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Focal Kanta No.2: A New Age Continued...

My previous thread was removed for a bad word I suppose?  Anyway, as I was saying, the Kanta’s deserve a listen in the “I can afford anything” category.  They are uniquely musical and can get the entire gestalt of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra in my listening room, which speaks volumes.  All my Krell front ends had bad drives which lead me to the Yamaha CD S2100 SACD player which is astoundingly natural sounding...shockingly so in fact.  Very un-digital sounding.  I use a Krell Digital Vanguard Integrated with custom Transparent Ultra Gen 5 speaker cables.  My PC’s are Pangea’s best, which were also a shock for me, as they have replaced my MIT Oracle PC’s!!  Interconnect is up for grabs, but trying the Pangea Premier XL Balanced Interconnects currently and like I said, if the Symphony sounds like the real thing to me then I should sit and listen and be happy I don’t need to spend thousands more.  I also use a Bluesound Vault 2 for ripping and streaming.  My coax of choice was the MIT Magnum Digital but I am also trying a Pangea coax now so...go figure!
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prof
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Nice speakers!

I love it when a company cares about how a speaker looks, with a good contemporary design that makes a bit of a statement.

I auditioned the new Kanta speakers not long ago.  They were certainly excellent - very clear and precise mids/highs.  I found the mid bass on down to be somewhat discontinuous and not as precise, even in a well treated demo room.  Not my bag, in the end.  When I played the same tracks on my own speakers to my ears the presentation was more natural, organic and less "hi-fi" (I've always found the Focal speakers to sound a bit like their are showing off their tweeter).

But I get why they appeal.


prof
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Interesting dave, I heard them on Naim gear as well.  (Front end, and I think it might have been with a big Anthem amp too).

The room was well treated and the speakers seemed placed well...but who knows?  Things usually sound better at home.

I tried several models of Focal but never fully warmed up to them.  (Though strangely I've liked the tone of their really big models, at shows).

They were generally excellent speakers, though.  Really present with acoustic guitar, which is one of my go-to audition sounds.
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