Emerald Physics EP-X

For those interested just upgraded my Virtual System in Ever Evolving.

I have them on order. Will post after break in.

Just arrived this AM. They've been running all day so maybe 10-20% broken in. I bought these to use in my soon to be much roomier new home. Currently they're about 8" off the rear wall and about 6' apart, slightly toed in. In my new place I'll have a lot more room to experiment with positioning. At first they were even closer to wall and bass was boomy. Now the bass is very controlled..They seem to have a really nice wide sound stage. This evening, after streaming from iTunes for about 5 hours, I decided to play some vinyl. Thought a good test would be VINAL PASSION's remastered "Maria Callas, the Incomparable". Sounded absolutely terrific.

I think Walter is really on to something. I don't want to compare them to Maggies, truly a different kind of speaker, but I believe, like Maggies, the value is amazing. Really do believe that you'd have to pay a ton more for a box speaker with comparable sound plus they're 93db sensitivity and made in the USA.

More to come at a later date.

They're now 11" off the wall and bass is fine. Have about 20 hours on them. They are Copper faced and black. Build quality seem excellent.
Replaced B & W PM-1's which will be relocated to the BR/Office sysem on another level. Stereo imaging seems quite accurate, but will get a better read when they're really broken in. My hifi days started when I was in high school in the late fifties. First speaker was a Stevens made in CA. While demands of work and family were manageable had AR's, Dynaco's and then Allison's. Only got back to vinyl and high fidelity a few years ago.

The copper looks great, at least to me. The girl friend gets to see it over the weekend. Feminine view might be different, but that's okay. No more wives, only girl friends.

Hiatus from good audio concurrent with demanding work schedules and family demands plus the advent of CDs. I'm over all that now.

Don't know any thing about Spatial Hologram.

Best to all.

Well, I believe the EP-X's are pretty much broken in. They sound excellent to me. Great soundstage with accurate instrumental location. They might be a tad warm on the top end, but, on balance, sound is great. This week end we had the girl friend test. First off, she loved the look and the copper finish. Most importantly, she's a music lover and has a really good ear. She thought they sounded super. Next big test in about 5 or 6 weeks. New apartment with much more room and big equipment reorganization. I'm expecting really good results.