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German Physiks - Listening Impressions Wanted

I would like to hear from folks that either own or have heard any of the German Physiks Speakers,
preferably the Carbon or Borderland.Both being MK 4 versions with the latest triple D drivers.

I have either one of these unique speakers near the top of my short list but with too many unknowns with a speaker this expensive,I will probably have to make a trip to see Larry owner of Distinctive Stereo and get a good look and demo.

The HRS-120 might be a candidate also at a lesser price point.

Kenny.
kdude66
salmin
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I’ve had the G-P UUs for about a year after 40 years of woofers and tweeters (and Maggie’s and dipoles).  With a good class D amp I may have reached the endgame of my search for pinnacle home speakers. Added subs to tweak the bass thanks to the freedom of room placement that subs offer. Let’s just say I don’t turn on the TV most nights any more- the world of music via Roon is that satisfying. 
lancelock
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I have been lucky enough to hear the German Physics omni’s but there is another German made Omni that I’ve been curious about and would love to hear. Duevel makes a line of Omni speakers but no longer has any sales reps in North America. Only occasionally do I see one come up for sale on the used market. These remind me of the Decware ERRx speakers I once had but maybe more refined? Has anyone heard these?

Lance
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yeti42
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I heard Duevel Bella Luna Diamantés recently in Paris (hifi-video) but just in the main shop as I hadn’t booked a demo. The amplification was on the cheap side (1/10th cost of the speakers and it showed with a rather hard sound but they did show promise. I was more interested in the Sirius but there wasn’t one there to hear. The guy in the shop said the Sirius needed at least a 60 square metre room to work in and my new place will have i living room of around 50 sq metres, he suggested I also consider German Physiks HRS-130, I could stretch to borderlands if there was an advantage in that. I’m after a large scale sound for symphonic music but don’t want ten foot guitars when playing a bit of folk or rock and the Bella Lunas scaled very well to the recording.

My amplification is Naim 500 series so should have no trouble driving them but I do wonder if it’s a good sonic match to GP, it’s certainly an unusual one and I’ve not found any dealers who overlap in France or the UK but then there aren’t very many GP dealers in either. There are a couple of positive reviews using lower end Naim with Duevel Bella Lunas.

antigrunge2
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I have been a happy Duevel Bella Luna owner for over 20 years. Exact positioning is key to getting accurate soundstage and sizing. Duevels are happily driven by SETs ( I use a Wavac Ec300b with 10W per channel), German Physics is substantially more power hungry. I use the Duevels in combination with Murata ES 103a supertweeters which has a wonderful effect on image specificity and -believe it or not- bass reproduction. I have in 20 years not been tempted by another speaker. I have bass traps in the corners of my smallish (300sqft) room as well as sound insulation on the ceiling and heavy carpet.

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