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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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bache
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@kenjay35   Ken, is very important for me to get response from
real buyer like you , Thanks. I hope more people can listen my speakers
in CAF , or anybody who close to NJ or NYC
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falconquest
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I would like to suggest a little different take on this discussion. I believe that our brain gets accustomed to hearing music in a certain way when we listen to the same "system" for long periods of time. The sound we hear is what we establish as our own "reference". When we change a component we hear a change and it takes time to decide if we like that change or it’s simply different. I know I have done this with various components and always have to get accustomed to the new sound. Going from ear buds to a floor standing speaker is a huge leap in listening. I would suggest that you need to spend a good deal of time with whatever speaker you decide upon to re-orient your brain to the new reference. Does this make sense?
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geoffkait
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Taking room acoustics out of the equation and use of crossover-less headphones/earbuds, along with eliminating certain requirements such as transformer and capacitors, translates to more coherent, cleaner, less distorted sound. This is especially true for portable players such as that used by your humble narrator inasmuch as House AC power is eliminated from the equation along with attendant power cords, fuses and interconnects in one swell foop.
glupson
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"None except the kef blades satisfied my high level standards."

"Only the kef blades came closest to what I hear from cheap earbuds."

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

"I never said earbuds sound better."


No wonder that mindlessminion got confused.

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bache
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@kenjit  The  earbuds is full range, crossoverless design  small speakers is  going direct to you ears . The Majority  high end  loudspeakers  is 
3 way and get complicated crossover with a lot a capacitors and induction coil.This is answer for you question for timing and etc.   Another hand 
i cannot recommend  you to looking for famous brand  full range crossoverless  design . Nobody can not  make     driver  to cover 
20-20000hz , is there are dreams which never come trow  yet.  We make
  speakers are based around wide-band drivers, which cover the range from about 100 Hz to 10 kHz, without crossovers in the critical range to which the ear is most sensitive.  

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