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Experience w/Cabasse Farella 400s/Audio Note AZ2

Does anyone have any experience with Cabasse Farella 400s or Audio Note AZ2's? They would be replacing a pair of Klipsch Heresy IIIs, and I would be driving them with an Aleph 3 amp for an almost exclusively phono-only system (VPI Scout right now, but that will probably change).

I like the Heresy III's up-front sound and I favor speakers that tend more toward the bright than the dark. That said, the Heresy's sound a bit rolled off in the midrange to me, and the bass seems simultaneously a little thin and a little boomy. Can I expect more from the Cabasses or the Audio Notes?

I know there are wildly different experiences out there; I'm interested in hearing some. I haven't found much on the web about either set of speakers.
klein_rogge
inna
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I remember reading Stereophile review of Cabasse Farellas. One sentence went like this: " If these are right then the rest are wrong ". That was about their sound.
No personal experience.
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klein_rogge OP
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Thanks for all your replies; I very much appreciate them.

As it happens, I was looking at a pair of Farella 400s on e-bay that were priced at $419.00, but they sold last night or early today (after being listed for over a month, I believe). At such a low price, comparatively, I thought they would be worth A/Bing against the Klipsches if they were as revealing as the one or two reviews I found on line mentioned. If a pair shows up on Audiogon for reasonable money, I'll probably buy them, based on what you've all said here.

No comments on the Audio Notes, which leads me to believe that they're not well-known and probably no better than the Heresy's that I have now.

If anyone can recommend a logical step up from the Heresy's, apart from other Klipsches, I'd be very interested. I'd like a fast, revealing, almost-bright speaker priced around $1500. It doesn't have to have amazing bass; I'm fine going with a subwoofer.

Thanks again, all.
inna
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