These bring tears to my eyes and I do want to upgrade them. I currently power them with a Hafler xl280 from a Yamaha RXA3030 AVR (because that gives me great flexibility to manage three different A/V zones) pre-outs ..with a google tv device on one of the hdmi inputs to access android environment for streaming.
It’s very convincing in it’s (narrow off axis) sweet spot if you do not turn it up too loud (which may well be louder than I should). At louder volumes it has several limitations, especially lack of control of baffle vibrations. The woofers have what I believe is inadequately suppressed breakup just above 1khz that needs a series filter. The fullrange is very good but can’t match the detail of my upstairs Paradigm Studio 100’s. I wish I could replace it with a KEF driver or an mtm or a horn and drive everything from a Minidsp flex.
As I said … they already do bring tears to my eyes and it would be reasonable to be satisfied with that.
But I made Audio a hobby, and those rules don’t permit you to ever be satisfied, else the hobby ends!
It’s very convincing in it’s (narrow off axis) sweet spot if you do not turn it up too loud (which may well be louder than I should). At louder volumes it has several limitations, especially lack of control of baffle vibrations. The woofers have what I believe is inadequately suppressed breakup just above 1khz that needs a series filter. The fullrange is very good but can’t match the detail of my upstairs Paradigm Studio 100’s. I wish I could replace it with a KEF driver or an mtm or a horn and drive everything from a Minidsp flex.
As I said … they already do bring tears to my eyes and it would be reasonable to be satisfied with that.
But I made Audio a hobby, and those rules don’t permit you to ever be satisfied, else the hobby ends!