"Stewart Pinkerton" wrote
Yup, some people just haven't 'got' the sub/sat thing yet! Stick a
good sub on a pair of 52SEs, and you are up there with the best at
*any* price.

Well, the Contours are only *fractionally* better, and big planars
take up an awful lot of room.......................

I auditioned a pair of Contour 1,1s for a few days - quite the best
bookshelf speaker I have *ever* heard and a beautiful veneered finish but,
again, not cheap.

A very fine speaker indeed, but note that the SE version of the 52
uses the same drivers, so the sonic difference is not great.

Well, it's good to hear that it's not just me who thinks they're
amazing.

Can't remember if I said this already, but as soon as I switched on
the CD player and got the first track going, and as I was moving away
from the CD player to stand and listen in the proper position, I
instantly heard all this "airy" sound coming out of the speakers, a kind
of airy ambience. The track was Fleetwood Mac "Storms", and there's quite a
bit of "breathy" background stuff going on, and it really did come
through fantastically.

I love 'em! Felt even more decadent just now, cos of course now I've
got the TV hooked up to my new amp AND sexxy speakers. Listening to
TV through that lot?! A bit overkill! Sound quality of TV really is
naff!


Martin - happy
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