My LS6's just arrived today and I wanted to share my thoughts here. They are the piano black finish and are really quite stunning. The finish is impeccable - no flaws of any kind that I could find. As a reference point, I had auditioned a pair of LS6's that didn't "wow" me after I had already ordered, and was more than a little worried that I might not be completely satisfied with them.
My doubts about the LS6's are put to rest! These truly are exceptionally good speakers, regardless of price. Right out of the box, the sound was very dynamic, detailed and surprisingly smooth (paired with my Onkyo PR-SC885 Pre/Pro and Behringer EP2500). This is quite a contrast to what I heard in the pair I auditioned
. The high end, while not as extended as the Focal Beryllium tweeters I've heard on the Grande Utopias, didn't seem to be lacking anything. It is true that the highs do roll off noticeable when I stand up, but the sound is not bad at all even then. The sound stage is HUGE and imaging is excellent. The sweet spot is also huge in the horizontal direction, spanning most of the width between the speakers, in my opinion. The speakers are placed about 7' apart in a 15' x 18' room along the 15' wall, about 18" from the back wall and toed in about 15 degrees or so. The listening position is about 10' from the front baffles. One other thing to note is that I crossed them over to my dual SVS PB13 Ultras at 45 Hz. I initially ran them full range, but they didn't really impress me with their first octave performance. The SVS's do these frequencies with a greater sense of effortlessness, in my opinion.
What impresses me most about these speakers is everything from the mid-bass up through the entire midrange. Drums sound very realistic, with all the subtle textures of the drum stick hitting. Brass instruments are silky smooth and realistic sounding. All the textures of the plucking and strumming of stringed instruments is there with excellent detail. Vocals, both male and female, are done exceptionally well. Even Sarah McLachlan "Sweet Surrender," which always sounded edgy on my Mackies, sounds smooth on the LS6's.
Bravo, AV123!! All my skepticism has been washed away - these speakers are the real deal
!
As you can see above, my listening room is also my living room where my 11 month old son plays most of the time
. Fortunately, we will soon be moving to a house where we'll have a dedicated home theater/listening room.
My doubts about the LS6's are put to rest! These truly are exceptionally good speakers, regardless of price. Right out of the box, the sound was very dynamic, detailed and surprisingly smooth (paired with my Onkyo PR-SC885 Pre/Pro and Behringer EP2500). This is quite a contrast to what I heard in the pair I auditioned
. The high end, while not as extended as the Focal Beryllium tweeters I've heard on the Grande Utopias, didn't seem to be lacking anything. It is true that the highs do roll off noticeable when I stand up, but the sound is not bad at all even then. The sound stage is HUGE and imaging is excellent. The sweet spot is also huge in the horizontal direction, spanning most of the width between the speakers, in my opinion. The speakers are placed about 7' apart in a 15' x 18' room along the 15' wall, about 18" from the back wall and toed in about 15 degrees or so. The listening position is about 10' from the front baffles. One other thing to note is that I crossed them over to my dual SVS PB13 Ultras at 45 Hz. I initially ran them full range, but they didn't really impress me with their first octave performance. The SVS's do these frequencies with a greater sense of effortlessness, in my opinion.What impresses me most about these speakers is everything from the mid-bass up through the entire midrange. Drums sound very realistic, with all the subtle textures of the drum stick hitting. Brass instruments are silky smooth and realistic sounding. All the textures of the plucking and strumming of stringed instruments is there with excellent detail. Vocals, both male and female, are done exceptionally well. Even Sarah McLachlan "Sweet Surrender," which always sounded edgy on my Mackies, sounds smooth on the LS6's.
Bravo, AV123!! All my skepticism has been washed away - these speakers are the real deal
!As you can see above, my listening room is also my living room where my 11 month old son plays most of the time
. Fortunately, we will soon be moving to a house where we'll have a dedicated home theater/listening room.
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. I was really fortunate, actually. I ordered a Rocket system around Christmas and had it delivered late January with all kinds of quality control mishaps. Plus the fact they didn't really "wow" me - they were only a small step up from my Mackie monitors, and not even in every regard at that. So when returning the Rockets for a full credit, I decided to take the LS6 plunge. They were in stock and shipped about 3 weeks later.
