[Big Red Machine]

I can't fit 9's in my HT because I only have about 80" from the stage up to the ceiling

So I may have to settle for 6's, if I like their sound, that is.

[jn316]

Cut a hole in the stage, Pete!
 
See ya again at RMAF.

[Danny Richie]

If the LS 9's are the best speaker you have heard, where would the LS 6 and OB 7 fit on a scale of 10.

It would be hard to rate them unilaterally across the board.

I'd put the vocal range of the OB series designs right up there with the LS-6's and LS-9's. At low levels I might even give them an edge. It might depend on the room too.

Dynamics are another issue all together. Output levels is a whole different ball game too. If just looking at those too things and if I gave the LS-9 a 10 then the OB-7 would be about a 5 or 6 since the LS-9 is about twice as good.

[jonwb]

I can't fit 9's in my HT because I only have about 80" from the stage up to the ceiling

So I may have to settle for 6's, if I like their sound, that is.

Life is full of tough compromises... hang in there Big Red...   

[Big Red Machine]

Cut a hole in the stage, Pete!
 
See ya again at RMAF.

Maybe remove the plinth and carpet??

Let's have a beer Gary!

[Rocket_Ronny]

Thanks Danny:

I thought after I posted that you would almost need several categories to rate them fairly.

Like you said, it's no surprise that the LS kills in dynamics and sound levels.

In the ability for the speakers to recreate a 3-D musical sound stage and give a teleporting musical escape on acoustic music, I bet the OB and LS come in very close.

When extra drive and headroom are needed, then the LS would take it to the next level.

Great stuff.

Rocket_shoe horn_Ronny

[Bach]

Eat you heart out --I just got back from a nice listening session in Danny's living room.  I heard the LS-6's perhaps 18 mo. ago and was blown away with the ease in which they recreated detail with precise soundstage.  . . . .The LS-9's powered by Gary's monster amps just did everything that the 6's did, with even more clarity and a seriously bad attitude towards anything that dared approach 20 Hz.

I do envy your experience, as you were able to listen to both models set up in the same place. I did get to hear both at the RMAF this last weekend (about a total of 45 min for the LS-9, and about 2.5 hours total for the LS-6.)

However, these were in different rooms with different amps, different sources and different recordings (LS-9 ----dual mono 50 watt Red Rock Renaissance Amplifiers in a suite sized room, LS-6 ----Dodd's ginormous gorgeous big blue monos, in a standard sized hotel room) so a true comparison was limited. The GR Research room had the LS-6s, and the Red Rock room had the 9s.

Danny did an admirable job in setting up the LS-6s and tuning them AND the room. In fact, I remember telling him that he had the best tuned room in the place.