My question is if this upgrade really worths the money. What do you think about these two speakers? Has anybody compared them side by side or heard them both extensively? Is there a downside in this upgrade? What I'm looking here is more bass, higher SPL's, and maybe a bit swetter timbre.
I don't know about the Kharma, but for extended bass, high spl and sweet timbre from a smallish floorstander, the Verity Parsifal is a truly excellent choice.
Don't assume that you need to change amps. The Parsifal Encore (don't know about the Ovation) presents a moderately difficult load that rules out 300B and low power OTL amps. However, higher power SETs like the Cary 845/211 models work well, as does my higher power ARC VT130SE tube amp. I've had success with ss amps from Krell, Odyssey and TAD, too. I'd certainly try your Mac amp before I switched.
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