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Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Grand

Hi All,

Just wanted to say WOW. My dealer has a pair of these. It's quite surprising as he tells me they are not released yet but he has received one of the first pairs.

Visually they are stunning. He has them in Cherry which is far more interesting than Beech, not quite Rosewood though. He has already put about 100 hours on them and they sound amazing. I went there to test the Beethovens (a demo pair) and fortunately he had the grand set up so we could do an A-B.

No comparison! The 3 bass drivers really kick up the bass response another notch. And the scanspeak tweeter developed for VA is really something special.

If only a mortage wasn't required for a pair!

PS. They were being powered by a set of Audio Research Monoblocks (not sure which ones), Audio Research Preamp and source, and Audioquest top-of-the-line cabling throughout.
xenithon
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jmcgrogan2
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Which Dynaudio? One friend of mine has the Audience 82's another friend has a pair of Contour 3.4's. Very nice speakers.

John
gwoodall
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I have emailed Sumiko about the availability of the Beethoven Concert Grand and they responded that they are available in the US for $4500 plus 500 more for Rosewood. You can expect that the the availability is limited in this early stage of release.

Gwoodall
ttrhp
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I just sold my beethoven and approaching the avantgarde uno..i hope i am making the right decision.i love the way the beethoven sing,but since i am still in my trial and error stage..i need to try the uno,cuz i heard so many good thing about it..if for some reason the uno wont click with my ear,i ll definitely go back to the beethoven.
erikminer
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I just sold my Strauss's and got Proac D25.. So far with only about 20 hours on them and even with new speaker cables the Proac's crush the Vienna's..
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jmcgrogan2
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I just sold my Strauss's and got Proac D25.. So far with only about 20 hours on them and even with new speaker cables the Proac's crush the Vienna's..

LOL. I still get a good chuckle out of replys like this. My new Brand X crushes my old Brand Y. Hehe. How about 'this new amp smokes that amp'. Great stuff. It's fun having people make mountains out of molehills.

It's fine that you're happy with your new speakers, we all like to feel our purchases are valid. C'mon though, let's be realistic. If your new Proac's CRUSH the Strauss, you obviously had:

A) A damaged pair of the Strauss.
B) No idea how to set the Strauss up in your room.
C) Both of the above.

Now I'm not saying it's not possible for you to not like your new Proac's better, but using the word 'crush' is so juvenile. It really insults the intelligence of the reader.

FWIW, I have a pair of Strauss, and a couple of audiophile friends who love my Strauss. One owns a pair of Dynaudio 3.4's the other currently owns a pair or Von Schweikert VR-4 Jr's. They would gladly trade. I've also owned and or auditioned speakers from Soliloquy, Silverline, Dynaudio, JMLabs, Buggtussel, Canton, Mirage, Meadowlark, Proacs, Von Schweikert's, and Legacy, to name a few. I've been in this hobby for 30 years, long enough to know that in this league, no one 'crushes' another one unless there is damage or a setup malfunction.

So in essence, it's fine that you prefer the sound of Proacs. In your system, with your tastes in music, they may be the best choice. There is no need to be so juvenile about it though. (My dad can kick your dad's butt), yeah, right.

Cheers,
John
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