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GamuT L3 vs B&W 805S (new model)

Posted by OrfeoMonteverdi (A) on November 9, 2005 at 05:45:46

Does anyone already had the opportunity to make a serious comparison between those two speakers, in the same listening room, in during the same listening session?

I am looking for a pair of outstanding 2 ways with magic mid, ultra-natural and extremely well integrated highs, precision and transparency to die for, in order to partner them with a very good computer-controlled digital active subwoofer. So, the bass of those 2 ways needn't be impressive: I want to avoid those typical high-end hi-fi products, with typical "high-end hi-fi sound", which try to make you believe they deliver a floorstander-like quantity of bass.

I listen to classical music. I want something extremely natural, yet with ultra-high resolution.

I am looking for something which could not be considered as "cold" (such as some Dynaudio's, in some system)

# I USED TO HAVE
- Pierre-Etienne Leon
- Magnepans
- ProAc Reponse 2
- Analysis Ribbon pannels (better than Apogee Calliper Signature, but the tweeter is tricky, and the highs are "detached" from the rest of the spectrum; they also could break very soon)

# MY SYSTEM
- CD: Cairn ($1500 approx., years old, no oversampling - could upgrade towards a SACD player combo)
- Preamp: YBA 2 Apha, separated power supply
- Monoblocs: Cairn K1: SS, good control, not too clinical, very good precicion and transparecy

# I DON'T LIKE:
- Wilson Sophia (impressive clarity and immediacy, but a bit lean overall, and a certain lack of "naturalness")
- Kharma speakers
- Dynaudio's: extremely clean and a bit lean sound (though I recently have heard a big floorstander partnered with Halcro preamp+monoblocs: superb, but can't afford at all!)
- Audio Physics: actually, I like them, but couldn't live with: a bit too "clean" sound.

# I PREFER
- a full bodied sound, but can't no longer stand the typical "richness" (which verges to a slight fatness) generally associated with;
- a very transparent and present sound;

Does a product on Earth manage to give us those wo contradictory things?

# MY IDEAL SPEAKER ?
a Spendor, with the transparency of a Martin Logan, the dynamic drive of a ProAc, the sheer integrity of Quad ESL63 pannels, and the expressivity (in the mid ) of Triangle Celius... I'm shure you see what I mean...

Thanks for your sugestions.

OrfeoMonteverdi

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