Hi,
I've been searching for a speaker upgrade that sounds as good as the B&W 802 or 803s, but without needing the major amplification upgrade I would need to match them. After lots of comparative listening in stores (hard because the brands I liked were all in different stores), I brought home a set of JM Labs Focal Electra 936 for a home demo.
I've got to say I am impressed... Transparent, open, fast, the whole spectrum is good. The only thing I'm still adjusting to is the sheer level of treble detail (already upped a notch with the Silver Coax cables I have) the detail is now into the "serious" category... I like what I am hearing as much or better than the 802s in store - they are a little like listening to electrostatic headphones like Stax... - scary really... And in Aussie $ they are 1/2 the price of the 802s - less even than the 803s...
Anyway - why am I posting. I have not been able to do a true A/B with these and the B&W 802 or 803 so I am relying on store to store memory with he same CDs. Has anyone else here done any comparisons with the JM Lab Electra Range and B&Ws (or other higher end speaker) - and if so - what did they think...
I could also bring home the B&W 803s for a try... but I'm never going to get these in the house at the same time...
Geoff
I've been searching for a speaker upgrade that sounds as good as the B&W 802 or 803s, but without needing the major amplification upgrade I would need to match them. After lots of comparative listening in stores (hard because the brands I liked were all in different stores), I brought home a set of JM Labs Focal Electra 936 for a home demo.
I've got to say I am impressed... Transparent, open, fast, the whole spectrum is good. The only thing I'm still adjusting to is the sheer level of treble detail (already upped a notch with the Silver Coax cables I have) the detail is now into the "serious" category... I like what I am hearing as much or better than the 802s in store - they are a little like listening to electrostatic headphones like Stax... - scary really... And in Aussie $ they are 1/2 the price of the 802s - less even than the 803s...
Anyway - why am I posting. I have not been able to do a true A/B with these and the B&W 802 or 803 so I am relying on store to store memory with he same CDs. Has anyone else here done any comparisons with the JM Lab Electra Range and B&Ws (or other higher end speaker) - and if so - what did they think...
I could also bring home the B&W 803s for a try... but I'm never going to get these in the house at the same time...
Geoff
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