Reference 3A Episode vs MM deCapo i

Yes, I have news.

The Grand Veenas are certainly something special. Very coherent and musically involving. The bass is extended and powerful enough with lots of texture and detail. The high frequencies are some of the best I have heard. They will get pretty loud in my largish room, although this could be their one small shortcoming. They aren't for head bangers. Sometimes I wish for just a little more volume, but I'm ok with that. At least for now.

Shakey

So Rebbe di your De Capos come with the new acoustic lens on the mid/woofer? I found a photo of it and its like cascading rings coming to a point. its suppose to disperse the sounds more.

Grinnell,
Yes, mine have the acoustic lens. Have a look at my system photos to see it. Yes, Reference 3a (which did not create the technology but licenses it) says that it improves dispersion and eliminates any air vortexes in the speaker cone. Your description is pretty accurate. It looks kind of like a very fat drill bit, except that the rings are separate and not spiraled.

Nice looking system Rebbi. I bet that sounds great.

Shakey

Shakeydeal,
Thanks. Happier with my system now than I've ever been. But yeah, I'm loving the De Capo's. They "disappear" more completely than any other speakers I've ever had. And that's with a listening room that's still pretty compromised. Now I want to work on the room and get the stupid, unexplained ground hum out of my turntable front end. (Ugh!)

I will say it again: the more the De Capo's break in, the more they surprise me with how good they are. :-D

Want to hear more about your GV's!