Recent content by venessian

I dislike researching and finding threads that the OP never concluded with a decision, so here is my last post on this: Short story: Sonus faber Sonetto I for various reasons. ********************************************************* Sorry for the delayed reply, but the final decision only...

Thanks. Unfortunately I have not bought anything yet, or even shopped more recently, and likely will not for a while as I had/have some health expenses now, and so need to save money for speakers all over again. I have read great reviews of the Concerto/Concertino. Were Sonus faber speakers...

I see, thanks.

Thanks. I looked on the Revel website and there is a dealer fairly close to me, so I could go there. But it seems much more a HT chain than stereo from the website. The other issue is that store is completely different from the other stores I have visited, and will be a completely different...

Don't plugs only apply to rear-ported speakers, especially if positioned close to walls? The Vandersteen VLR are sealed, as are Spendor A-1/etc, and the Sonus faber Lumina and Sonetto are front-ported, both of which typologies seem OK for my situation.

No I have not. I do not think there are models easily auditioned here, and I am also becoming exhausted driving around and trying different brands. From all I have read of Revel, including comparisons with Sf, I would not really like Revel much. JBL, I have no idea. But I cannot continue going...

Thanks. Now I understand your experiences and impressions better. Of the speakers you mention the Ascend Sierra have intrigued me for years. I often go back to that website, but I have never heard them, feel I do not like ribbon tweeters, and am reluctant to jump on the direct-sale train with a...

"Awful" seems a bit harsh. It seems you really dislike the VLR Wood, because I'm pretty sure I have read almost the same response from you regarding them in other threads, when I was searching. Have you actually heard them? Compared A/B to which other speakers? Against wall/on-bookshelf is...

Yes, I did listen to the LS50. I did not like them so much, far preferred the KEF R3. But after a month more research, I decided to cut the R3 off the list, given my purposes etc. So the two contenders (I have heard both in shops 2 or 3 times) are Sf Lumina II, Sf Sonetto I, and Vandersteen VLR...

Thanks. That seems in line with my own assessment having read all I can on the Venere 1.5: that they are not for me, compared to Lumina II (which are $300 less and new) or Sonetto I (which are $300 more and new).

That would be interesting, thanks. Yes. Los Angeles, CA.

I agree with "thewas". I would guess that the NFA (Net Free Area percentage, as in HVAC systems, etc.) is higher (more porous) than on a typical metal mesh or foam/fabric grille, and that in addition the round shape of the "strings" is more conducive to transparency than the flat, more...

Do you think the Venere 1.5 are more suited to that kind of application, rather than CD/tuner through a stereo receiver in a living room?

I do not know much, but this seems a bit reductionist regarding Sf versus many other brands, no? Sf certainly seem to have a definite reputation for their sound as well as the aesthetic design (I am a neophyte for sure, but when one can research a brand and quickly find it described as...

You are referring to the Venere 1.5 in both sentences, correct? I have read that rear-ported is not as desirable as front-ported, in my situation. I worry a bit because opinions on the Venere seem to range so far and wide, much more positive/negative than many other Sonus faber speakers. I am...