IMHO
Here it seems only what hi fi and avmax are available. Of the two i would pick whathifi.
AV Max contains Hi Fi Choice reviews IIRC. And Stereophile content is available online.
But AV Max's own reviews are so gut-wrenchingly painful (the incompetence is staggering) that it's difficult to pick up a copy even just for the hi fi choice reviews.
Yes they made a mess of the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 review... the Hifi choice reviews in AVMax are plain better.
I have the Diamond 9.1, a much praised budget speaker, which I was planning to exchange for the newly launched 10.1.
The 10.1 sounded good in the mid-range and treble, but had loose boomy bass with sloppy timing on bass notes... Not good; AVMax check your ears!
so i am not the only one complaining about the 10.1/10.2 wharfdales with their bass timings all over the place - the 9.1/9.2 was essentially better - i guess there is a lot more to speaker design than the placement of the port. hyeah:
But AVMax left a huge 5 feet behind the 10.1 to fix its bass... now who would buy a budget speaker and place it in a palace!
Yes they made a mess of the Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 review... the Hifi choice reviews in AVMax are plain better.
I have the Diamond 9.1, a much praised budget speaker, which I was planning to exchange for the newly launched 10.1.
The 10.1 sounded good in the mid-range and treble, but had loose boomy bass with sloppy timing on bass notes... Not good; AVMax check your ears!
I had once mentioned on the wharfedale 10 series thread that the older series will probably sound better and to look out for closure deals on them rather than going after the 10 series. Most of these new series are usually an exercise in marketing to take advantage of nave/newbies and to make them part with their money
As far as technology is concerned, there has been absolutely no technological advances or advanced practices in the budget level production. It has actually become worse. They are cutting corners all over the place. I have heard 10 to 15 year old speakers which will wipe the floor with most sub 50k loudspeakers in the market today in any department of sound reproduction. Case in point is a particular celestion bookshelf model which a friend of mine in his home. It is almost 17 years old
Do not get misled by these gimmicks. I would say you should hunt for the 8 series wharfedales if you can. Buy used. You will get a well broken in pair
Hi,
Which magazines opinion do you trust the most for unbiased reviews of speakers?
Do not get misled by these gimmicks. I would say you should hunt for the 8 series wharfedales if you can. Buy used. You will get a well broken in pair