3a l'integral nouveau Vs. Verity parisfal encore

Wow..Jaybo...You and I couldn't be further apart!

I used to own deCapos and still own P/Es and Merlin VSMs. This is not the comparison you were seeking comment on, but...

The Verity AIN"T LEAN!!

Certainly not in comparison with Wilson or Merlin or the deCapo.

FWIW

Marty

my apologies...i'm going from memory too....the verity is the music guy's speaker (flat, tonally accurate, old school))....the 3a is the ubber detailed midrange at your nose speaker (not unlike a wilson).....sorry

If by comparison to the merlin and the wilsons the parisfal encore's ARENT lean than there might be just enough fatness on their bones to float my boat for a long while. Maybe. Though the nouveau might have a real nice flavor of their own as well.Which is the whole point of my original question. I guess its a tough question as the nouveau's are a relatively unheard speaker. Martykl how would you compare the merlins to your parsifal encores?

I think that maybe some of the disparity here about the 3a's could be the amplification .

When I was auditioning my De Capo i's they took on a remarkably different sound with a SS amp as opposed to a tube amp . They really did perform much better with tubes and I have heard them with 4 different tube amps . They had more body and musicality with the tubes .
With Cayin and Cary tube amps they were warm and slightly ascentuated in the midrange and upper base . With Primaluna they are about the highs and upper mids with a little more detail and less warmth . This is with stock tubes and integrateds.
And yes , they are a resolving speaker which may lead to the analitical connotation . Again , this could be attributed to the associated equipment . It really is all about synergy .

Just my 2 cents .