Tidal Speakers owners

smodtactical...the G2 is going to be the better speaker. I am actually going up to Doug White's house for the weekend and will get a chance to listen to both.The G2 is almost twice as expensive and does have the diamond tweeters and different crossovers, as well as a totally different composition to the body. Certainly if you are interested in listening to either/both, Doug would most graciously welcome you. Great guy.You can text / email me on Saturday afternoon and I will give you my thoughts..

@calloway going to hear both tomorrow also, look forward to your thought though.

I wonder how the diamond tweeter on the tidal compares to the Tonda D diamond tweeter and another diamond tweeter like a BW 800 D3 series.

Tidal is much better according to a reviewer 

I forgot about this thread! Tidal CG2 is simply put the best speaker I have ever heard. Incredibly nuanced with endless detail, precision, imaging. Just mind blowindly good. Vimberg Tonda D was also excellent but a full step down from the CG2.

Id love to hear Akira!

Merry Christmas everyone!

I have just purchased a new pair of Contriva G2 and I am very happy with the qualities of this speaker.

I wonder how the aerotune (plugs at the back ) works for you. Is there a difference between the lower and the upper port plugged?

thank you for sharing your experience 

best regards

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How much is the Contriva G2?

Anyone with experience on Tidal Speakers cables?

I wonder how come tidal is not more popular vs other high end stuff like magico, focal, b and w? Maybe lack of dealers?

Quick question for tidal owners. I’m considering a pair of Piano G2’s. My room is approx 15 ft wide x 22 ft long and 9.5 ft high. I would aim them length wise (no option otherwise). For those experienced with this model, do you see this room size as a good match?

Only negative I can find on these speakers is somewhat lacking in bass (presumably in larger rooms which I don’t believe this would at all qualify as). Listening in my room in advance of purchase is not an option.. (I know, I know).

I should mention, I have heard the larger Contriva G2’s in a much larger room than mine (like easily triple the volume) and loved their sound so balance wise, I would expect that these smaller speakers in this smaller room should be equally as good to what I’d heard, all other aspects being equal… which I know they’re not :)

Thank you in advance

I have a very good friend who has the G2 Pianos in a room larger than yours and his system sounds great.i have Tidal Contrive Diacera -SE speakers. would never change to another brand.after getting them, if you want more bass, add 2 REL subs....you will have all you need.both of us added them ....not for the bass but for the added ambience and to let the speakers do only what they were made to do .

Hello everyone. Thought it was time I added my response to this.
Quick history:
I had B&W CM9 on a Musical Fidelity M6i for about a decade. Thought I was happy, I knew no better.
Bought B&W 702 S2 Signature speakers. Good improvement but lacking dynamics. Learnt a bit, and upgraded front end for the system:
Auralic Aries G2.1 streamer
Auralic Sirius G2.1 upsampling processor
PrimaLuna EVO 100 DAC with rolled tubes
PrimaLuna EVO 400 preamp also rolled tubes
Musical Fidelity M8-700M monoblocks.
Suddenly the speakers were the weakest link.

I was looking at speakers online for a fair while, planning on a trip to listen to some, when a used pair of Tidal Contriva Diacera SE speakers camde up on the used market.

Within 4 hours of them being listed, our deposit was paid.
The 702's were sold having been in our home for almost a year, and the Contrivas have been here for almost 3 months.

Now I am in awe.
I had no idea!
Why did I put up with such sound for so long when this was possible? Simply incredible!

Now I am wondering how good it can get. I put up with mediocre for so long not knowing any better. Now that I have these speakers, it has me reviewing my entire front end (and my budget) to see what my ultimate end game system will be. One thing is for sure, these speakers are staying!

https://youtu.be/Fr80INxLDv0

This link from when they first arrived:
https://youtu.be/XsQHkLS0b-Y

I did not receive a user manual with the speakers, nor did I receive the jumper leads for the tweeter boost at the back. Assuming the link is a standard banana plug jumper? Does anyone know? Photos?
Also if anyone has a copy of a user manual for these speakers that would be wonderful, thank you.