Decision made. Visited Verdant yesterday in Jersey City. Not ideal as demos are in his apartment and have to be in the morning. I brought my Rega and listened to several Verdant products, Scansonics and he had a pair of Revel M105s for comparison.
Easy. Hands down, Nightshade 1. Once I heard them, took about 10 minutes to decide. Soundstage is bigger. They give more detail and the sound was fuller than with the Revels.
Picked up a pair of demos for $6K he had from a review. They are the same size as my M106s so I am using my Revel stands. Only thing is I need to get a rubber pad or something to hold them in place. They are a lot lighter than the Revels and I worry they will slip off the stands from the vibrations. Something with a little grip.
Spent last night listening to them and I think they sound better in my room than during the demo.
Thanks for everyone's advice. Am still going to get a better cartridge and 2nd sub.
Easy. Hands down, Nightshade 1. Once I heard them, took about 10 minutes to decide. Soundstage is bigger. They give more detail and the sound was fuller than with the Revels.
Picked up a pair of demos for $6K he had from a review. They are the same size as my M106s so I am using my Revel stands. Only thing is I need to get a rubber pad or something to hold them in place. They are a lot lighter than the Revels and I worry they will slip off the stands from the vibrations. Something with a little grip.
Spent last night listening to them and I think they sound better in my room than during the demo.
Thanks for everyone's advice. Am still going to get a better cartridge and 2nd sub.
