Audio First Cadentia 3 @ Purité Audio!

[Purité Audio]

This afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting Harry Yeung from First Audio, firstly what a really nice guy, he kindly bought the prototype of his new three way design the Cadentia, wow they are spectacular.
Harry has posted photos of the prototypes on his Klippel and some measurements which are as you would expect superb.
They sounded simply wonderful, and he was kind enough to leave a pair of his Fidelia for me to try, just connected them up and I can see why they are amongst Erin’s favourite loudspeakers.

 

[Purité Audio]

The Fidelia are super cute, shorter than the AsciLAB F6B 12’compared to 16” and about the same depth.

 

[JohnnyNG]

Wow, you are awash in some great speakers. If I ever get across the pond I'll have to come see you after paying devotions at Abbey Road.

 

[Purité Audio]

Audio First ‘Fidelia’ next to AsciLABs F6B ( sealed variant) top view,

 

[Purité Audio]

From the front,

 

[Purité Audio]

Before you ask they are both super designs and a prospective purchaser would have to determine their own preference.
Keith

 

[Audiofirstdesigns_Harry]

Hello Keith, it was lovely meeting you yesterday. What a good chat. If there were more time, I would love to listen to the Ascilab designs as well. Next time then! when the production version of Cadentia is ready

 

[Purité Audio]

Harry it was my pleasure, I want no, I need the first pair of Cadentia!
Seriously I am really impressed the small ones are great and the three ways phenomenal.
As we discussed if more listeners understood loudspeaker measurements they could then choose transparent designs.
Rather than the poor yet heavily marketed units which dominate the market at the moment.
I wish you every success.
Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

I am delighted that Harry ( Audio First Designs) has agreed to allow Purité Audio to stock his new Cadentia 3.
First units should be here very soon.
Harry bought around the prototype Cadentia late last year and it was hugely impressive.

 

[Purité Audio]

On their way soonish, I was immediately impressed when Harry ( Mr Audio First ) brought the prototype Cadentia around, it was dynamic and transparent, and as my aim is to gather the Universe’s finest audio components under one roof…
Rear view,

 

[Purité Audio]

‘Audio First ‘ page added to the Purité Audio site, I will add my listening impressions when the cadentia 3’s arrive.
The prototype units harry brought around were extremely impressive.

Audio First Cadentia 3 at Purité Audio London

Audio First Cadentia 3 Purité Audio London.

www.puriteaudio.co.uk

Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

First Audio Cadentia 3 loudspeakers arriving Friday!

Audio First Cadentia 3 at Purité Audio London

Audio First Cadentia 3 Purité Audio London.

www.puriteaudio.co.uk

Keith

 

[Milt]

These speakers remind me of a classic British design ala Harbeth or maybe what they could resemble.
FWIW, I owned Harbeth MkIIs in 1979 & later P3-ESRs w\subs.
In their era those were good speakers

I'll be interested in customer acceptance compared to the active, DSP, side-driver speakers etc.

 

[Purité Audio]

Whether one likes the appearance is purely subjective but in the Cadentia’s form follows function.
Those BBC designs were groundbreaking in their day, hard to imagine the BBC funding a loudspeaker design department today!

Audio First Cadentia 3 at Purité Audio London

Audio First Cadentia 3 Purité Audio London.

www.puriteaudio.co.uk

Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

Harry has managed to find for us a pair of Cadentia 3 in rosewood!
Standard veneer is light oak, but I have always been partial to a bit of Rosewood, photographs as soon as they arrive.

Audio First Cadentia 3 at Purité Audio London

Audio First Cadentia 3 Purité Audio London.

www.puriteaudio.co.uk

Keith

 

[DSJR]

Boring Cherry for me please... Are there grilles as an option, to prevent dust ingress as much as anything else?

I kind of dismissed these but read up the Erin review and interest was piqued. I praise your dedication in trying so hard to educate UK audio peeps in what makes a good speaker rather than a magazine recommended one with often substandard or even dire performance (if you see what I mean).

Hope you enjoy them, selling as well as listening

P.S. Plywood these days has been criticised for having random voids inside the laminates, one such hinted at or shown in the back corner of the prototype smaller model I think - maybe different grades are available so it may not be an issue?. MDF may be boring on many levels and care needed to cut and finish it, but it does seem more consistent I believe.

 

[Purité Audio]

Harry thoughtfully sent me some photographs of the Rosewood veneer next to the standard light Oak.
My Cadentia 3's in Rosewood will arrive soon!
Keith

 

[Milt]

Nice!.
I ordered my pair in Rosewood

 

[Purité Audio]

Harry ( Audio First Harry ) just wrote to me, these our Cadentia 3 in Rosewood are ready and aren’t they gorgeous.

 

[Paul7777x]

Harry ( Audio First Harry ) just wrote to me, these our Cadentia 3 in Rosewood are ready and aren’t they gorgeous.View attachment 522897

Urgh… now if they were metallic gloss black.