NY Audio Show September 26th to September 28th

I heard Volti at a show a few years back. VEry nice looking and sounded OK. Did not get a chance to listen extensively. I did with THese. Different look but a fantastic value at the time for what you got I thought and the sound was one of the best coming from horn designs at the show. Lots of absorbed listeners in the vendors room.

Whoops, wrong url. Try This for Cathedral Speakers.

Mapman, Sounds like you liked the Cathedral Speakers better than Volti. Been a while back but can you recall the differences? Thank you

Jet,

Honestly I have not heard teh Volti enough to say for certain. The one time I heard them at Capital audiofest a couple years back was brief and teh setup far from optimal.

WHereas I spent a good half hour or so listening to the Cathedrals and the setup in the room overall was more optimal.

Based on limited sample, I preferred the tonal balance and overall presentation of the Cathedrals to teh VOlti. THe Cathedral sound was more like what I have heard that I like from various more modern horn designs, very clean, uncolored and dynamic, with perhaps slight touch of warmth. But I suspect either of the two could be setup to please my ears with a little time and effort.

I just thought the Cathedrals I heard to be a very sound value for a pair of large high efficiency horns and heard more from those that I liked.

I do not even recall exactly what gear was used with either, so that makes it even harder to compare. I do recall the Cathedral demo was done with some fairly modest cost vintage gear and a fairly conventional CD source however, so that impressed me as well.

I have heard the Volti Vittoras several times at the Capital Audio Fest and in Denver a couple years ago. To my ears they sounded best with the designer's own 2A3 SE amps which are a DIY design called the Horus Silver. See:

http://www.magnequest.com/diy_lessard.htm

I did not like the Vittoras nearly as much with the Border Patrol amps.