I have no dog in this fight. I am not in the market for loudspeakers or any type of component. Audiotroy, I hate to break this to you, but your constant touting of Legacy and your slow but ramped-up cheerleading of Elac is growing tiresome. You are shilling the lines you sell, plain and simple. In the process of shilling, you are expressing some very personal sound attribute preferences as if they are objectively superior. As I push 60 and reach 42 years in the hobby, I believe I have gained the wisdom to see all of audio as compromises. Relying on the concept of stereo; two boxes or other form of transducers of some sort, is in and of itself a very steep compromise. Everything leading up to those transducers involve compromises. I appreciate deep taut lightning-quick and scalpel-precise bass but whether you like it or not, the loudspeakers that have such tight bass don't feature coherent of-a-whole-cloth sound. With almost no known exception, you can have one or the other but not both. And in addition to the above, your shilling is contradictory. First you go from exclaiming the virtues of a killer match of Naim Atom and Elac Andante, then you go into a critical segue that Jones and Elac built down to a price by opting for sub-par drivers and cabinet construction and then you careen back to absolute praise. Your constant references (pun) to Legacy as unquestioned standard-bearers is contradictory too-Legacy pioneered the "big box with lots of drivers" approach at a slightly higher level of parts choice than the present bizarre fad of Tekton. Despite tons of advertising, not a single well-respected reviewer has ever positively reviewed one of their products. I am not in the biz, but I am willing to bet that the mark-up on the lines you happen to peddle is significantly higher than the mark-up on the lines you went out of your way to single-out as lines you won't (or can't) sell.
Naim and Elac Adante, Wow
The new Elac Adantes are creating a lot of buzz both good and bad.
We were mixed on the speakers initially as certain sonic aspects were fantastic while others were less then satisfactory.
The Adante AS 61 has a relatively low sensitivity so we thought 40 watts will not be enough.
Surprise the Naim Uniti Atom with Wireworld cables produced an intoxicating sound.
The Atom is warm and punchy so the combo matched perfectly.
Elac and Naim fantastic together and affordable.
3k amp which includes dac and streamer, plus 2.5k speakers other then cables and stands this combo would make a lot of people very happy.
We would urge prospective Adante purchasers to seek out this combo these two products mesh while other combos of electronics with the Adantes may be why some people are not liking the speakers.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
We were mixed on the speakers initially as certain sonic aspects were fantastic while others were less then satisfactory.
The Adante AS 61 has a relatively low sensitivity so we thought 40 watts will not be enough.
Surprise the Naim Uniti Atom with Wireworld cables produced an intoxicating sound.
The Atom is warm and punchy so the combo matched perfectly.
Elac and Naim fantastic together and affordable.
3k amp which includes dac and streamer, plus 2.5k speakers other then cables and stands this combo would make a lot of people very happy.
We would urge prospective Adante purchasers to seek out this combo these two products mesh while other combos of electronics with the Adantes may be why some people are not liking the speakers.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ