Now the 2 remaining Speakers are the Paradigm Monitor 7's & 9's
Monitor 7 -
I shall be lazy now & say the foll:
Pls refer to my review of the Klipsch RF52 speakers demo'ed some time back.
The similarity between the Monitor 7 & RF52 is quite surprising. In my view, they just mirror each other in all aspects, be it size/design/sound production, inspite of difference in no of drivers/type of drivers/tweeters. I just felt if I closed my eyes, I could not differentiate between the Monitor 7's & the RF52's. That close!
Score:6.5/10
Monitor 9 -
Appearance
Design similar to the Monitor 7's, just bigger. Both the 7's & 9's cabinets were in a matt black finish, with sober black grilles.
Sound:
Fast, in your face, wide soundstage, tight bass though not very deep but just about the right amount. Clear instrument separation, clean vocals, decent highs which I think were not very controlled, but then that could be to do with the amps too.
Score:8/10
I finally found a challenger to the Klipsch RF62's
Everything about these speakers felt great, be it looks/design/sound.
Yet again, these speakers were fresh out of a box, barely played for an hour or so as informed by Pawan. I keep demo'ing fresh/unburned speakers
1st impressions were not so great, bright being the key word here, but just kept feeding them track after track, throwing various genres along the way (please see my list in a earlier post) & they just seemed to be getting better & better. Tracks where they totally shined -
Wicked Game, Gilded Cunt, still of the night, mutter, angie, welcome home, crystal planet, poundcake.
Infact, they became the bench mark to test the others in the A-B comparison. Played the same tracks in bits where the special bit of that track was compared in the A-B test & the Monitor 9's kept winning each time. I tried this method with both, the Denon & the NAD amp to rule out the Amp playing a special hand.
I began to fall hard for the Monitor 9's, they have that ability to play my taste of music well & that is what counts
Side Note:
I was not at all happy with either the Denon nor the NAD amp, felt they both could not control the Speakers Tested as desired. Could be wrong but this was my gut feel. Could also be one of the reasons the SA1550 did not shine as much.
CONCLUSION:
The need of the hour is to have a proper A-B test of the Monitor 9's & the RF62's/F2's
with a amp that can have a total grip on them. Only after this can I be totally certain on which one will be the rightful Crowned Metal King!
Question is how do i manage to pull this off
So there you have it, the complete low down of my experiences with the speakers tested, please feel free to write your comments on the same.
Cheers!
PS: the perfect track to express how I feel right now
YouTube - Steve Vai - For the Love of God