Anybody have Experience with Alta Audio Alyssa Speaker


I have been reviewing speakers in the $5K price range and came across the Alta Audio Alyssa speaker. I have put these on my watch list. I am very interested in hearing if anyone  has personal experience in listening to these speakers. What other speakers would you compare them to. Interested in reading what you have to say.

tjraubacher

@grislybutter That's a cool site, thanks for sharing!

@tjraubacher The Hegel is a great integrated amp and should be a fine match with the Alyssa. Clean sound (as the Alyssa is a bit on the warm side), and lots of power and current, as well as a high damping factor to control the Alyssa. I haven't heard the two together but from what I know about both units, I'd anticipate it to be a fine match.

The Alyssa will have a much bigger sound and reach lower, and its high frequency performance will surely surpass that of the Usher.

@blisshifi  I’m not so sure about that.  The Mini-X uses the same diamond tweeter used in Usher’s $40k flagship speakers and I believe is made in house by Usher. No slouch fer sure.

@soix It's just my personal opinion, but based from experience. I recently sold a pair of Usher DMD floorstanders and had some time to intimately gauge their performance while they were in possession. The Usher DMD range, both from when I've seen them at shows, and when I've heard them in my room, were a bit darker in the lower treble and boosted on mid treble. They are very good speakers for the money, but I could never live with them because they drove me wanting more and irritated my ears slightly.