Speakers that sound like the Hyperion 938's

A-passion, HPS-938s are amazing. All you said plus clean airy sibilants on any material. I bought 6 month old dealer demo for $3k with full warranty in like new condition. Sometimes used 938 are sold here around $2-2.5k but I would avoid very old ones (circa 2004) since they improved bracing (2004/2005). In addition to all the virtues that you described they sound very non-hifiish, meaning natural and well integrated (seamless transition between speakers). I drive them with unforgiving combination of class D amp (Rowland 102) and Benchmark DAC1 getting tube like sound. Midrange is simply amazing (6 1/2" speaker with ferrofluid instead of spiderweb suspension)

I would like to know this also. I emailed Hyperion but received no answer abut the speakers.

Very interested in used 938 or 968s.

Colleycol, Hyperion has B-Stock (on their website) with a pair of Bamboo HPS-938 at 1/2 of the price. Ask local dealer.

You said it. Customer service was not on their priority list. I had heard them many years ago at the last Stereophile show in S.F. and L.A as well as at RMAF. At the time, I was contemplating about changing my speakers, and had put these on my short list.

As their west coast distribution center was in L.A. I wanted to drive down to give it one final listen (outside of show condition) before I pull the trigger to purchase a pair. But their customer service was kind of spotty at that time, and there were discussions about some QA issues in their factory in China, so I held back.

Check out Audio Circle as there is a discussion board for Hyperion owners. Overall, I think these are pretty good speakers for the price.

Also on my list at the time were USHER CP-8571/8871 and Verity Parsifals. I ended up buying a pair of Verity Parsifal Encores.

FrankC