Could you please write your impressions about the Tidal speakers you currently own ? I will probably buy the Tidal Piano Cera in the near future so I would appreciate your feedback...
The Little Piano is long gone from production. The Piano Classic is still listed as a current product but as Tidal is transitioning to G2 versions, I don't know whether they will continue to offer a non-Accuton version of the Piano G2.
I have gone on record as saying I would never get sell my Piano Diaceras, unless of course I move to another Tidal. Those new Contriva G2's have me thinking!
I own the Piano Diaceras (latest version with black BCC drivers). Besides the superior bass extension, how are they different? Congratulations on a superb product! No place to go from a Contriva IMO!
The Piano G2 is a replacement for the Piano Cera and has a ceramic tweeter. The G2 appears to have a cabinet that has the same dimensions of the legacy Piano series unlike the Contriva G2 which has a different sized cabinet than its predesessor. The Akira is dimensionally larger than the Contriva G2 so I suspect it is positioned above the Contriva in the Tidal line-up. Looks like the Piano Diacera will become a collector's item?!
Robert, I think this can be done but it is not a matter of a simple driver swap. There is an entirely different crossover to accommodate the filters unique to the diamond tweeter. At the same time you could upgrade to the newer BCC drivers that the last generation of the Contriva Diacera used. You need to speak to Tidal about this directly as they would do the work. I can tell you that as good as the Piano Cera was, the Piano Diacera was much better.
Robert, speak to Jorn directly on this matter. I know it was a very big step up on the Piano but the Contriva is a 3-way design as ooposed to the 2.5-way Piano.
Well gentlemen, I pulled the trigger on the Contriva G2. The build process takes almost 5 months for a custom veneered finish which I have ordered. Should arrive in July!
I am using the Bricasti M28 monoblocks and M12 source controller with my Contriva G2. I am mostly using Signal Projects IC and power cords all purchased from Doug White. The performance is extraordinary with a sense of space (as offered though background audio cues) that is unparalleled in my experience.
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