“…nice, full, beautiful sound…”
Tyson Notes
General Room Notes – PranaFidelity is just a balm to my ears after they hyperanalytical Marten speakers.
Saint-Saens Violin & Piano – Just a nice, full, beautiful sound on both the violin and the piano. If you want something that you can put on and just flow with the music, this is it.
Handel Aria – Nice. Fuller, more organic sound that almost any room we’ve been in. Sounds more like an actual human being rather than a disembodied voice.
Mahler Symphony – Really like Mahler. Just a nice, big, fat, full sound. Really nice contrast to the “push detail aggressively in your face” of so many other rooms here.
Civil Wars – What, what, what? I’m actually enjoying this track in this room. I still hate Jason for bringing it, but at least I don’t feel like ripping his heart out with my bare hands right now.
Tom Waits – Even more guttural than usual. Really gets the essence of a rough life, hard lived. Overall, I’d say that if you are tired of the hifi merry-go-round and just want to get a speaker that makes music that you can enjoy for the rest of your life, then you owe it to yourself to check these out.
Jason’s Notes
So these speakers can be tuned on the fly via the x over. They started out sounding a touch harsh, but with a flip of a switch on the back of the speakers they instantly morphed into something different entirely. As a rule they image and soundstage like beasts. But the tonality shifts pretty dramatically with different roll off points etc.
TCW very very nice soundstage and huge hornesque imaging I really like that. A little overhang in the mid bass region as per these rooms.
The Waits they really belt it out with confidence and stride. Another really great room!
We are now listening to the same setup on a different amp. And it sounds even better! More liquid more seductive. Just great overall. The only caveat I have is the sort of plain jane look of the equipment. If you’re the kind of audiophile that likes great sound at a reasonable price then this would be the way to go, if you want an aesthetically sexy looking speaker then look elsewhere.