Anyone hear the Caravelle speaker and not like it?

I own the Caravelle and it is all that it is cracked up to be. I have owned Maggies 3.6, Hales 5's, spendor sp-100's and Diapason Adamante - the Caravlle is for me my favorite. Feel free to email for more details as to why.

Pal, you will not be dissapointed, trust me on this one. They do NOT thin out in a big room, evidenced when I compared them to the Maxx at a friends house. Yes, they did sound better with a sub in the big room. They are incredibly musical, dynamic and image and dissapear and throw a soundstage. I have heard the Dyn's 25's and the Gallo's - both fine speakers, but I wouldn't trade my Caravelle's for them. You can try them and I beleive get your money back if you don't like them..but I have a feeling you will be keeping them. Pull them out from the back wall, let them breathe. The soundtage is awesome.

I was considering a more expensive speaker to move into a new house with a bigger listening room, but after hearing them in a bigger room at my friends house, I am keeping the Caravelles.

How do the Caravelles sound when played at low volume?

The Caravelle still sound excellent at low volumes due to the size of the cones. You need to find a pair to listen to. If you are in AZ, write me or Scotty333, the owner of the pair I listened to and he will arrange an audition.

these were the first speakers i heard when i visited the rmaf. both me and my buddy immediately looked at each other, as if to say, there is going to be some mind-boggling gob-smacking good stuff here today! and there was. but the impression that the caravelles left on me has remained to this day. they were like a europa on steroids.

i like paper or carbon woofers, and the caravelle's i believe are plastic. the tweeter is metal and i usually prefer silk or a ribbon. yet these speakers demonstrated to me that it is not so much what it is made of, but what is made of it. they positively reeked of quality and competence through and through. i would have loved to have heard them played with tube amplification, because the sound was a little sterile and could have been juicier. a turntable could only have helped matters.

to get an idea of my taste, (i did not get to hear every speaker at the show), i also liked the gm research av3 speakers and the bastanis prometheus. i also liked very much the treatment of us by the reps of harmonic technology. we came right out and said that we could not afford this equipment, but they were very nice anyway. these were serious stereo people, as serious as any of the japanese. and that is saying alot. my highest recommendation.

Thanks to everyone for your input. Good chance I will be ordering a pair this week. I will only be left with about $1500 to $1900 for an amplifier(used). I can get a better amp in about a year. I have a Gryphon Tabu pre which is pretty good. I also have a Resolution Audio Opus 21 cdp on the way. Can anyone suggest a good amp in my price range?