Me, I just listened to the Sasha, and they sounded too thin and bright. The bass was poor in extension. They did go LOUD, sounded very FORWARD (BRIGHT high-end). I was overall unimpressed. The imaging was not their strong point either. Build quality was top notch. So, I used a CD that I am used to, and warmth and bass extension was just not there.
This, with a 60 grand set up with tube amps, preamps and expensive cables. OK, the bass is some the room. The high end is more the speaker than the room which was adequately sized, and the overall sound was not what I would call "nice". Music sounded electronic and harsh, through tubes!
I also listened to, with the SAME CD, Magnapanes 9@K model), Vandy 2CE, and MartinLogans (25K model). All of these were MUCH more musical to my ear, and at a price point from 2K to 30K.
I'd listen to Quatros, 5a's, 802D's and many more before I decided on the Sasha. The price is more than my entire Quatro set-up, and I feel it is MUCH more emotional a sound stage than waht the Sasha does. I just can't get excited about this speaker unless you listen to words, not music.
This, with a 60 grand set up with tube amps, preamps and expensive cables. OK, the bass is some the room. The high end is more the speaker than the room which was adequately sized, and the overall sound was not what I would call "nice". Music sounded electronic and harsh, through tubes!
I also listened to, with the SAME CD, Magnapanes 9@K model), Vandy 2CE, and MartinLogans (25K model). All of these were MUCH more musical to my ear, and at a price point from 2K to 30K.
I'd listen to Quatros, 5a's, 802D's and many more before I decided on the Sasha. The price is more than my entire Quatro set-up, and I feel it is MUCH more emotional a sound stage than waht the Sasha does. I just can't get excited about this speaker unless you listen to words, not music.