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Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand

I'm currently demo'ing a pair of these speakers in my home. It's seeming as if there's a bit of muddiness in the mid-bass. From anybody whose heard these speakers, is this something that could be a function of how much power I'm giving it? I'm using an HK AVR125, rated at 45 w/ch. Highs and midrange seem just fine, in fact it sounds great. Its just when I play something a bit denser, such as Dave Matthews Band or even some of Sting's more recent albums, that I'm finding this type of performance. I don't listen to anything much harder, but if I ever do, I would imagine it would only exacerbate the issue.

I was expecting something a bit more, but wondering if it's the fault of my equipment rather than the speaker. My old speakers were three-way, so I'm wondering if I might need a speaker with a dedicated midrange plus woofer to get me the sound I'm wanting?
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tonitza
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I am pritty picky regarding the sound ... and I bought those speakers, Vienna Acoustics Bach. They sound excellent. I am afraid the amp is too weak for those speakers. I have tested those speakers on a HK AVR435 (80w/channel in Stereo Mode) and it sounds good. The bass is not the bass you hear on Mozart but I love those speakers. I am planning to buy sometimes later the Mozart and use the Bach in the back.
I would sugest at least 100w/channel for those speakers would make it sound totally different. Impecable quality for Vienna Speakers ... my dream was B&W - what I can say is for now I don't want to change those to B&W.
tonitza
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This is a very interesting fact. :)
I bought a used pair of VA Bach grand...in good condition. I still have the boxes in the attic this day. Different batch with no close serial number... well not that would matter but some people go crazy in having consecutive serial numbers!
Anyhow. Was my first big investment... and from the beginning those Bach Grand sounded sooo good. I couldn’t believe it how clean and with a such beautiful stage ... perfectly balanced. It is hard to explain how clean ...I was leaving in an apartment at the time. So, end up moving at the house and... the moment Best Buy ended the contract with Vienna Acoustics and signed with B&W ...I had the chance to buy new Mozart Grand! And I said well...I’ll use the Mozart in front for audio listenings and have the Bach as rear speakers. Well fast forward after tests and tests and tests... I was puzzled and did not want to accept there is not a big improvement in having Mozart !
so I ended up buying monoblocks expensive amplifiers with a nice preamp... because everybody mentioned Mozart are power hungry etc. and have Mozart Grand installed just for music audition. 
Long story short... till this day! No matter the amplifier used I am amazed how well and clean the Bach sounds. It’s unbilivible. Bach is such well designed. It sounded excellent in apartment...in house ...in different rooms... Mozart has indeed a bigger stage I don’t want to say they are not good... they definetly sound bigger... have a more of the extension ...but that’s about it... sometimes I believe Bach Grand has the perfect 2 drivers... very simple end effective... clean accurate sound. Mozart sounds large but till this day I am not convinced the upgrade for music auditions was worth it. I have Mozart placed in different room driven by a way more expensive amplifier and preamp... and than find myself in front of the Bach where the tv is... and play some audio cds, close my eyes and smiling and amazed how good they are, better than Mozart!?! It’s unbelieveble. 

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