Thoughts on Legacy Whisper Speakers

I owned a pair of Whispers and sold them just because. They have the best midrange I have ever experienced and a really great overall sound. The bass doesn't go into the extreme lower levels but it didn't concern me. I replaced them with the Quad 989's. They are great too but still a bit short on the midrange compared to the Whisper. I have owned Apogee, Wilson Watt/Puppy 3/2, Witts, ML Quest Z'z, Eggleston Andras, and the Quad 989. The Whispers are the only ones I really miss. I drove the Whispers with a Levinson 331. They are very easy to drive and placement is not as critical as most speakers. They sound really good even at low volumes.

I ultimately biamped mine with an EAR 534 on top and the Levinson 331 on the bottom with the Whisper box hooked to it via a Mcintosh C42 preamp - I later switched the Levinson to a Mcintosh 352 which had a smoother sound in my opnion.

Clueless- if you decide not to get the Whispers check out the new VMPS RM 40's. At 4600 new they are hard to beat - I just heard them today.

I have put my thoughts on the RM 40 thread.