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Old 11-21-2014, 03:22 PM
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Default BW 800 or Futura's or Elipsa red

hey everyone sorry for this long question,

I have read alot of the old forums here before I posted this questions.

Here is where I am:
I can purchase Elipsa SE's for a nice discount and be happy. The dealer also has some futura's that he would also discount but it would be $$ higher by a 4 digit number(not gonna post any numbers in respect to dealers). seen alot of love for both speakers here. I have an all tube system with the c2300 and mc275 VI monos for these.

Now I also found a dealer locally that has a set of mc1201 for sale, it would be near cost plus full warranty, and he would then work a good deal for a new set of 800D2. this price combo is even for $$$ and would require me selling my 275 and going SS. 800's would be close to the same price as the futura's but the amp ugpgades would cost me the additonal thousands.

room is 14x16x10, cant find the SF's here for audition. music mainly vinyl jazz, symphony, RB and light rock such as adele, bruno mars etc.

will appreciate any opinions
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Old 11-21-2014, 03:23 PM
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forgot, all dealers are authorized sellers of the brands and all are new or store demo
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Old 11-21-2014, 03:55 PM
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Pooya, keep your amps, and go with the SFs, either the Elipsa or the Futura will bring you a lot of pleasure.
If you pick the Futura, you'll be a (little) bit longer without the LuFlu!
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Old 11-21-2014, 05:33 PM
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Where are you located?

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hey everyone sorry for this long question,

I have read alot of the old forums here before I posted this questions.

Here is where I am:
I can purchase Elipsa SE's for a nice discount and be happy. The dealer also has some futura's that he would also discount but it would be $$ higher by a 4 digit number(not gonna post any numbers in respect to dealers). seen alot of love for both speakers here. I have an all tube system with the c2300 and mc275 VI monos for these.

Now I also found a dealer locally that has a set of mc1201 for sale, it would be near cost plus full warranty, and he would then work a good deal for a new set of 800D2. this price combo is even for $$$ and would require me selling my 275 and going SS. 800's would be close to the same price as the futura's but the amp ugpgades would cost me the additonal thousands.

room is 14x16x10, cant find the SF's here for audition. music mainly vinyl jazz, symphony, RB and light rock such as adele, bruno mars etc.

will appreciate any opinions
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Old 11-21-2014, 08:39 PM
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Dallas
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Old 11-21-2014, 09:09 PM
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Me too pooya! Pm sent
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Old 11-23-2014, 03:23 PM
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You've got three very different speakers to select from. Have you auditioned all of them? Which do you like best?
Then you have to think about how they will fit into your environment. How big is your room? Do you play a lot of stuff pretty loud? How far away will you be listening?
Take your time to really listen to all three if you can.
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Since you asked, Elipsa SE
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Old 11-24-2014, 07:19 PM
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did you audition the SE's with any other SF before you made your purchase?
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Old 11-25-2014, 01:45 AM
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pooya

did you even audition to the 800 diamonds?
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