What is comes down to is that a neutral system will be the most flexible with the most recordings for most (but not all) people.

Purrin's 'Sandwich Theorem' of Neutrality.

What would save a lot of money in the long run for the audio enthusiasts and everyone else in the long run would be decent music education on basic and higher levels. I only had decent music education in the first years of high school but now I realize what I missed out on.

Of course as a music lover I'm a bit biased...

The first time I really listened to music with my Pioneer Monitor 10 and HD250 II Linear I was amazed. My dream is to have a dedicated listening room at one point...

Quote from: Ringingears on February 07, 2013, 02:27:31 AM

They go from 20,000 to 20 Hz, but don't energize my room like a subwoofer.

How so? I'm assuming you mean their response is compensated for room gain rather than anechoic.

Correct. In room. Each speaker was voiced in an anechoic chamber at the factory to be about 20,000 to 25 Hz flat + or - 1 db. Or so the claim. Even though the speakers I have are 6 feet tall, sealed and quite large, I really feel that they were designed for a medium sized room and not the large room I have them in. The recommended placement is on the long wall as well, and that is a problem with the shape of my listening room. Right now they are placed so that I get a pretty flat response at the listening position with an RTA, although I can't seem to get rid of a 5 db drop at 300 Hz???    I would like to try them in a different room, but they would only fit in an area that has not proven to be very good when it comes to imaging with other speakers. At some point I would like to try a pair of stereo subwoofers. I'm not shocked that I like their sound as my last speakers where Quad ESL's. I think I prefer accurate bass over the intensity of the bass.  The journey continues for a headphone to come close. Some are promising.  Hopefully the Pirates can help headphone companies move in the right direction.

Quote from: Deep Funk on February 08, 2013, 06:35:57 PM

My dream is to have a dedicated listening room at one point...

A high end headphone ........ 

The HD250 II and K500 were already an awesome combination. One comfortable and 'good' sounding closed headphone and I'm content for the long run. Before I can go high end as you guys call it I have to survive on a tight student budget.

After headphones I'll first opt for 'good' Pro-Audio monitors because I like having a good speaker system.