So, are these speakers staying, and the others now gone? Or are they all still in rotation somewhere? I have such a hard time parting with any of my speakers, because they all have their strengths and applications. That's why I'm really hoping to eventually come across a combo of amp and speakers that're just good all-rounders.
Oh most definitely staying. I was the same as you, each speaker had its own strength, then the proacs arrived and blew everything into the sky. The proacs are beasts sheer control and authority they have over the music is awesome. They are fast, transparent, very detailed but not fatiguing, its an open window into the music for sure. The exposure pre power does play a part in this too, ive made a few changes in the front end with the proacs in and i could hear every change easily which has got me excited for future amp/dac upgrades. Yeah the response 3’s are a complete speaker, the only complaint i have is i wish my room was 4ft wider. Id highly recommend trying some proacs if you can get some, skip the studio line and go straight to response. I know a few people who have 1sc’s and love them, one person with db1’s with sugden - loves them, someone with ETB’s - owned for 25 years and loves them and a friend who just got the d18’s - same again.
@@russellparker4568 Yeah, I've definitely got my eyes open for some from the Response series. They seem to come in waves here, with nothing within reach at the moment. There's a pair of Response 2's in Ottawa, which I visit a couple times a year (500km away). I wonder how those would fare? The same guy also has a pair of Response 2s's, which has ad says have better bass. Apparently the Response 2 is the upper portion of your Response 3. I wonder if I should make the trip... Did you sell all the Royds and others you may have had, now that the Proacs are in the house?
@BadMonkeyFinger_Audio ive read the response 2’s are awesome too. That mid woofer had some really great tone and detail. Yes i traded the abbots and doublets in against the response 3’s. The proacs were £1350.00 in total.
