br3098-I would mirror your comments on the Shahinian Obelisk. That was one of the fantastic traits of them to my ears, the layering of music, a real depth, they had an uncanny way of making a vocalist or instruments have real 3-dimensional body. Not overblown and everything all over the place as some do. If I could have only gotten the lower mids and bass end to work in my room, there is no doubt I would still have them and not ventured on.
One slightly negative thing to me, and this was for me typical of the Ohms and Shahinian, is they seem to require more power/drive level to “wake” them up. This is something that the Duevel Venus do so much better, they play at lower levels with seemingly less loss of detail and impact, and for me now living in an apartment, just works.
I still am very much a lover of the Larsen’s too, will always throw them out as a recommendation to those looking for unobtrusive, great sounding speakers with an Omni-type presentation.
One slightly negative thing to me, and this was for me typical of the Ohms and Shahinian, is they seem to require more power/drive level to “wake” them up. This is something that the Duevel Venus do so much better, they play at lower levels with seemingly less loss of detail and impact, and for me now living in an apartment, just works.
I still am very much a lover of the Larsen’s too, will always throw them out as a recommendation to those looking for unobtrusive, great sounding speakers with an Omni-type presentation.