So, a short report. I always give myself a few days to do this because I am aware that a loudspeaker sounds different depending on the mood & day and I prefer to get an impression over time. Brief euphoria one day can quickly give way to sobering disappointment the next day.
Epos ES14n, developed by Mr. Fink. Anyone who personally takes part in the discussions at ASR and justifies and "defends" their development and then develops their loudspeakers themselves with a Kippel NFS - Somebody like that already has a thousand stones in my board and I have a certain amount of confidence in those products, some basic trust. So I had a kind of expectation.
Because unfortunately these were not available in any stores, I had to take the complicated route and order them. I called an dealer and asked whether they had an exhibitor so that if I would return the item, the dealer would not have to deduct B-stock discounts. They had them (unfortunately in this walnut veneer...), they gave me a good price, I transferred them and about a week later they were there. Stands were sent along, but they were so heavy that I didn't feel like unpacking and setting them up - so bedside tables had to be used. Luckily they are at the right height.
To the speaker: I like the small chubbys and over the days I've grown a little more fond of them every day - they really sound great. Very natural and authentic, sound "real", tuned a little warmer (see drop in the highs
https://www.spinorama.org/speakers/Epos ... endor.html). I particularly noticed guitar strums that came across with a certain physicality and where I felt like I could hear the metal of the string haha
. Hope that's enough hi-fi prose.
Yes, overall for me they are definitely (quite clearly) better than my little LS50 meta. They sound bigger and have more emphasis. As far as spatial imaging is concerned, they are perhaps equal to, if not inferior, to the KEFs - the KEFs are simply great at that and I don't trust myself to make a final judgment here. No, I probably won't keep them (yet). On the one hand, the walnut veneer doesn't fit in my living room (judge yourself with the pictures below), so it would have to be the white version. On the other hand, I would probably like to, at least, hear the Sourcepoint 8 in my room again. She did something to me too. Just like the (ugly) JBL horns. And then there are the brand new Ascilab, whose measurements also look state of the art (also Kippel NFS) at apparently unbeatable prices. One after the other, but for now the Epos remain in the winning team.
That you know what I´m talking about and in which environment these conclusions were made, attached some pictures.
