opera audio consonance eric-3

Why you sneaky devil Bob... I *knew* I should have snatched those Eric-3s up when I was there first... ;-)

I *did* however walk away with a demo of the CD-120 player from that same room though... :-)

---Dave

Drseid/Dave,

Oh, did I forget to mention that I also have a CD-120? Great player! You have excellent taste! ;-)

If I had the space I'd have a Consonance Droplet CD player. Unfortunately my rack setup can not accommodate a top loading CD player. :-(

Disclaimer: I do not work for Consonance nor any dealer. I am just a happy owner of Consonance products. :-)

-- Bob

Hi Bob

Thank you for your insight,
In short after having the opportunity to audition the eric-3
speakers at home for one week,I am now the happy owner of the
demo pair,still not fully broken in.B.t.w. I live in Israel.
I first listened to them at the importer's home w droplet cd player and 800 monoblocks.I was surprised how detailed and refined the mids and highs were,but I found them to be a bit
bass-shy especially on rock music w electric bass and bass drums.
I think they needed to be broken in because after a week with them I feel the bass is very good for the size with plenty of detail and speed.Of course the Infinity Kappa 100
w 2 12 inch drivers that I had listened to were amazing in that department.
I have a narrow and long room and have them sitting close to the wall and it's not really letting them shine but still they do a great job.I will try moving them to the long direction to give them plenty of free space behind them.
I had an opportunity to listen to rhe vr-2 w. my amp and liked them a lot but I feel the eric's are in the same league and having an opportunity to buy a pair at less than
half the local retail of the vr-2 made the decision easy.
I think they are a real bargain ,detailed ,musical,dynamic,
involving.I just wish the looks were as good as the sound
(e.g. Usher or Aurum Cantus).
B.t.w. I use them w the 4 ohm speaker taps,because the speakers are rated 4 ohm.I didn't try the 8 ohm ,but logically it should not sound better,or should it?

Charles

Hello Charles,
I appreciate your insight on these speakers. Based on your evaluation I bought these used in abosolute mint condition off of Audiogon! I love them!!!
I was going to buy a NOS Von Schweikert VR-2's but opted for the the Opera Consonance Eric 3's! Thre VR-2's are monsters in size but do sound quite good. I preferred the Eric 3's sound because they are full and rich. I have a Nad M3 Integrated & Nad M55 universal player I was able to adjust the tone control/bass and treble to where it was acceptable in my room. I played all types of music; Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, James Taylor and each artist sounded very smooth but produced an exciting presentation. Sounding like a much larger pair of speakers. I didn't audition the speakers with tubes but I would like to try it one day. Overall cosmetically the cabinets are truly high quality and are made of first class veneer African Hazelwood unlike the Paradigm 100 V2's MDF board. This speaker is not perfect, but overall for the price you can't beat them! Not a whole lot to dislike. I prefer the size 38 1/2" H x 8 1/4 W x 12 1/2 D and they are a perfect fit for my room. My wife even likes them! I have had many speakers in my 30 year hobby including at the retail $6000.00 range and I can honestly say that this is the best bargain in a speaker that I have ever had. Don't laugh, they are Chinese made! Exactly where all the other high end speakers now have there speakers made for the European and North American market.
Thank again Charles for you talented analysis of these fine speakers!
Best regards,
Tim Audio01 / Audiogon