Vienna Acoustics The Music

Hi Guido,
I haven't heard the latest iteration of The Music's supertweeter but I am pretty sure both of us continue to utterly enjoy what we still have in our homes. :)
J.

Hi Jon, as far as I know, there is no audible difference between the old DIe muzik with Murata supertweeand the new version with the VA-designed transducer.... I continue to love my own pair! G.

Thanks for the great responses. Guido I guess you never wrote part 2 of your report on these speakers-- I looked for it! My question for you guys is your perception of bass and lower midrange in the VAs. Both the Youman review in PF and Valin's RMAF show report in 2012 indicated that the VA might be a little thin in these areas. Youman suggested that a tube amp was preferred over solid state. Is that why for example Guido you kept ratcheting up the power to feed them? If so I had a similar experience with Thiel 3.7s.

Inasmuch as I am contemplating a speaker change from Magico V3 to something different due to a change in my music listening tastes (analog rig has brought on a lot of rock music listening) I am wondering if The Music will fill the bill. I would think with 3 9" woofers bass would be a strong point.

Teeshot, Vienna in general seems to have a stronger bass response than Magico. What I seek is a bass that remains perfectly pitched and harmonically extended down to the lower 20Hz range, before we get into the region where our hearing becomes pitch unspecific... DIe muzik, unter the control of amps with good power (400W/8 700W/4 and higher) does exactly that.

Actually, I did not really go up in power.... nominally, my old Rowland M312 500W/8 1000W/4 is "more powerful than M925 (430W/8 850W/4). However, Rowland M925, having a 2500W DC power supply in each chassy, does deliver a larger stage, and images than M312, and the very best authority that I have ever had in my system.

Die Muzik has three toggle switches in the back that are used to emphasize regions of the spectrum, from lower bass to lower midrange. I have the switches at default positions, lest bass becomes excessive for classical music. You might find that with some rock, or movie sound track albums, bass emphasis may fit the style better.

Furthermore, with speaker placement, you can change completely bass and treble response.

Best, Guido

Teeshot,
Where the bass and lower midrange are concerned, The Music cannot be described as thin at all. I would say that when properly set up in the room, the sound is very natural and balanced throughout the audio spectrum.
You can of course, tailor the sound to your personal taste and the recording on hand. No worries where rock is concerned. On the Eagles' live recording of Hotel California, bass slam is as good as it gets with no overhang. If you are into rock, better to stay with solid state amps.
Happy listening!
Jon.