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In Reply to: RE: Excellent. posted by A.Wayne on July 13, 2016 at 11:36:07
Heh. Yeah, well...there is that. ;-) He wasn't wrong though, as far as I can tell. They really do perform as advertised - very neutral and lifelike.
We both used to listen to electrostatics, so we both value a holographic presentation. I ended up having to get rid my of stats due to downsizing my residence, and because my wife's hearing is impaired, I needed something more dynamic for her to be able to appreciate listening to music with me. The Odeons fit the bill admirably, although I never thought that I'd be able to afford a speaker of this level. The guy was having trouble moving them, however, so I was able to get them at a really good price. Plus he took a big Tandberg amp I had in trade, so that made it much easier. But I never would have known what they were if it hadn't been for morricab, so I kind of owe him one. Then again, no one else knew what they were either, which is why I got them for what I did. The seller was also moving to a smaller residence, so they had to go.
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I only wish I could have gotten the other pair that he had, which were a bit smaller than the La Bohemes for my downstairs system. The Rigolettos are pretty good sounding but not really close to the La Bohemes.
I have heard very few speakers with the ability to create realism like the La Boheme. They keep improving as you keep putting better gear behind them. I am glad you have put good amps on them...I will be putting the JJ back on again soon with the NAT Plasma to see if that or the Wall Opus M50 monos is a better competitor to the mighty Aries Cerat Diana integrated I have in house. Now that really makes the Odeons sing! So do KR Audio amps.
As you pointed out, a bit more power would have been nice, and I would have loved to have it. Being forced into retirement right after I got the Odeons forced some compromises, though, so I sacrificed some power for very high quality at the volume levels I listen at 99% of the time. So far, it's worked out for me.
I have some cabling changes in the works right now. I'll let you know how they pan out.
Yeah, I hear ya, sometimes life makes it's own rules. I just use the custom cabling that came with the speakers. It is from the German company Einstein, which makes top notch amps and preamps but used to make cables too. I have no idea what's in them in terms of metals (assume copper though given size and weight) or design/construction. However, they seem to let the speaker express itself fully...or maybe there is even another gear I am missing from them??? I would love to try Goertz silver foil but this would get very expensive fast.
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