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Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87948 04/13/05 05:35 AM
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From the Rockets I've seen in person, they are indeed extremely well built, but there's just something about them...dunno, maybe the oval shape, something. I just don't dig the look.

Love the look of those 703's though. The swans look very nice too.



Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87949 04/13/05 12:19 PM
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Must be .I was just trying to show the difference in the quality of the two finishes.The black cherry is not to nice IMO.




Wid,
you are wrong!!! the bottome one you showed is the 5.2! not the 6.1.

see the website for details:
http://www.theaudioinsider.com/cgi-bin/theaudioinsider/speaker2.html

you will notice the 6.1 vs 5.2:
vs

Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87950 04/13/05 02:06 PM
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Just for giggles, since there is a lot of "I like' and "I don't like" comments going on, Here is a little more fuel to the fire

swan 6.1 vs B&W 704 vs Rockets RS750 vs B&W Nautilus 804 vs Axiom M60ti

vs vs vs vs

my Personal ranking of the above speakers as far as looks:

1. B&W Nautilus 804
2. B&W 704
3. Swan 6.1
4. Axiom M50ti (very close to Swans...I like them both equally almost)
5. Rockets RS 750



Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87951 04/13/05 03:10 PM
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Just my preferences but my list is the absolute inverse of yours. As I said, I don't care for the "add on tweeter" look. So, on my list, both the Rockets and Axioms are ahead of those. I prefer the Swans to the 704s, and I don't care, at all, for what I perceive as the "pinkish" finish on the 804s. No offense meant. To each his own. It would be a pretty dull world if we all thought alike.


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Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87952 04/13/05 03:34 PM
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I still vote for the B&W 703 in the looks department.

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#87953 04/13/05 03:46 PM
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Ditto on the 703's or are they 704's?

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#87954 04/13/05 03:52 PM
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I believe the 704's are the bookshelf version.



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#87955 04/13/05 05:04 PM
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Call me a traitor, but I think the Rockets are the best looking in the 4 way pic, followed by Swan, Axiom and B&W at the bottom. Could be quality of photography of course but I don't think so.


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Re: Very Confused...need advice on Speaker upgrade
#87956 04/13/05 05:49 PM
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TRAITOR!
Seriously, I would have to agree.
However, I can see how that large grain could be a turn-off to many. The B&W veneers have tighter grain and a more conservative look to them.
MA Golds have very nice veneers (especially in cherry, my personal favorite, btw), but they cost a grip.
The Swans look OK, but I'm not crazy about the yellow midrange (on it, the B&W, the Wharfedales, et al).
Where are the Swans made?

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#87957 04/13/05 06:03 PM
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Glossy piano-black finishes are a bitch to keep clean. The only thing that shows fingerprints more readily than that is the back of an iPod.

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