Apogee slant 8s compared to larger apogee models?

I had the pleasure of listening to the Slant 6 in a small room. It was divine. I owned the Apogee Stage, Duetta Signature, and finally now the Apogee Scintilla. I have heard all the others except for the almost non-existent Grand. To tell the truth I would not trade my Scintillas for any other Apogee, not the way I have them sounding.

I have a question for you, Vincent. How much are you willing to spend? The big Aps demand heavy hitter amps. The Stage is the simplest and cheapest main sail to fit out into a system. It puts out a short sound stage though. Next less affordable big Ap is the Duetta. It is a great warm speaker, I like calling sumptuous. All the others require multiple amps, tangles of cabling, and require lots of space.

Unfortunately there is another consideration that really tests bigger Apogee's affordability. There are few, and maybe no, pristine, non buzzing big Aps. Refurbished Aps are the most beautiful speakers around. True Sound Works is a source for these. Unfortunately these wonders require some serious bling bling.

Hope this helps.

Vincent

Oh, hi Rossman!

I heard all the models at True Sound Works too. Like you, my least favorite was the Scintilla. The Perreaux amps he was using sounded atrocious. Crap in crap out. Needless to say, that Scintilla doesn't sound anything like mine. I look forward to getting my gear over to Nevada so I can wake up a Scintilla there.