Reminds me a bit of my Bowers and Wilkins 702 S2 before I gave science-based speaker purchasing a try, and realized how awful the B&W were compared to other speakers half their price. The off-axis plots of that speaker look pretty bad. This is a difficult one to work out, and it doesn't help that it is not really possible to go out for a listen during the lockdown. Lastly I have to consider whether any speaker I choose will simply be a lateral move from my Harbeth. The second hand price is just about affordable at £2000, and all that I read about them suggested they are fantastic in detail retrieval and is exactly what I am hoping for. Which brings me full circle back to the used Focals. So again, I do wonder if the cost / performance ration is there. However these are just over £3000 new and not many appears in the second hand market. They are another speaker that measures well and sounded great: I also like to try a pair of Dynaudio Contour 20 which is well know for their soft dome tweeters. Mind you, the KEF Reference 1 is a superb speaker in measurements and in subjective reviews, but that is north of £4000 and not what I would consider spending. I am sure the driver design have since moved on but perhaps my experience with them sort of put me off with this particular design. I faintly remember reading at the time (and agreed with my listening) the early uni-Q drivers has a significant dip in the crossover frequency which sucked out the midrange and making voices sounded overly recessed. I own a pair of KEF Q1 from 2005 (their early uni-Q driver design) that I never fell in love with. The KEF R3 is a curious one, as Amir stated he found them subjectively uninteresting even though the measurements are very good. I have a REL T5i sub that can fill in the LF whenever I feel like it, so these stand mounts are perfect for my needs.Īny thoughts on this will be much appreciated. I live in a small flat in London with neighbours all around, so I don't play loud. I can see the Focal and Revel are very similar type of speakers, so I wonder if it will be worth trying out. The 1008 Be, while a little older, has Focal's second gen beryllium tweeters that I suspect is still state of the arts today. I have been impressed with the reviews on Revel speakers and I wanted to find a pair of M126Be, however they are not the best deal in the UK (£4000 a pair new, and there is zero second hand market for Revel speakers here in the UK). ![]() I think my upstream gears are now good enough to drive speakers a level above the little Harbeths. While I still love their sound I am looking for the next step up in terms of detail and clarity. I am interesting in trying a pair of speakers with 'contemporary' designs, having enjoyed my Harbeth P3esr for the last 4 years. There is a slight dip just above the 2kHz mark but otherwise pretty flat response across the board: Measurements looks pretty decent to my (novice) eyes. This is a speaker that came out nearly 10 years ago so no surprised to see them coming into the second hand market. Paid version allows unlimited reminders and is available for $1.99 as an in-app purchase.I noticed recently there are are many sellers on Ebay UK (and some hifi shops) offering used Focal 1008 Be for a very good price (broadly in the £2000 range).*Free to download, but free version allows users to only set 3 reminders. ![]() Universal App, full native support for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.Backup and restore reminders on same device or multiple devices. ![]() Option to pause all reminders when you don’t want to be disturbed.One tap turns individual reminders on or off.App doesn’t need to be open to receive notifications.Custom messages, sounds, and images: adding custom images, sounds, and messages make it easier to identify the necessary task.Reschedule: shows a new time and date in the future.Snooze: you can snooze a reminder or mark it as done directly from the lock screen or notification banner. ![]() 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.) until you take action
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