What a great story, congrats on the speakers and new friends.
Volti Experience !
Good morning everyone, I hope this finds you well.
I wanted to post on my experience taking delivery of my new Volti Razz. Ordered them in walnut with the premium black textured cloth. I was not expecting such an awesome experience picking them up. I arranged with Greg of Volti to come down to his shop and receive my speakers instead of have them shipped. Yes it saved me a few clams, however on retrospect, I think my true motivation was the 8 hour drive through beautiful OH, KY and TN, as well as meeting the creator/master builder and seeing his impressive workshop. What I got was that and so much more. Greg and his wife were incredible, they were amazingly generous hosts, engaging, fun, and clearly a devoted couple. Great Mexican food was followed by an extended listening session well into the night. I got a chance to listen to the Razz as well as some not yet released gear. And let me tell you, it blew my socks off... All of it!!!. There is surely a Volti House Sound. regardless of what speaker we were listening to, it's there. Greg is equal parts mad inventor, super cool guy, music lover and car nut. I think the man's mind is constantly engaged.. thinking, planning and working on speaker design. (when he's not blasting down epic county roads in his convertible).
If you are in the market, run, don't amble towards any of the Volti speakers. And if you are fortunate you will come home with not only world beating speakers to cherish for the rest of your life, you may also have a lifelong memory of the experience.
I have literally had mine set up in house for only two days. What money and time I have invested simply doesn't matter. I have found my HFI, musical nirvana.
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Thank you my friends. I am just over the moon with them. Everything about them hits my happy buttons. They are massively dynamic, midrange has amazing voicing, it's texture and depth is breathtaking. Everything is effortless. The low end is very present, very impactful. Very listenable with no fatigue. @willywonka Currently i have them paired with my McIntosh 240 and a Rogue RP1 preamp. It's a very nice and sweet sounding combo. They are plenty sensitive at 97db so 40W is plenty. When I was at the shop Greg was running a Cary SLI80 and that sounded amazing too. He really likes tube amplification with them, but said also that good SS power sounds great too. I'm picking up a hybrid integrated tomorrow as my spouse is so impressed that she's wanting to listen more often to her awful music. (need something more user friendly). I'm picking up the Margules ACRH - 3 tomorrow. 100WPC. Low level listening to me sounds just as engaging, just as sweet dynamic and clear. |
Sounds like it was definitely worth the trip. Congrats!! I have the 2nd pair he ever made (Serial # 3 + 4) in Red Gum that were purchased directly from a show he had them setup at. Still havent used them yet....too many toys in my arsenal. Glad to hear glowing reports from actual owners instead of the always positive reviews written in mags |
Great story & congratulations! I’ve had my New Volti Rivals for just over a year & couldn’t be happier! I literally crack up during every listening session in amazement hearing so much music I really enjoy in the way I think the artists intended it to be heard. I’ve had several very nice speakers & systems over 40+ years but nothing approached my current one in terms of sounding like live music vs good “ hifi”. The big, open, spacious & ultra dynamic sound is amazing & anything but harsh or fatiguing that so many associate w/ horn based speakers. I think it’s a combo of design, driver & crossover quality & excellent but relatively simple cabinetry that gets out of the way & just lets the music flow. At virtually any volume sounds excellent. I have a large room (23’ x 25’ x cathedral ceiling peaking at 12’) & enjoy loud volumes at times for good rock music so I went w/ a pretty powerful high integrated amp, the Rogers High Fidelity EHF 200 Mark II. It’s another, handmade , high quality American product also built by a true artisan, Roger Gibboni in MA. I am happy to use my hard earned dollars & pay for quality which I definitely got in the excellent Volti Rivals & the amp. Both are highly recommended! |
@doyle3433 I assumed you had tubes and I assume for these to sound their best they would need tube power. I wonder how these would sound with a Primaluna EVO 400 power amp? In the Stereophile review of these they measured a lower sensitivity of 93 dB instead of 97 but that’s still pretty efficient. Can’t wait to hear them again. I would love to get the Rivals but I think it’s more speaker than what I need. @jonwolfpell Sounds like a great system, I'm sure that's an excellent sounding combination. I know the Rivals are more efficient than the RAZZ but do you think a 35-watt tube amp would be sufficient for these speakers for someone who listens to moderate listening levels? Also have you ever heard these speakers with solid state amplification? |
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