SolidSqual
01-25-2008, 04:36 PM
Ok . . .
What would you rather have . . . . a brand new pair of Anthony Gallo Acoustic Reference 3.1s for $2680 Shipped . . .
http://www.roundsound.com/photos/reference3/ref-3-stainless.jpg
OR
A used pair of Hyperion HPS-968s for $3200 Shipped?
http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1199739094.jpg
I'm only asking because I had intended to get the Hyperions but I was in line waiting. The deal fell through with whoever the seller was originally selling to. So he came back to me, but I had already bought the Gallos thinking the Hyperions were gone.
I've heard the Gallos.
Know nothing about the Hyperions . . .
except what I read in this review:
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/hyperion5/968.html
To people who simply want a really good speaker for their investment and won't go rabid over gear, there are some truly idiot-proof speaker recommendations in any number of price ranges. For about $1600, the ACI Sapphire XLs are a no-brainer monitor. For twice their budget, the Gallo Reference 3.1 is a speaker at around $3,000 only the truly irrational can find fault with. At twice that budget again, the Hyperion HPS-968 is a very different kind of speaker worth twice the investment because most rational music lovers would be happy to live with it until the end of time. It's easy to appreciate what this level of speaker brings to the table and why it costs more than the others I mentioned. You pay more and you clearly get more. It's an easy and rational recommendation for the rationally minded - and even the irrational ones perhaps who would also consider the truly exceptional Tidal Audio Pianos at their ultra-serious sticker of $17,000/pr.
What would you rather have . . . . a brand new pair of Anthony Gallo Acoustic Reference 3.1s for $2680 Shipped . . .
http://www.roundsound.com/photos/reference3/ref-3-stainless.jpg
OR
A used pair of Hyperion HPS-968s for $3200 Shipped?
http://pic6.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1199739094.jpg
I'm only asking because I had intended to get the Hyperions but I was in line waiting. The deal fell through with whoever the seller was originally selling to. So he came back to me, but I had already bought the Gallos thinking the Hyperions were gone.
I've heard the Gallos.
Know nothing about the Hyperions . . .
except what I read in this review:
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/hyperion5/968.html
To people who simply want a really good speaker for their investment and won't go rabid over gear, there are some truly idiot-proof speaker recommendations in any number of price ranges. For about $1600, the ACI Sapphire XLs are a no-brainer monitor. For twice their budget, the Gallo Reference 3.1 is a speaker at around $3,000 only the truly irrational can find fault with. At twice that budget again, the Hyperion HPS-968 is a very different kind of speaker worth twice the investment because most rational music lovers would be happy to live with it until the end of time. It's easy to appreciate what this level of speaker brings to the table and why it costs more than the others I mentioned. You pay more and you clearly get more. It's an easy and rational recommendation for the rationally minded - and even the irrational ones perhaps who would also consider the truly exceptional Tidal Audio Pianos at their ultra-serious sticker of $17,000/pr.