Usher TD-20


Hello, my name is Ted and I love these Usher TD-20's. I am using a Rowland Continuum S2 to drive them. But does anyone have thoughts about me trying a GRYPHON Diablo 300 instead? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

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Yeah dunno there were just several reviews and the only bad thing they had to say was about the highs. Not they were bad but just not as refined as the rest of the range. I came close several times to pulling the trigger on used local ones. 

Thank you so much for your responses. I agree that the TD-20 is a warm and lush speaker. Rowland is very much in the same vein. So the system is too warm and lush, and I don't have enough space in this room to bring them well out into the room. I will be adding Stillpoint Ultra 7's (just waiting on the proper thread size) and may consider adding lead shot to the lower chamber that is behind the faceplate on the front of the speaker. These tweaks should at least tighten the bass a little and reduce the warmth a little bit. But where you all have helped the most is with regard to the Gryphon electronics. I had no idea that their tonal balance was warm as with Rowland. I definitely don't need more of that. Never thought I would be shopping or a bright amp. But if Usher's amp is a modified Threshold that gives me a good idea of what I should be looking for since I know Threshold well. Thanks again!  Ted

I own an Usher R1.5. power amp.They are very good and sound rich and meaty with very good timbre.They also image very well.Lots of other amps have come and gone but that has stayed because it just sounds natural and unforced and has none of the usual "solid state glare "which tends to cause listener fatigue.

The treble is as good as the preamp you use and if that combination is right is of very high quality.It sounds superb with my Supratek preamps.It seems to work best with high gain preamps.The Usher preamp is not a great match although it can sound excellent with other power amps.