laxx Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Has anyone heard these before? I remember someone on Head-fi had a pair, but don't remember who. I'm currently talking to a guy in Maryland about his pair (he's selling a pair of X-Statik's, X-Voce, and a MFW-15 sub) for a pretty good price, but pick up only. I'm trying to work out the details of how large of a car I'll need. I guess I just need a little nudge to commit as long as I can find a way to bring them back to NYC. And I guess I'll find out after tomorrow's watch sale if I even have the money to buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 There's a fair bit of hype around their stuff from the faithful, but there's also no doubt they turn out solid, innovative products at great prices. I haven't heard the open-baffle x-series speakers myself but would be inclined to take a chance on them if the price is attractive. The MFW-15 is a steal even at full price. Off topic, but I'm waiting for a pair of these. Reference Digital Monitor. 250 watts Class D tri-amped, fully-programmable active crossover and EQ, analog and digital inputs, $1600 a pair. ETA unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted November 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 The price is pretty good. A little over $1000 for the 4 pieces after cashback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Dew eet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke68 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I had a pair in for review. I didn't care for them: they were too bright for my taste and I had problems with the metal grills. AV123 told me that some of the issues I found have been fixed in later runs (the pair I received was from the first batch from the factory in Cali, Columbia), so they're going to send out another pair for re-evaluation as soon as I can get to it (which will be early next year). Apparently Wayne Garcia liked them, and a favorable review will be appearing in the December issue of Absolute Sound. The MFW-15, on the other hand, was awesome. It's huge (in my living room, anyway), make sure you measure first, but it did everything I'd ever want a subwoofer to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 I had a pair in for review. I didn't care for them: they were too bright for my taste That's very strange. The last thing X-Statiks are is "bright." What's your reference speaker and amp that you don't find bright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarke68 Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 That's very strange. The last thing X-Statiks are is "bright." What's your reference speaker and amp that you don't find bright?My daily drivers are the Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1, and I have a Parasound solid-state rig (the mid-level New Classic series). But like I alluded to, Mark thought the possibility of there being problems with the pair I received was real enough that he pulled them, and my review is on hold until I can get another set in. It sounds like you have experience with the x-statiks. Did you have some input for the OP, or just questions for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 My daily drivers are the Ascend Acoustics Sierra-1, and I have a Parasound solid-state rig (the mid-level New Classic series). But like I alluded to, Mark thought the possibility of there being problems with the pair I received was real enough that he pulled them, and my review is on hold until I can get another set in. It sounds like you have experience with the x-statiks. Did you have some input for the OP, or just questions for me? I've owned X-Statiks for some time and have run them with various setups ranging from single-ended tube, push-pull tube, triode, pentode, Class AB SS, Class A SS, Class D, hybrid digital, gainclone, and probably a couple I'm forgetting. If anything, X-Statiks are on the smoothly detailed side, and it's very difficult to make them sound rough, bright, or grainy. They are well-detailed, but my reference speakers with ribbon tweeters and Focal 7K2 midrange are significantly more resolved. Some people may wish for a more "obvious" ported bass whomp, but I prefer the tight bass from the sealed bass units. The MFW would do nicely here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 T, FTFY *Shrug* So I can make Senn HD650 sound extremely bright with no bass with certain tube/cable choices in certain systems. That doesn't change the fact they are closed-in, bloated cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 So I went over a guy's house yesterday to listen to his RS850's, and then his LS6's. Regarding the RS850's, I was pretty disappointed with the way they sounded. Soundstage was tiny and they lacked clarity. Also, I felt they were a bit lean on bass. The whole time I was there, I felt it was his room/speaker placement. The LS6's were a beauty. Very impactful bass, but the sound was very... digital. I chalked it up to his chain (an Acurus power amp with a Denon AVR-2807 as pre, Sony CD-P as source as well as a Sqeezebox). The instrument separation was amazing, as well as the soundstage. But something just didn't sound right. The bass felt very disconnected and the music just didn't flow. I'm hoping the X-Statik's I'm going to listen to tomorrow night will leave me with a different impression though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxx Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I ended up buying a pair of X-Statik's locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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