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A few years ago I began building my first nice 2 channel system in years. I picked up the T1's from Emotiva and I was blown away by the performance! I immediately got the hifi bug and began moving up to 1k, 3k, and even a 5k set of speakers. After pulling the T1's back out of the closet a few months or so ago , I was still impressed with their performance even after having much more expensive speakers. I actually went back to Emotiva then and purchased the T2+'s for my 2 channel living room system that's mostly TV and Movies with a little music. Fantastic gear for the price, and would probably make most people completely happy for a long time.

Really appreciate you reviewing this floor standing speaker. A lot of reviewers don’t cover them enough!

I have the B1+ "bookshelf" speakers, I'm treble-sensitive, and I agree about the Emotiva ribbon tweeters. They're "lazer-like". I can hear everything above 10khz... but nothing is annoying. Impressive. I was shocked. The B1+'s absolutely require a subwoofer though -- and they're quite precise so I'd suggest a sealed subwoofer.

Like your approach to the reviewing gear. Seems real without any hype and the short demo at the end is a nice touch, because it reinforces a key point (or 2) that you've covered in your assessment of the equipment. Down to earth evaluations are always appreciated.

Nice review. Love when you review things in this price category!

I remember about 7 or 8 years ago I heard my first ribbon tweeter, a Jet III on an Elac standmount with a silver metal cabinet. The high frequency detail was incredible, and the bass was really punchy. I was impressed!

I really like the way you described the tweeter performance. Buzz words, "sparkly" and such are definitely descriptive, but they can't even begin to fully encapsulate the sonic character of a tweeter

Thanks for the review. I have the T2+ with emotiva xref 12 subwoofer 500 wts, a pair of xpa 1 mono block power amps1000 wts into 4 ohms, xda2 dac, erc3 CD player. I find this setup detailed, open, tight, balanced and satisfying.

had been eyeing these, given the low price. have had ribbbons in the past and appreciate the detail and speed. good review.

Thanx for the Review, as always you say so much in a shorter space of time. I bought some Emotiva gear and imported it to South Africa long before they used dealers in the country. I fee you get great value for money if you are on a budget, not to say that their gear is "budget"... Have a great day!

omg I was just looking at these! Thanks for the review

Thomas - AWESOME!!! AWESOME!!! :D I want to thank you for the advise you gave me a year ago now. While my budget isn't great, I ended up getting a pair of Elac F6.2s. They are amazing for what I use them for. Love your videos!!!

This video helped me understand why there was such a big difference in sound between the Emotiva and JBL 5 series speakers I was auditioning. The JBL had a bigger but less detailed presence at the lower end and the Emotiva had more clarity at the top end. JBL had what I would describe as a more traditional movie theater sound and was more of what I was used to, but for SOME content the Emotiva really impressed me. In the end I went with Emotiva but it was a very hard decision for me.

Love my T2+'s with XPA-3 amp, toed out just a little. Good video.

Thanks for a great review! I was ready to pull the trigger and buy these👍

Awesome Review, Time to look at the T 3 Plus now !

I have had Monitor Audio gx 200 gold with ribbon tweeters for a number of years now. Love them a lot. Indeed it sounds different, for me everything opoened up compared to regular speakers. Something to experience in person:) when they s2itch during a listening session it was like when you took of in a plane in my ears for a second, the sound just came from everywhere instead of just the tweeter.

Hi Thomas, I like the fact you prefer floor standers, so do I. Most channels in hifi only review bookshelf speakers , which don’t fill the room the same sub(s) or not .towers are fuller and sound more dynamic..... at least too me. Thanks for the reviews , appreciate your experience, and high end stuff. 🍻🔊

Another great review Tomas. Considering these with the C2+ as an upgrade from Elac Debut 2.0 home theater (B6.2 and c5.2). I find big towers more child friendly also!

I know it's YT, but thanks for the audio at the end. I ended up buying the Sony SSCS5s (and accompanying speakers for my HT) after seeing your video on them. I think I'll upgrade my HT with these when I get the chance. Thanks again for the review.

I completely agree. I was turned on to AMTs by someone with Goldenear Triton Ones because they seem to somehow do a magic trick of being quite detailed but also less fatiguing than many brightly-voiced domes. Tritons are out of my price range, so I got Emotivas, and, while not as good as the Goldenears which cost ~7X as much, I'm delighted by how good they sound for how little they cost.

Thanks for the sound sample. It is very helpful.

Thomas, I've had these speakers for a week now and love them. You are correct in your assessment of them. A very detailed high end but not fatiguing . The bass is detailed, double bass a cello are clear and not boomy. The midrange is pronounced but does not overwhelm the high or low end. I'm running these with a Outlaw RR2160 MkII and the sound source is an SMSL DP5 playing FLAC files from a external hard drive, no streaming. I'm using these to play music only and I listen to Jazz 99% of the time. Artists on the ECM label like Keith Jarrett or Marcin Wasilewsli's "January" are crystal clear. Many of the Blue Note Rudy van Gelder remasters sound great too. One thing I must say, these speakers are revealing and unforgiving. If the recording is poor it sounds real bad, good recordings sound great. Before I purchased these I was considering the Martin Logan Motion 60i which sound very similar but about 4 times the price. Years ago I had a set of ESS AMT 1b and loved that sound. These are not dipole like the ESS are but the AMT tweeter sounds close. Couldn't argue with the price of $999; Emotiva also gave me a military discount of 10% off. I also have a 1990's Carver receiver sitting in my closet that I'm going to try these on for fun this weekend.

Thomas just bought a pair, love them, great video, thanks

Ah, I have been eyeing emotivas lineup. They seem to offer amazing value at their price point. I have RP600m's and dual SVS subs and have been thinking about picking up towers and shifting the RP600s to surround duty. Only downside about the emotiva lineup for me is the esthetic.

Thanks. Whenever a reviewer even hints at “brightness”, I turn off the review. Thanks for being up front and honest.

Thorough and comprehensive review Thomas. I have the B1s for just a out a month 3/12/21. I'm riding the fence about returning them for T1s or T2s. I play 2.1 channel stereo music in my basement studio created during COVID pandemic hibernation. I have setup a system which violates audiophilism. A Denon DRA 800H Receiver connected to 1 pair of Elac Debut Reference speakers and 1 pair of Fluance Signature Series Surround HiFi Bookshelf speakers, wired in parralell to the rear of the room, and a IOTA SA3, Emotiva A300 Amp, connected to 1 pair of Elac Debut 6.2 (connected to the IOTA) And 1 pair of B1+ to the A300 Amp. I know...... not the right way to do things, however , I will say, when I play a music source (CD, Streaming music, LPs, Cassettes), with volume controls at a certain level, it sounds fantastic like being in a concert hall. COVID gave me Audiophiliacism......At 69 yo, a music lover, predominately My Era Music, but not exclusively, I have been forced into retirement due to spinal issues, dealing with chronic pain and stiffness for many years, I have returned to playing drums after a hiatus of 50 years!!!! So, should I consider the trade up to T1 or T2s?

It sounds fantastic. Its always better to have some short demo of sound tracks. Thanks for little sound demo.

Great review! Im into brighter speakers so this seems up my ally! Looking to put together a “budget” 2.0 for records. If it doesn’t have enough bass in my space my Schiit Lokius should be able to help a bit.

Excellent review Thomas!! I'm not a big fan of the look but damn you made them look beautiful in your setup!!

Its so fun testing out new amps and speakers! Thanks Thomas 😃

Excellent review as always! You should review the Goldenear Triton series. I don’t see many reviews by KZfaqrs. I have the Triton 7 and they are truly remarkable at their price. Their soundstage and imaging is not short of astonishing.

Great review. Love your channel! Could you maybe do a video on your room treatment and your experience with room treatment since that is a pretty huge deal now? Thanks again!

Hi Thomas! I really enjoyed the review. A lot of what you said about the T2+ speakers is what I have discovered with my T1+ speakers. I have had the T1+ speakers for close to a year now. I have had an extremely positive experience with them. My Parasound Halo A23 amplifier is rated at 4 Ohms, and drive the T1+ easily. I have a smaller room, and the speakers are a perfect fit. I have been listening to music on Amazon Music HD in 24bit 96kHz, and 24bit 192kHz. Man the sound is incredible, rich, full, and detailed. I can listen for hours with absolutely no ear fatigue. Have a great one man!

“Dryness In the upper mid range” thank you for saying it, I too found the same to be true on my Airmotive B1+, which I may return, because there is simply something significant ( moistness?) definitely missing from both male and female vocals which is entirely present and intact on my old Cerwin Vega 3 ways (Which I’m honestly having a greater appreciation for now that I’ve been comparing them to a few new speakers), and on the Sound Artist LS3-5A’s, which for any of their other foibles, do an absolutely lovely job on voices it seems. Voices just seem to be reproduced with some loss of soulful resonance or clarity, where just how I can really feel the difference between the timber of one persons voice and another in movie dialogs, as well as the character of the soul of a singer..

A friend of mine has the speaker just below these in the range and while he always was impressed with their presentation, a word of advice from him is to replace the brass jumpers with copper cable ones. The sound loses some of its brightness for a bit more body. Though, that seems to bear out for every speaker out there that can be biamped.

I got the T1s and I get fatigue but listening around 89db. If I turn them down a bit I’m good. For the short amount of time listening at high levels, it’s worth it. They sound great I want to hear how much better the t2s are.

Really excellent review.

They sound great 👍👍

Great review! I have been living with folded ribbons in the Emotiva B1+ and more recently with the Wharfedale EVO 4.4s When I first got the Wharfedale's I thought, why isn't their folded ribbon more like Emotivas. That quickly changed though as the longer I have them the more I am enjoying them.

Well done. I like your approach. You do a nice job of explaining things and what you a listener may expect. Have you reviewed or listened to Paradigm Premiere or SVS Prime? Curious how you would compare these. I remember about 15 years ago hearing Paradigms and being very pleased with the overall tone, but haven't heard them in years. No experience with SVS outside the subs. The emotiva maybe the best value, but lack in the looks department.

Thank you for the great review. I am a bit surprised that Emotiva did not design the speakers to be more laid back to match their pre/amp combos. The first separate system I built a few years ago (newbie mistake)was an Emotiva XSP1 pre with an XPA2 amp powering B&W CM10s. It sounded very detailed, but it was a bright sounding setup, with thin mid range and even thinner base. My mistake at the time to match relatively bright speakers with bright electronics. So surprised the Emo speakers would not take that into account to create a more balanced system.

I'd love to have a pair of these.

I have a set of T1 non plus. I love them.

Are these brighter than the Klipsch 8000f's, and which do you prefer? Thanks for this review!!!

Awesome Review, The new T3 Plus is now out, would like your thoughts on the new king of the line at Emotiva.

Thank you so much for your great reviews, just yesterday I was watching your review for the RP 800 F Klipsch speakers and was trying to decide between them and the tekton Lore speakers, now I have another one to consider. I’d love to get your opinion comparing the three. I know the Klipch are slightly more expensive.

I absolutely agree with your take on floor standing speakers . Once you factor in the space required by the mandatory stands , the bookshelf speakers take up just as much space as the floor standers . Why cheat yourself out of better bass performance ?

Thanks for the review. My room is 26 by 13.5. Which of these do you think would work better for me, the T2+ or T1+ using it with 2 subs and the C2+ center speaker with Emotiva Xpa-3 driving the front stage and an Onkyo rz-50 driving the rest of a 7.2.4 atmos system.

How did you know we watch and re-watch the same videos over and over again, spending 6 months of viewing "validation" to make sure we save 100$?

Hey Thomas.. Appreciate all your efforts in making sensible videos.. wanted to know if you have plans to review DALI speakers.. I am interested on Option and Rubicon series.. along with DOGE MK3 which I am planning to buy once available..

I am very interested in the speaker. I have the Yamaha A-S801. I think these are a great match.

Remind me of Adam Audio, But Cheap/er... Good review as always...

Really enjoy reviews. You reviewed Qacoustics 3050 before which I have in living room and really enjoy laid back sound esp of soft dome tweeters. What other speakers - soft dome - would you recommend that are better with similar tone?

Ordered mine today. It will be powered by an Outlaw RR2160 MkII

🤗 ANOTHER GREAT REVIEW AND HELPING OTHERS TO GET THE SOUNDS THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 😍😍😍

oh man..that bass tone control set to level 3 i can listen to a whole day!

These speakers sound very balanced for sure. Thomas you should checkout the new monolith 460t tower speakers. There aren't any reviews of these speakers on KZfaq but they look promising.

Like you said I had already watched a ton of reviews but appreciate your additional points. If someone was running dual subs with a T1 + would there really be much of a point to jump up to the T2+? I did here the T2+ might be easier to drive so there’s that.

For the record, there is one way to get "detailed" sound in a typical untreated room--narrow/ controlled directivity. Boosting high frequencies is fatiguing and doesn't fix the loss of detail caused by bad room reflections. It just makes people think it is more detailed.

Thomas a little late to the party here - but what is the rosewood finished tower speaker you have set up in the beginning of your video?

Hello Thomas, great reviews! Have you had a chance to test the Heco Aurora 700? If so, how do they compare? Thank you!

How did your find the dispersion of the Ribbon tweeter especially vertically? I find them very expansive laterally. I have had much experience with Emotiva gear and speakers. I use the Stealth 6 and Airmotiv 6s currently in my project studio audio video work for now. Also my music and theater. I use and SVS Ultra 13SB Subwoofer. Very happy with the layout. The T2+ takes the road of refinement where the V curve is not on the menu. I like the punch and drive sure, but the T2+ gives me a choice, mostly I want the detail and honesty over artificial embellishment because I am using the speaker to evaluate my work too. I think if I had to go with a floor stander in my Studio for music and my video work, I think the T2+ could do nicely. Good to see your review Thomas.

Had a pair of ADAM A7x back in the day - didn't really like the top end. Not exactly hissy, but sharp and unforgiving in a way. These days: Blumenhofer Fun13 Mk2 + Croft Audio Integrated = Perfection for me.

On this musical selection I like the bass at +3. It sounds richer & fuller. Minus the +3 bass, it is clearer, but lacks impact.

Thomas thank you for all your videos, can you please review the B&W 802 D3 someday ? Thank you!!

You know you can put standmounts on active subs & integrate the bass perfectly. That's what I do & I think its maybe the best setup.

Thomas! Still kicking? That's GOOD! TOTL. Sure I prefer the floor standers as well. Oh, oh! Bright top end? Yeah, I'm not there for that. Warm. It's GOT to be WARM, lol!

For that price I would choose the Wharfedale Linton 85th with stands.

Prefer neutral. If you feel like boosting bass, you can add it with eq.

Hi Thomas, how's work? Glad the channel isn't down. Do you know when the Doge 7 review will be out and do you still have the Musical Paradise Tube DAC to compare it to? Thanks!

Very nice review. I've been thinking 🤔 about replacing my Energy Veritas speakers. Emotiva has some quality and fair prices. Thank you.

I recently bought all: DAC, amp, speakers - I should not watch your videos anymore - right? what for? but I still do... ;-)

What is your favorite speaker for under $2000 ? Thanks

Sir have you ever listened to Sonodyne speakers?They have a few Tallboys in both active and passive categories.Pretty nicely voiced and priced affordably.Made in India.I"m sure you will be taken aback if you ever audition one! Your experience and opinion does make a mighty statement in the pro listener's world.

how does these compare to the monoprice encore t6?

how good are these vs JBL 698s vs klipsch rp8000f for double duty, movies and music?

If I were to start a system from scratch that sounds as good as my current system, I'd choose these loudspeakers. BTW, have you tested these speakers with Miles Davis' Kind of Blue album on how close it can sound to a real unamplified drumkit?

I have the Martin Logan Motion 60 XT speakers. They have the folded ribbon tweeter. I have no fatigue problem with them. Perhaps they are similar to the Emotiva.

how do you think these compare to the Klipsch rp8000f?

All the ribbon type tweeters sound dry to me as you describe. I feel they retrieve a lot of details but there are always problems. They never seem to have realistic sounding dynamics, which is weird given the surface area. I think the crossovers must lead to some phase problems as well. Martin Logan's were probably the best I've heard, and I preferred Elac Debut or Definitive audio or Kef's lower end models as examples in the same room at a Best Buy.

I’m generally not a fan of folded ribbon (AMT) tweeters but there are ones that I really liked. The Beyma TPL-150 and Mundorf AMT’s are probably the best I’ve heard. Unfortunately, some of those tweeters cost more than these speakers

What sounds better elac UniFi uf5 or the emotiva

Hi Thomas, in most of your videos I see the pathos Can you share your opinion on this Amp, Have you tried use different tubes? I own it the first version connected to SF Cremona Thanks Avner

When you get older you like a little brightness, but that can be reduced just by turning off the direct bypass feature on your amp. Sometimes the audiophiles think too much and miss the overall.

Nice, been waiting for this. I actually ordered a pair of B1+ to use on my desktop setup, they should be here wednesday. Upgrading from Sony SSCS5. Would you say these are a good value for 1k floorstanding? What else would you consider at this price point?

I wonder how they compare to the jbl 590's??

Thomas & Stereo hearts every comment. You da man!!

Are those the factory floor spikes?

How will these speakers work with a Pioneer SX-1050

Hey I'm curious about that Pathos integrated amplifier in the background. Have you or are you going to review it?

how do these compare to the polk r700

Follow your heart

Anyone know what the soundtrack was at around the 1:30 mark? Great review. Thanks!

I like the speakers behind you Thomas while unboxing the Emotivas : 0:30

Hi Thomas-curious how it’d pair with Doge10. Have you had a chance to try?

I have the T zeros with a Topping Pre 90, running into a pair of Emotiva S8 subs and a bas x a300. The subs have bass management and let me cut the speakers off at 60 here. That, combined with the Pre 90, and the unstressed amp and speakers, I have mine *toed in*! Right at my face, smooth as silk.

I'm opposed to tone controls ordinarily, however, the bass boosted version sounds better. This speaker is quite boring to my ear without the boost. I do hear nice bass texture without the boost but it needs to have both... for the price its a good compromise. 👍

Do you have a recommendation for some speakers that fill out the midrange and vocals better? I just got the B1+ for an arcade/jukebox I made and I need to feel those guitar strings in my soul a little more than the B1+ can provide.