Verity Speaker Parsifal Encore

I replaced my Thiel CS-7s with Parsifal Encores, and have been very pleased with them. They don't dominate my room the way the Thiels did, they're not as hard to drive, and they are NEVER fatiguing to listen to. I'll admit that the Thiels may have the last little bit of bass authority compared to the Parsifals, but in daily use listening to music I do not find the bass deficient or slow.
I now have a completely tubed system, which I certainly couldn't do with the Thiels, and cannot recommend these more highly. I found the difference between them and the Fidelios quite significant, but actually preferred the Fidelios' sound to the Thiels.
Now I have to sell the Thiels......

It's me again. According to their website, Passion Audio in Encinitas carries Verity Audio speakers.....

Wonderful speaker. The Bass is NOT sluggish if properly set up. In fact, I would say it is extremely tight, fast and accurate. They are a little tough to set up however. I have owned both the Fidelio's and the Parisfals. Both were very light in the lower registers but after careful placement and room changes (double sheet rock on the back wall where they rear fire) the issues have been eliminated. Funny that Subaru switched to SPM. I use Valhallas and find the match to be superlative. The resulting sound is fast and liquid. I presently run them with Bel Canto EVO's mono blocked and the EMC cdp as my front end. I have found nirvana for a long time. The midrange is to die for. The foot print is wonderful and the cabinets are top notch. The people at Verity are wonderful and have been very helpful. My local dealer, Hi-Fi Sound was instrumental in my new audio pablum. Go listen to them.

Celery, You use the EMC-1 MKII also? I just switched from Discovery Essence to SPM XLRs, and Red Dawn to SPM on the Verities. More illumination of the stage. I use Aleph P and Aleph 2 monos.
I just received the parts to install the latest "UP" mod for the EMC-1 MKII. Find me later re impressions. Cheers. Ernie

The new passive upgrade is a great change to an already strong CDP. I have had it for a while now with the new parts and I stand by my original views. It adds more bass...more soundstage dileniation and it fleshes out the nearfield reproduction. At first I thought it made the player more forward. Now I am begining to think that the soundstage has added another dimension. Good luck with your soldering gun.