Articdeth above,
You suggested choosing wisely on the amp/speaker pairing above, and right you were. I returned the Energy cf-70 today. After 70+ hours on them, the mid range was just blah. No life, no energy, a veiled presentation. They had decent bass for the money, but it was like the life of the party was missing. When I swapped in an old pair of Infinity Primus 362, the magic was back.
So I wondered around the show room of the audio store today, listening to a few pairs of what the sales guy suggested. Nothing caught my ear until he turned on the Kef Q750 and 950. I thought the 950 added warmth to the vocals compared to the 750's, but really liked either one. I ordered a pair of the 750 in Walnut. They may have to come from either New Jersey or the UK, apparently.
So I'm occasionally swapping in different speakers on the amp, still running it in.
You suggested choosing wisely on the amp/speaker pairing above, and right you were. I returned the Energy cf-70 today. After 70+ hours on them, the mid range was just blah. No life, no energy, a veiled presentation. They had decent bass for the money, but it was like the life of the party was missing. When I swapped in an old pair of Infinity Primus 362, the magic was back.
So I wondered around the show room of the audio store today, listening to a few pairs of what the sales guy suggested. Nothing caught my ear until he turned on the Kef Q750 and 950. I thought the 950 added warmth to the vocals compared to the 750's, but really liked either one. I ordered a pair of the 750 in Walnut. They may have to come from either New Jersey or the UK, apparently.
So I'm occasionally swapping in different speakers on the amp, still running it in.