If only all system demos on KZfaq were recorded with such care.

I kid you not, My computer speakers were throwing a soundstage, WTF! Great job!

Mine too ! 2012 MacPro.

You guys must have very strong ears... I can't hear even 1 minute. Ice-pick piercing around 3000hz... My inner ears are numb in few seconds.

Yeah terrible

disityp Can you really tell much difference between speakers like these and those that cost $2000? Or even $1000? All you need to do is find something excellent for the upper end, and make your own subwoofer. Bass is easy to tackle. If you're into DIY, there is lots of info available to help you build your own speakers. I can't think of anything that could convince me to spend this much on speakers. I'm perfectly happy with consumer-level B & W speakers.

I believe that would be wrong question. Yes I probably could tell difference between such speakers, but that's not the point. Such speakers would be from the same price bracket, so the difference would be in the character of the sound, not quality/fidelity of it. I myself have several sets of speakers like this and they all play differently. BTW, have you ever heard the TADs? Don't, because if you do, you're gonna want them.

disityp You make me curious. This could be a dangerous path for me to take (it could suck my money away). Sometimes I wonder if some of those differences can be reproduced using processing, such as using a 1/3 or 1/6th octave equalizer. It would be neat to have a box where you can pick what speaker you want your system to mimic. My current belief is that most exotic systems can be reproduced using less expensive DIY methods. TI can't see why systems have to cost this much. What is the money going into? R & D? Maybe it's because these systems aren't mass-produced. I'd also be very curious about how the general public would react to listening to these speakers. I'd have them choose their favorite speaker and see what they end up favoring. I feel that most of these expensive systems are more marketing than performance.

disityp yes we all may have the money but if... I would set them up under a bridge 😂

TAD is one the best speaker in earth, dinamic is oustanding¡¡

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Sebelfisch Oh yes, certainly

Sebelfisch I think speakers are in 60k+ range

The reason is that I do not have omnidirectional microphones and artificial-head to make binaural recordings. You can listen the original recording and compare it to this one to understand that this is not a copy-paste...

Try $80,000 for these TAD references :O)

You can order parts from TAD as they make studio woofers. Make them yourself and they will be a fraction of the price, but... yeah, Japanese labour is expensive, just like European labour. So, it gets pricey. Since there is so few sold, all the licencing, shipping, real state, and what not adds to the cost, plus distribution with double handling of speakers that regularly weight more than your wife ... So... it's 80'000 speakers, but about 6K in parts. The rest is logistics and overhead expenses. Worth? Well... every time I play music my heart melts. They last a life time... better than buying a car, for sure.

De donde sacas eso? Mas natural no suena algo. El jazz rara vez esta grabado naturalmente, esta hecho en la mesa de mezcla. Si pones clasica, la diferencia entre el concert hall y TAD es virtualmente invisible.

Who knows what might've been the problem. Room maybe. It's a speaker that doesn't sound impressive at all to be honest. It sounds super natural, most people find this terribly boring.... it is like... that's it?

About Horn speakers, the same title played by horn speakers in a totally different auditorium with a Live End Dead End acoustic treatment: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/is5gjNOK36zDfqM.html