Tannoy or Volti

Well I hope you sort it all out. I’m truly sorry to hear about the tinnitus. I have a mild case so I was concerned about horn “blare”. Not an issue at all. Funny you should mention the Sit-4. I think I’m picking up the xa-25 used in a day or 2. I will add it to the Aric 300b pset and compare. I need to simplify anyway. But, on WhatsTheBest forum, a member bought Volti’s and added the sit-4 and said it’s the best combo he’s had in 40 years of listening. I want a little more power to push the 15 inch woofers. 

Well I’m not sure where you are located Charles, but you are always welcome to listen to them. The Aric Linestage, xa-25 and Lucera’s will give you a good idea of what you’d be getting into. 

Misread. Seems like you’ve heard them already. My bad

This month’s Stereophile Magazine reviews the Luceras and they would appear to be a very mixed bag.

On the one hand, the frequency response has got to be among the worst of what I’ve ever seen them test!  The suck-outs are massive!

On the other hand, the reviewer said that he loved them enough to buy the demo pair! 

...And I think I know why.  Ever seen this "smiley face"?   Throw in a few suck-outs and some unevenness you have a Lucera.  BTW, if you look at the Stereophile article and see where the suck-outs occur, you can get an idea of what you'll be missing.

Audio Note’s also get ripped apart. I’ve decided I trust my ears. Perhaps I have an inability to notice such things or other factors conceal the limitations. The first review also mentioned that the toe in mitigates much of the issue. Spoke to Greg regarding the measurements, which he is obviously aware of. He explained it quite well to me. If you read all the reviews, almost everyone loves how they sound. Most of us can’t hear measurements.