i owned the Kharma Exquisite Reference 1D. first i had it in a 12' x 18' x 10.5' room and then later in a 29' x 21' x 11' room. i used the Tenor 75w OTL's, the Tenor 300 mono hybrids and very briefly the darTZeel NHB-108's. over my 4 years of ownership i did try a number of other amps too.
there are a few variants of the Exquisite Reference. there is the 'E' which has the diamond tweeter, and then the 1-A which has the outboard crossover and 'a higher level of internal wiring'. there may be combinations of these 2 or others. i know that Kharma made some running changes in some of their speakers in the last few years and i have not kept up on all the details.
i would recommend contacting GTT to get some clarity on the various models.
i loved my 1D's and might still have them if i would not have built a much larger room. in your room i kinda agree with Fmpnd that the ML2.1's might not be enough considering the Exquisites are only 90db efficient. the darTZeel would be my choice for many reasons; all the stuff i loved about the Tenor OTL's but with more power and a lower noise floor.
in my experience my Exquisites came alive at medium to high volume and were a bit closed in at lower volumes. this characteristic would tend to push one to make sure you have enough grunt to get them moving. i cannot say all the Exquisite Reference iterations were the same but from Fmpnd's comments that is possible.
in any case the Kharma Equisiste Reference is a very special speaker.
there are a few variants of the Exquisite Reference. there is the 'E' which has the diamond tweeter, and then the 1-A which has the outboard crossover and 'a higher level of internal wiring'. there may be combinations of these 2 or others. i know that Kharma made some running changes in some of their speakers in the last few years and i have not kept up on all the details.
i would recommend contacting GTT to get some clarity on the various models.
i loved my 1D's and might still have them if i would not have built a much larger room. in your room i kinda agree with Fmpnd that the ML2.1's might not be enough considering the Exquisites are only 90db efficient. the darTZeel would be my choice for many reasons; all the stuff i loved about the Tenor OTL's but with more power and a lower noise floor.
in my experience my Exquisites came alive at medium to high volume and were a bit closed in at lower volumes. this characteristic would tend to push one to make sure you have enough grunt to get them moving. i cannot say all the Exquisite Reference iterations were the same but from Fmpnd's comments that is possible.
in any case the Kharma Equisiste Reference is a very special speaker.