About those Roman Audio speakers at the NYC Show


In several different threads regarding the recent Stereophile NYC Show, there were quite a few comments about the Roman Audio speakers as being among the best of show. In one thread, a person posted saying those Roman Audio speakers were powered by Krell.

I post this to correct an apparent misimpression. Those Roman Audio speakers were NOT powered by Krell; they were powered by a PLINIUS 8200mkII integrated amp ... which lists for $2,995 ... IMHO, an incredible best buy in power equipment. Thought you'd like to know ....

Regards to all,
Paul
paul_frumkin

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They were powered by Krell at last year's show, where they also sounded very good.

I visited the Roman room on three separate occassions last week and was a little bit more disappointed each time. They have some kind of very real magic going on in the midrange, which I've got to figure is the Diaural crossover. But I kept finding that I wanted more high frequency energy. I say this even though most systems at the show sounded a bit too bright for my liking.

Two other problems I have with these speakers. First, I think they are godawful ugly, in a Vegas sort of way (or maybe Texas :-)) Second, the company's literature and Web site do absolutely nothing to inspire confidence. Truly lame. Still, I do like the speakers.