Any experience with the Proac Response 5?


How do they perform when compare with the new D38? D80 and the Response 4?

How much would you pay for them? does US$8.5k some excessive if they are in new condition?

Any comment is appreciated.

Thanks guys!
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Showing 1 response by kuchner

There are apparently very few pairs out there, but I am fortunate to own the proac response 5s for many years and totally enjoy them. They are so musical, as a violinist(hobbyist)with a very critical ear, I appreciate their sound . The speaker is full range and also used in my home theater I have them bi-amped with arc ref 2 preamp and a pair of pass x350.5. They use the atc midranges which are super!

To drive them I Previously used a pair of vt200s. This is probably overkill, but I used a single vt 100 and clipped the amp requirng repair so I went with the bigger amps. (a single vt200 was actually enough but the more the merrier but heat from the amps was too much.

I considered trading them for meridian 8000s but preferred the proacs. So I went for the amps instead.
I was fortunate enough to find a cc2 on audiogon and what a great match with those scan speak tweeters in meridian trifield.

enough said- I have changed every component I own except these- It would take a lot to get me to switch to another.