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AN-E-SPE-HE Advice

I have  moved and my audio room is smaller , 11.5 ft wide x 18 long ft x 7.3” ceiling.

I have Coincident Total Victory IV Loudspeakers but the width of the room is affecting the sound.

I have made corning acoustic tiles which help but the sound is not as good as it should be.

I am in the process of ordering AudioNote AN-E-SPE HE .

I have 4 usable corners and I feel the AN Loudspeakers will be a better match for my room.

The rear of the speakers will be parallel to the short wall.

I have Herron Preamp and Phono and was wondering if they mate well with AN Loudspeakers .

I also have (3) 300B amps , Frankenstein II ( 8 watts ), Wavelength Triton Blue ( 15 watts )and Canary 330 MK II ( 26 watts ) .

I know AN Loudspeakers sound best with AN Gear but if possible I would like to use my current gear if possible but if I need to sell it I will.

I am hoping to have a system that lets me enjoy the music and I have read many good things about AN Speakers.

Any suggestions about the AN Loudspeakers and associated gear will be helpful.

Thanks,

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abill
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And Abill I don't think its an issue with the hemp drivers it's just a matter of personal preference. I went with the paper drivers on Vu's advice because I trust him completely, he's got amazing ears and has never once steered me wrong.
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A little update.

Today I listened to a pair of AN-E / Spe-HE with my Wavelength amps and the sound was heavenly .

Plenty of bass , nice sound stage , at 60 db still enjoyable with low level detail and at 90 db no distortion .

Very happy with the demo .

Even the dealer agreed the wavelength amps sounded better than the OTO amp but the wavelength amps cost more.

Part of it could be mono blocks versus integrated amp.

I haven't ordered the speakers yet , I am hoping someone could comment on a comparison of this speaker and the next model up.

The Lexus Signature with the external crossover box.

I can't find anyone that has them in stock , no way would I order them without a demo .

Not quite sure I can afford them.

Any comments anyone ??

Abill

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Abill glad you got a chance to listen and no surprise your Wavelength amps sounded great. It's going to be hard to fine the Lexus Signature with external crossover as you are discovering. It's a very expensive speaker and most dealers just don't have a demo of it. I will say this I trust AN and I am sure its a big step up, since you can always upgrade your speakers down the road perhaps get the ones you can afford now and live with the sound. You can always upgrade down the road. I assume you are working with a dealer do they have any advice on the matter?
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