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Cannot find perfect sound

I've been listening to supposedly some of the finest speakers that currently exist. These include b&w 800 Series, revel high end, vivid audio, Psi audio and kef blades.

None except the kef blades satisfied my high level standards.

When I play my reference tracks on cheap earbuds I hear timing accuracy that is missing on all the above speakers. Only the kef blades came closest to what I hear from cheap earbuds. 

Explanations please?

I really suspect that none of these high end speakers are accurately reproducing the sound on my CDs despite all the marketing claims about accuracy and high quality sound.

What could there possibly be that my cheap earbuds can do that eludes these super high end speakers?  

I'm not so eager anymore to spend any money until I have a good explanation.

kenjit
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ivan_nosnibor
782 posts
 
You could be on the right track with this reasoning, but I warn you, this kind of dissatisfaction is what led me to break down and design my own speakers around active crossovers, because I knew I could never really find what I wanted in existing speakers. But, honestly I can tell you from experience that this would be Beast project for most people to undertake, and that finally winding up on top of all that could take you years...it's daunting to me even now that I've done it, so if you find yourself contemplating such a thought, I think you should try to eliminate every other possibility first. 

I might start with placement.
bjesien
614 posts
 
You know that there is a wide spectrum of people that enjoy audio.  I know people that dance when they hear a song on a supermarket speaker and others that sit still and take in all the qualities of the same recording alone in a chair in a perfect triangle to the speakers with $100,000 worth of cables and little bowls carefully placed all around the room.  
No one is better than the other if you feel the music in your soul.  Different sure, educational, maybe, waste of time, probably.  To each his own.
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tomcy6
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You can get lots of recommendations for speakers that other people like on a forum like this, but to find the ones that are perfect for you, you’re going to have to do a lot of auditioning in your own room (or you may get lucky and find them on the first try). Enjoy the search!
bigkidz
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When I play my reference tracks on cheap earbuds I hear timing accuracy that is missing on all the above speakers.

I have no idea what this even means?  Is that the only differences you hear?  What system are you using to drive them?  Sorry but I have no idea what you are hearing or would want to hear to make any sort of recommendation or provide advise.

Happy Listening.
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folkfreak
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@kenjit didn’t say bass modes were easy to fix, far from it, but that the problems you describe sound more like mid and high reflections and resonances that screw up accurate reproduction of the details of the acoustic event. Nth degree attention to detail of simple fixes is needed to clear these up, including all manner of vibration control on the components as well
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