New Vantages, initial impressions
Hello all,
I received my new Vantages (dark cherry with black anodized frames) yesterday and am very pleased with my choice. Here are some initial impressions:
Bob R.
Hello all,
I received my new Vantages (dark cherry with black anodized frames) yesterday and am very pleased with my choice. Here are some initial impressions:
- Beautiful, better looking than the Aeon i speakers they replaced (very subjective, I realize);
- During the first couple of hours the sound was very thin and a little harsh;
- After about 10 hours of playing, the sound has started to flesh out;
- Vantages seem to do the room acoustics, airiness thing better than the Aeon's, which were warmer in my set-up, although it may be too soon to determine definitively;
- I can clearly hear differences in speaker cables - replaced my AQ CV-4 full range with AQ Mont Blanc Bi-wire, and heard dramatic improvements in smoothness and detail retrieval;
- These replaced Magnepan I was using temporarily and when I re-calibrated my system I was able to drop the pre-amp levels about 6db - lots less power required to drive to the same volume level compared to the Maggies.;
- They sound much better in my system than they did at the store (Magnolia) - more evidence that a home audition is a good idea, if you can arrange it.
Bob R.
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