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New Radiant Acoustics Clarity 6.2’s

So I took a leap and bought the Clarity 6.2’s to replace my Canton 9.2 DC and also my Thiel CS2.4’s. And no, I didn’t hear them first, but they have a 30’day return  policy (which I will not be using). 
 

I’ve been following a lot of the designs by Lyngdorf, this being one of them - this being a collaboration, and also at a much cheaper price than his bigger speaker brands  

i’m happy to report the hype seems real. They are very clean and super three-dimensional. They’re natural sounding and the bass goes deep enough in my small 15 x 15 room that I didn’t need the subwoofer anymore. You still need one if you wanna get to the down low to 20-30 Hz or so but if you don’t listen to that kind of music it’s unneeded IMO  

I run them on a Luxman 507Z using a Wiim ultra going to my NAD M51 DAC.  

The first thing that strikes you is the huge sound stage, and the feeling that these speakers are more like floor standards than small bookshelf like speakers.  Well, they may be the size of bookshelf but they require a stand, and most importantly the tweeters must be at ear level. They don’t have great vertical dispersion, but do have great horizontal dispersion.

anyway, I haven’t seen any real reviews other than Erin  and Stjerholm on YouTube, but really nobody else so I thought I’d throw this in as a starter

 

last_lemming
stuartk
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What can you say about the tonality?

last_lemming OP
638 posts
 

I can only compare it to the other speakers I’ve owned or do own - Of course, I’ve heard many speakers at shows but that will be going more for memory and there have been certainly some great speakers I’ve listened to but at much higher price points:

I currently own the Klipsch Forte IV, Thiel CS2.4, Canton reference 9.2 DC, Vandersteen 2CE, and use to Own a Snell floor stander (Can’t remember designation-‘many years ago)

 

Tone wise, they are very similar to the Vandersteen‘s, but have far more clarity. Sounds stage wise, they’re equal to the Thiele’s if not a bit better. And as for the comparison to the Cantons, the Cantons are not as fleshed out and don’t have as good a mid range or mid bass as the 6.2’s.

 

as for dynamics, they have great dynamics for their size, while not as dynamic as the Fortes (but not much are) they do a hell of a job for giving the feeling of live omusic

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61falcon
111 posts
 

Cool. Looks to have a sealed box with passive radiator. Not many speakers going in that direction as most are ported.

dynamiclinearity
258 posts
 

Just a comment. With a passive radiator there is no opening but the acoustic characteristics of a passive radiator are essentially the same a bass reflex. The term closed box here is misleading since the bass character is nothing like a closed box.

last_lemming OP
638 posts
 

All I would add, in my humble opinion, is that it has nothing to do with which technology they use, but it’s implementation. In this case, the implementation seems to be fantastic, though I do agree it’s not technically a close box

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