reggy
I ended up going a completely different direction ultimately, but I was able to audition the Song 3A at an owners house, using my integrated. They are very nice speakers with a very very clean, detailed and pretty dimensional sound. Bass is solid though perhaps not quite as deep and strong as I had expected from the looks. I could easily live with the 3A and the finish is impeccable. I don’t know the encore at all. As far as the 3 beat, if one likes the detail of the 3a but wants a slightly warmer presentation, I understand the 3 beat would be the way to go and I hear it has a slightly sweeter top end but I can't confirm. With the 3A I would probably pair it with electronics that err slightly on the warm side.
I ended up going a completely different direction ultimately, but I was able to audition the Song 3A at an owners house, using my integrated. They are very nice speakers with a very very clean, detailed and pretty dimensional sound. Bass is solid though perhaps not quite as deep and strong as I had expected from the looks. I could easily live with the 3A and the finish is impeccable. I don’t know the encore at all. As far as the 3 beat, if one likes the detail of the 3a but wants a slightly warmer presentation, I understand the 3 beat would be the way to go and I hear it has a slightly sweeter top end but I can't confirm. With the 3A I would probably pair it with electronics that err slightly on the warm side.