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Verity Audio Lohengrin: WOW Can't beleive this...

Hi everyone,
I have to vent out (can't keep this to myself)....

I just came back from Filtronique (one of the best audio store in Montreal). They had a pair of Verity Audio Lohengrin hooked up.

The Lohengrin are 95db sensitive and have an nominal impedance of 8 ohms... They weigh a hefty 520lbs and stand 5 feet tall... The frequency range of these beast is 15Hz to 50kHz ± 3.0dB (scary numbers).

I had a chance to listen to some CDs along with some LPs (for a bout 2 hours). All I have to say is that the speakers are the BEST speakers I had a chance to audition. I auditioned some Martin Logan Statement E4, Sonus Faber Amatti Hommage, Mark Levinson X1, Jm Lab Grande Utopia, Sound Lab Ultimate One... In my opinion, none of the above come even close to the Lohengrin (actually, the E4 mentionned above are not even in the same league as the Verity).

The Verity Lohengrin have the coherence of Monitor (I actually never heard speakers with such a good coherence)and the body of a full range speaker. It's the first time speakers completely disappear to leave room to the music... I'm not a audio critique so I won't go into details.

The associated gear was:

Nagra VPA monoblocks for the monitor
Nagra MPA Amp for the woofer section
YBA Passion Preamp
Wadia 861x CDP
Clear Audio Master Reference turntable (don't remember which tonearm and cartridge)
Siltech G5 ICs
YBA Diamond speaker cables
Symposium Quantum shelves on Symposium rack

For many people, this message will seem to be a flame or a message with little content. It's all right, I just have to vent out and share my experience (I'm still not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight!).

For anyone that can afford the $80,000 they command, I beg you. Please try auditioning these Masterpieces. Your ears will be thankfull.

Just my humble opinion.

One last note: after trying these speakers, the Parsifal encore (Verity's second best speakers) sound like a pair of mini monitors beside the Lohengrin.
lgregoir
subaruguru
1,376 posts
 
Hmmm...my Encores have no problem filling my VERY damped medium-sized room with explosive SPLs down to 30Hz!
And coherent? Phew.
I can only imagine what Veity's done at $80k, but used Encores for one TENTH that are going to be my speakers for life!
sc53
722 posts
 
I'm sure the Nagra monoblocks had something to do with the incredible music you were hearing. But I know what you mean about sometimes just having to vent at the gorgeousness of a particular system or setup. If I had Bill Gates' money, or even a lot less, I would be constantly building and tweaking different systems.
kevinkwann
85 posts
 
"Nagra VPA monoblocks for the monitor
Nagra MPA Amp for the woofer section
YBA Passion Preamp
Wadia 861x CDP
Clear Audio Master Reference turntable (don't remember which tonearm and cartridge)
Siltech G5 ICs
YBA Diamond speaker cables
Symposium Quantum shelves on Symposium rack"

Two thing make you post irrelevant: Wadia and Clearaudio. Both front end terribly flawed. Wadia filled with grain an high fr. zip. Clearaudio lean an false.

If speaker soun good to you with either Wadia or Clearaudio, only two possibility: 1. Speaker so veiled it hide flaw of front end or 2. You have no ability to judge. Either way your conclusion has zero credbility an therefore meaningless.
lgregoir OP
106 posts
 
Hey Kevinkwann, I read the previous posts you wrote (on other threads) on Audiogon... Have you ever wrote anything positive or constructive? Seems that you post messages to contradict or discredit people...

By the way, I'm curious. What front end do YOU consider not flawed? What does your golden ears judge as a good front end?

Also, one last thing, please keep flames to yourself... I'm not looking for credibility, I'm giving my humble opinion. If I wanted to review the speakers, I would have posted in the review section. No question of irrelevance or meaningless.

Best Regards
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