Hi everyone!
My quest for new speakers has led me to you all, in the hopes of learning more about the character of Spatial speakers. Some context:
I’m running a Sonnet Morpheus into a Rega Elicit Mk 5 into Mission 700s. In the process of upgrading my speakers, I acquired a Luxman MQ-88uSE 25 watt push pull KT88 tube amp, and I’ll be acquiring a CL-38uC to go with it. So I’m going for high efficiency tube friendly speakers.
What I like about my missions - they’re fun. Really fun. They groove, and they make you want to move. They’re mid bass forward. But they’re veiled and not refined. I’m ready for a leap in speaker.
What I’ve heard: Phiharmonic BMR monitors, DeVore O/96s, Fyne F701SP, Fyne F703SP, Buchardt S400s
The highlights are that we didn’t like the BMR for being way too polite and sterile. The Buchardts are fine. The DeVore were incredible - full, warm, fun, groovy. The Fyne 701SP were very clear and clean and forward, but lacking meat. The F703SP were a happy middle ground to the DeVore.
In the process of reading up more on the O/93 and O/96 to try and see if I was willing to swing that high on the price spectrum, I saw someone talk about how the O/96 didn’t move him off of their Pure Audio Duet15s, and now it has me going down the open baffle rabbit hole.
My question to you all - I keep seeing people being effusive about the lack of box and the sound that gives, and the bass you can get once broken in. I haven’t seen much talk about fun, groove, warmth and musicality. How do the Spatials fare there? I’m looking at the X4 P2s. I can give them about 32inches from front baffle to the wall behind them in a 12x20 room in the middle of the long wall firing across the width, I have the tube amp, and I’m looking for a magical, wow sound, I just want it to be fun, engaging, emotionally activating and groovy. Would love to hear your thoughts!
