I found that the Discovery Essence to be more balanced with my EMC-1 MkII than Red Dawn, Siltech st48b or Pro-Silways.
I also found that SPM speaker cables to be more natural on percussive transients than Red Dawn rev II. I probably WON"T try SPM or QF XLRs as the Discovery Essence is a perfect spectral fit. Detailed but meatier than Nordost.
However, the SPM seems to be an outstanding match with Aleph amps, as they balance each other well.
I also found that SPM speaker cables to be more natural on percussive transients than Red Dawn rev II. I probably WON"T try SPM or QF XLRs as the Discovery Essence is a perfect spectral fit. Detailed but meatier than Nordost.
However, the SPM seems to be an outstanding match with Aleph amps, as they balance each other well.