The HC version of the Radian means High Current, requiring a high current amp like the Spectral that they were designed with.
After hearing them at a top dealer in a couple of ~1hr. demos, I fell in love and eventually bought them along with Spectral & MIT gear all made to fit each other, similar to the famous "2C3D" system reviewed in Stereophile. At home in a professionally setup room, this rig bored me so much I couldn't wait to replace it with something less detailed but more rhythmic and musical. Moving to Quad ESL63s and Cary tube amps was probably an overreaction in the opposite direction, but the latter pair kept me smiling in the listening room far more than the Radians did. Cheers,
Spencer
After hearing them at a top dealer in a couple of ~1hr. demos, I fell in love and eventually bought them along with Spectral & MIT gear all made to fit each other, similar to the famous "2C3D" system reviewed in Stereophile. At home in a professionally setup room, this rig bored me so much I couldn't wait to replace it with something less detailed but more rhythmic and musical. Moving to Quad ESL63s and Cary tube amps was probably an overreaction in the opposite direction, but the latter pair kept me smiling in the listening room far more than the Radians did. Cheers,
Spencer