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Talon Khorus with no soundstage?

Recently I've been auditioning a system that consists of all Electrocompaniet components and Talon Khorus speakers.
The amplifiers are a pair of AW180MBs.

It seemed that the sound was residing inside speaker cabinets and did not go outside. It's like you place one part of orchestra or band inside one speaker cabinet and another part into another cabinet and let them play.

The rest of auditioned components are: EMC-1, EC4.7
I did not pay attention to interconnects and tweaks but if my eye doesn't lie I saw Nordost Valhalla as a speaker cable.

I'm not a pro in accoustics but the only thing I know that original soud wave travels to our ear before the reflected one. That's why I think that soundstage in %$16k speaker must be present even in the wrong room.

Can it be other components?
Please, share your thoughts.
marakanetz

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fs_audio
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Bo,

I am a Talon dealer, so take what I say with a grain of salt ;-)

For whatever it is worth, I know for a fact that the great majority of people selling their Khorus' was/is to upgrade to the new Khorus X. It has nothing to do with the fact that they dislike the speaker, in fact quite the opposite, they like the Khorus to the point of wanting the X version. FYI...The improvement in the X is just not cosmetic as some have stated, the changes are apparent upon first listen, plus the break-in is ~100 hours, much less than the original...As good as the original Khorus is, the X is better, substantially IMHO).

Best Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio
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