I owned the Epos M12 and the Europa's, kept the Europa's.
Regards,
Regards,
Epos M12.2 vs. Von Schweikert VR 1 vs. GMA Europas
Andy2, Yes, you are very much correct with your comments on the AudioQuest Type 4 cable. Still, I firmly believe that the sonics that I wish to clean up are too far askew for the corrections to be made solely by cables and ic's. what I need are speakers that produce the overall character of sound for which i'm looking. I'll fine tune afterwards with ic's and speaker cables. thanks guys, steve |
Sorry I haven't compared the three on your list. I have spent some time with the Europas. I spent three hrs yesterday listening to a friends $7000.00 Equation 25 http://www.mutine.com/pages/equation25en.html ..beautifully hand made speakers.These speakers use ceramic tweeters and I mean real ceramic tweeters $900.00 for the tweeters alone with an expensive 8 inch Seas Magnesium Driver in each speaker. The Equation 25s in my book are one of the top two way box speakers in the world! No the Europas can't compete in dynamics with these speakers but for speed,delicacy,airy highs and midrange they truley give them one hell of a run for the money. Not hyping the speakers since I am still a Maggie Head but I must give them their credit ..these speakers are good and I mean damn good! |
What started out as a trip to audition a matching transport (CEC TL-51x) for my dAck DAC turned out to be the discover of this speaker and a search on the web this morning for more information. Finding more info on these beautifully voiced speakers resulted in Google hits relating to astro physics. The units were driven by the new TL-51x transport and I heard new detail on a familiar recording rendered in a completely natural mannuer. Then the SYNC light on my battery powered DAC dissapeared but what I heard in those 20 seconds was wonderful. Rob (the dealer) then put in an Audiomat DAC that was pretty good...but a little bit less magic for the rest of the audition. If you long for a liquid midrange, making sense of a recording, and decay trail giving you a sense of the musician's interplay, then, you should go to the Mutine link above and find a dealer near you. You will not regret it. Sadly, this manufacturer seems to not lend out free samples to reviewers and is thus not widely reviewed. It seems to rely on word of mouth. My reference is still the ATC SCM20. P.S. When I got home, I plug the DAC unit into my transport expecting the worst...music played forth(sigh of relief)...go figure!!! Some links: Mutine page on Equation 25 Atlantic Audio Society meeting featuring Equation 25 Sounstage review of smaller Equation 7...they have a family sound. |