Any Opera Consonance M15 owners out there?

Did you happen to listen to the M12 while you were there? I read the review on Soundstage that likens them to the Altec 19. I wonder if the M12 sound is similar to the M15, with perhaps the M15 sounding "bigger" due to the 15" woofer.

The Soundstage review indicated that the M12 was detailed, and avoided the "honk" typically associated with horn systems. One thing is for sure, no dynamic speaker (of reasonable cost and size) can compete with the sheer dynamics and realistic presentation of a horn system. Finding one that's reasonably priced and smaller in size isn't easy though! The M12 and M15 seem to fit that bill.

I did listen to the M12 and it did impress me. In fact, because of placement it may have even casted a wider sound stage than the M15s. Very detailed and dynamic. However, when the M15s were hooked up there really was no comparison. The bass was so much more robust with the M15s.
Obviously, I was very taken by the M15s - so much so that I'm heading back down there tomorrow and am likely to come back with them.

I'd be interested in hearing about your second impressions of the system. Evidently, there's very few folks that have either system (given the very limited responses to threads here), and even searching on the web gleans very little.

I bought them and have them in my living room. Needless to say, I love them. Probably need a little time before fully elaborating on what I'm hearing. Will do it in a future post. Feel free to e-mail me.

Dean

I have a pair. They are simply fabulous. I am driving them with the Consonance Cyber 800's and a Droplet. To my ears - and I listened to a lot of systems before I bought these it would be difficult to beat this system at twice the price. Realistic, but not grainy. Great and tight bass - surprisingly so from the huge 15 inch woofer. Not fussy about placement. Definitely have a "horn sound" though - which may not be for everyone, and they will expose any and all flaws in the music. They do much better with tube amps.