Are HT speakers best for primary audio listening or not?


Hello sports fans!

Regarding my picks for music listening, I’ve got a short list of loudspeakers which seems to evolve and diminish and then grow again. Although it sits with five or less models on it usually.

The one I feel is at the top of the list is as yet, an unknown entity. I ain’t heared it yet. If and when I do, it likely isn’t gonna be heard with the electronics I would use to support it. So, it will be as with so many at best ‘guess speculation’ if purchased.

Here’s the Dilly Dilly….

In one quite well written account by a popular long time reviewer, he states among other sterling attributes, this would make for an excellent hi end home theater loud speaker.

QUESTION:

What is the argument for or against HT speakers as primary 2 ch audio listening speakers.

Is there a decided separation in speaker land lately between HT speakers and stereo or primary music only speakers??

I’ve always sought music first speakers even if HT would or could be an added task for the main speakers later on, and simply accepted the results.

Not entirely positive this go ‘round, but most likely, whatever music first speaker I choose will NOT see any HT duty.

Thanks for your related experience.

blindjim

Showing 3 responses by mikhaelkuz

My Golden Ear Triton 1 perfectly good for double duty. In stereo they are very fine, musical speakers, in HT they dynamic and powerful, with powered subwoofers (with separate sub inputs) build in,
I just do not have space and resources for a separate music room, and also do not want 2 pairs of main speakers in my room - thing will look like a store and definitely will not pass WAF.
I also listen quite a bit to surround music (new Steven Wilson remixes and some older stuff are addicted), which farther blurs HT-stereo divide.
Perhaps I do not listen movies at 110 db to appreciate the difference, I doubt I am crossing 95-100db threshold.
@ Blindjim > I agree that aesthetics of those speakers are not for everyone, and even suggested (to no avail) that Golden Ear can produce "socks" of different colors other then "all black".
But they passed WAF, they kind of matching some of our other stuff, their surround and height speakers are top notch and blended well, and so on ))) 
@blindjim I totaly get it.
" I’m simply shooting at birds a bit higher on the tree in my next system.." I wish I can say the same, but upcoming retirement and money flow issues clipped my wings.
Good luck and let audiophile gods be with you!