I have the Bodhran SE which I purchased after hearing them at RMAF 2007. I took delivery in the spring of 2008. So, I've owned them for over nine years.
What initially attracted me to investigate these was they had to be tube amp friendly and non ported bass. The unusual styling was also a plus over the typical monkey box.
IME, the speakers are very picky as far as room setup and connected components. The speakers must be biwired. My favorite amp so far is the BAT vk 55 which is heat generating class A triode which the other responder also found the speakers like class A triode power. Due to my location in the desert southwest, the speakers are my winter system.
I hope to have them setup again in a couple of weeks. In my room I prefer a live end dead end setup with the speaker end being the live end. The speakers have side firing tweeters so need a bit of a reverberant field.
I place them about 25 inches from the front wall to the back of the cabinet which places the leading edge about 42 inches into the room. The speakers are designed to be parallel to the side walls resulting in a 45 degree toe angle. I like a bit of toe out, approximately half an inch which gives about a 37 degree toe angle. M
What initially attracted me to investigate these was they had to be tube amp friendly and non ported bass. The unusual styling was also a plus over the typical monkey box.
IME, the speakers are very picky as far as room setup and connected components. The speakers must be biwired. My favorite amp so far is the BAT vk 55 which is heat generating class A triode which the other responder also found the speakers like class A triode power. Due to my location in the desert southwest, the speakers are my winter system.
I hope to have them setup again in a couple of weeks. In my room I prefer a live end dead end setup with the speaker end being the live end. The speakers have side firing tweeters so need a bit of a reverberant field.
I place them about 25 inches from the front wall to the back of the cabinet which places the leading edge about 42 inches into the room. The speakers are designed to be parallel to the side walls resulting in a 45 degree toe angle. I like a bit of toe out, approximately half an inch which gives about a 37 degree toe angle. M