Suggestions for high efficiency speakers?
I attended the Capital Audiofest and thought the Audio Note room had the best sound to my ears. Another attendee from Florida had a copy of "A Night in Tunisia" and it sounded like you were sitting in Art Blakey's chair with his drums right there in front of you. I want that palpability, that "you are there" sound I think low watt amps and high efficiency speakers deliver better than any other combination.
A couple years ago I heard the DeVore 96s at the same show and loved their sound, anyone know of other speakers that give the same sensations?
My system is a SOTA Sapphire w Sumiko MMT and Zu-modified Denon 103 into an Art Audio Vinyl One phono pre into a Lamm LL2 Deluxe pre into an Art Audio Jota SET power amp and into Joseph RM25 sigs.
Showing 6 responses by charles1dad
"i am using creek5350 intergrated amp with paradigm studio 100v2 no tubes no problems, just the best " Congratulations and it's good that you are happy with your audio system. High End audio allows very specific and individual taste to be satisfied. In my opinion and admittedly based on my preferences the Creek amplifiers are not remotely in the same performance sphere as the OP's Art Audio Jota SET amplifier. Eternally, to each their own. Charles
|
@larryi , "They don't make much changes to their gear just for the sake of churning the market, so the older stuff remains current for a longer period of time." Excellent observation! They release a fully developed and mature product from the start. No need for frequent updates seemingly every 6 months. I admire that approach by Audio Note and other brands that are similar in this regard. These type of products do seem to age very gracefully. Charles |
@psag , Thanks for the link. I wasn’t aware of the field coil option for that Musical Affairs model. Available as a 16 ohm load option, nice. I bet this speaker sounds fabulous! The vast variety of choices in High End audio is truly admirable. So many ways to make that Art Audio Jota SET amplifier literally sing!😊 Charles |
@fosolitude, You have a terrific Jota amplifier (And wonderful SOTA turntable front end) to build around. Your 15K budget allows numerous excellent options. Cube Audio Nenuphar is a terrific recommendation given your sonic presentation objectives. Definitely worth an investigation. There have been consistent positive comments on forums regarding, Charney Audio speakers, Fyne Audio and Viking Acoustic peakers. The choices mentioned available with Avant-garde are intriguing. The Canadian Coherent Audio speakers are very highly regarded and quite easy to drive. Audio Note which you’ve obviously heard in the full AN room at the show. You truly do have genuinely excellent choices before you. Charles |
"I want that palpability, that "you are there" sound I think low watt amps and high efficiency speakers deliver better than any other combination." I will concede that there are numerous ways to construct a very good sounding audio system. For my taste and ambitions the low watt (Especially tube) amplifier matched with easy to drive efficient speakers has been the most gratifying solution for me. Tactile presence, dynamics, fluidity, pace, rhythm and tonality. @fosolitude I believe that you are on the right track. 😊 Have you established a price range? Charles |