To add--I recently auditioned the D25 and heard the 2.5 back several years. I won't compare the two--it has been too long since I heard the older model. I will say the D25 was a surprisingly good speaker. Not that I went in with diminished expectations. It is simply better than much of what is out there in the price range. (Even with the devalued dollar). The D25 really gets at the musical experience. The dialogue between instruments is wonderfully revealed. Inner detail and phrasing are phenomenal. I could have listened to the D25 for hours. All the other strengths of the old model seemed evident--soundstaging, tonal balance, etc. The D25 was very dynamic and the bass was surprisingly deep and powerful for such a small cabinet. I was very impressed. I would say go for the new model over the old--I do not recall being so moved by the 2.5
Off the thread but another speaker that I heard recently that is off the charts and in another league altogether but for not much more money is the Fried Studio 7. This is a 15K speaker that sells for 6.5K. I'm not kidding. If you want it all but don't have the dollars you owe it to yourself to have a listen to this speaker. It is the first speaker I have heard in a long time that really made me sit up and take notice and then sit back and let the music wash over me.
Off the thread but another speaker that I heard recently that is off the charts and in another league altogether but for not much more money is the Fried Studio 7. This is a 15K speaker that sells for 6.5K. I'm not kidding. If you want it all but don't have the dollars you owe it to yourself to have a listen to this speaker. It is the first speaker I have heard in a long time that really made me sit up and take notice and then sit back and let the music wash over me.
