H.P.Caravelles owners, are you still Satisfied.

Caravelle's are the best kept secret in audio. I sold my $40K MAXX's for a pair matched with a sub and I haven't been disappointed in the least. Read my review. They take a looong time to break in, but put out an amazingly musical sound, wide and deep sound stage and fill my 15.6W X18.3L X 10.2H room easily. The new stands are so much better to. BTW, I have had them with my old KCT and Krell 750 mono blocks and my VAC and they were superb with both.

Ellery, be gentle with me. I believe I was one of the very first to own a pair of these babies. Raved like the audiophool I am, and I got beat'n up a tad. Everytime I put my rig on: I'm still amazed at what I hear from my Caravelles. ( shit, there are a few other things, of course, in my rig, that help make these Caravelles shine) Just moved and have a new listening space. Much better than before. Larger, high ceilings, and a larger listening triangle (8.5 vs 6 feet) I haven't tweaked them at all other than add a pair of James1500 subs to move the larger amount of air in my new place. Hifimanica said it: "Caravelles are the best kept secret in audio." I'm happy to be one of the bunch who own a pair. warren :-)

So now the unbelievable Caravelles that have so much bass it will rattle your sternum, needs a PAIR of subs?? Hmm.. appears everything is not always as it seems.

I can assure you that Blcube's post is not an ad, and not even exxagerated. I have heard the Caravelles in his home many time and they sound VERY good. Believe what you read about these speakers because they do some things as good as or better than any I have heard.

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S7Horton, hey Seth, I really wish that you could find a way to hear the Caravelles, these are unbelievable. I've heard them a lot. For people like us with monitors, subs are not a necessity at all. They have more bass than my Silver Signature's.

Like I've said before, when you sit down and listen to them, you don't think that they're that special. They don't stand out in a way that grabs you. But then you'll look up and see that it's been three hours. They just sound so natural that you sit back and enjoy the music for what it is, like you're listening to the performers sitting in front of you.

I'm going with the Thiel 2.4's over the Caravelle's because of the trade in deal I'm getting for my Silver Sig's. If I could have worked it out, I would have gone with the Caravelle's. Remember, the Caravelle's are $4,000.00, and the stands are about $1,000.00. The pair that HiFiManiac have are even more, but well worth it because you can not only level the Caravelle's, you can also tilt them back if needed so that they're angled at your ears properly.

These speakers are the real deal, but like I said, they don't knock you off your feet. They gently take you to the concert and sit you down so that you can enjoy it. I've never heard a speaker that sounds more lifelike and natural.