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Hi Y'all. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger. I have it down to two; Vienna Acoustic Bach Grand's for $650 or Revel F30's for $1000. Both are in near perfect condition. Power is Marantz 510M using pre-out on a Vincent 236 MkII Hybrid. These will be in addition to the Eficion F-200's I picked up a month ago for a song and dance (New). I love the Eficions. Main music of interest is Classic Rock, Reggae, Jazz. I tried to keep the budget at $750, with some room if it's worth it. Input is appreciated.
Here is a pic of the Eficion F200's from about 10 minutes after I got them home. My brother in law was over and putting the hard sell on hearing them. I hadn't yet dug out the proper cables.
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I bought pairs of the bach and mozart grands when best buy dropped the line a few years back. They were dirt cheap and I wanted to try them out. In my opinion the bachs are good in a small room and fairly near field. They don't have enough punch to sound right in larger rooms. They're also pretty rolled off on top. If you like the vienna midrange you might really like them, though.
I've used the Mozarts as computer speakers through my trusty creek 5350se and cambridge dac magic. That's a great combination. They sound best nearfield. They don't lack punch up close and since they're laid back sounding they aren't too bright. The mozart tweeter is not as rolled off as the bach and the bass goes a bit lower before turning to mush.
For a normal situation I'm sure I'd prefer the revels even though I've never heard them. They're much bigger with a much bigger woofer, so I'm sure they can create much better quality bass.
Imagine how boring the internet would be if folks were as civil here as they are in person.
Well, you just never know. A gentleman I have been bantering with for 2 weeks over a pair of Paradigm Studio 100 v3's just came to his senses and we made a deal. I'm going to pick them up Saturday. Thanks for your input, I suspected the Vienna's might be a little light on UMMPH !
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I only heard one model of VA at an Magnolia store being driven by top Yamaha and Onkyo receiver and I didn't care for the sound but you have to consider the audition circumstances, although, much cheaper speakers at the time sounded better.
The F30 is some what a Revel classic and I don't think you will have a hard time finding online great reviews. I think you'll love them and the Vincent should drive them fine.
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