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RE: Why did you sell the Ref 3as?

Yeah you know I came from many years of boxless speakers (planars, stats, ribbons) and the Ref 3as are probably the closest to that kind of sound I have heard from a "conventional" box.

Now mine came originally with normal Vifa softdomes and the sound was smooth, musical, relatively dynamic and pretty transparent but it was missing that something extra on top that I was getting with my planars. Going to the Be tweeters removed layers and made everything more open, transparent and free from the speakers.

I also have Reference 3a L'Integrales and they are also pretty special. I have replaced the tweeters in these with other softdomes but it doesn't compare with what the Be tweeters bring. The bass and imaging though of the L'integrales is actually better than the monitors (especially the bass, which is deep and powerful). I might upgrade to Be for the L'intgrales as well because that top end sparkle is still missing with the better softdome.

I have heard pretty high up models in the Audio Note speaker line but I hear them as distinctly colored by comparison. They are compelling music makers but no more than the Ref 3as. Harbeth's sound comparatively dead to me.

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