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Old 08-25-2020, 01:06 PM
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So I was almost set to order the spatial m3 but then I happened upon Pure Audio Project and the Trio 15’s....these look interesting too but not near the same amount of reviews as spatial (could be a clue).
Both essentially offer in home testing...
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So I was almost set to order the spatial m3 but then I happened upon Pure Audio Project and the Trio 15’s....these look interesting too but not near the same amount of reviews as spatial (could be a clue).
Yep, I know about those...IIRC, they are pricier than the Spatial Audio products.

Here's the reason I am interested in Spatial Audio:
1) Clayton really knows what he is doing. I am impressed with his experience and technical knowledge. He and Danny Richie of GR-Research impresse me the most of late of folks who build speakers.

2) Clayton stands behind the product 100%. If you ever need service and support, he will be there to make it right.

3) Spatial Audio sells direct to customer. This keeps prices low and accessible for folks in a market that is pricing itself out of existence to a large degree. This approach has worked really well for companies like Schiit, Sonore and Uptone Audio to provide a great deal of value for customers.

4) Pure Audio uses Lowther or horn drivers. I've never been a fan of these personally. The Pure Sapphire M100 tweeter that Clayton uses looks to be superior for my personal sensibilities, and doesn't require a crossover.
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Within your budget the B&W 702 Signature is a great speaker. I actually believe that the 702 is the gem in the whole B&W series. You can save some money if you do not get theb special signature finish.

https://www.bowerswilkins.com/signat.../702-signature
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Spatial M3 Sapphire listening with commentary

https://youtu.be/pbH9wWr-Xrw
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I’ve watch that one several times
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Within your budget the B&W 702 Signature is a great speaker. I actually believe that the 702 is the gem in the whole B&W series. You can save some money if you do not get theb special signature finish.

https://www.bowerswilkins.com/signat.../702-signature
+1 for the B&W 702. Fantastic speaker and your gear would do them justice. Good luck with your search.

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Yeah, me too. Ron does a really good job in that video of describing the Spatials.

I'm coming to the view that unless one has a really large room so that you can move "box" speakers far enough into the room so as not to have room mode problems, or problems from 1st or 2nd reflection points (which, let's be honest, most of us do not a room that large), then open-baffles are the way to go.

And I say this as a Harbeth owner!
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Yeah, me too. Ron does a really good job in that video of describing the Spatials.

I'm coming to the view that unless one has a really large room so that you can move "box" speakers far enough into the room so as not to have room mode problems, or problems from 1st or 2nd reflection points (which, let's be honest, most of us do not a room that large), then open-baffles are the way to go.

And I say this as a Harbeth owner!
Open baffle speakers have their own unique challenges. I've spent much time with electrostatic speakers to know that they also need much space to breathe properly and benefit greatly from being way out into the room away from front wall. One can get in much tighter with conventional box speakers that are designed well. The soundstage however can be quite impressive with open baffles but at the same time it is no less impressive with well designed conventional speakers. Further discussion on the topic https://hometheaterhifi.com/editoria...ed-technology/
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Open baffle speakers have their own unique challenges. I've spent much time with electrostatic speakers to know that they also need much space to breathe properly and benefit greatly from being way out into the room away from front wall. One can get in much tighter with conventional box speakers that are designed well. The soundstage however can be quite impressive with open baffles but at the same time it is no less impressive with well designed conventional speakers. Further discussion on the topic https://hometheaterhifi.com/editoria...ed-technology/
That's true, however Clayton Shaw says the Spatials only need to be 3' out from the front wall to perform very well. This is the same distance my Harbeths are from the front wall. He specifically designed them so they wouuld work better in real living spaces than audio showrooms.
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