[HumanFly]

hah!...see, great minds think alike! *coughcough*
That was my hope for possible endgamers too.
Although the price is a little steeper than I expected, they might be mine.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

And you still need only one Vidar to drive them.
Or better yet.... Make that a Ragnarok.
You're free to come and listen to that if you want.

 

[monkuboy]

I use Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2's. They have RAAL tweeters and I have never heard tweeters as good as them. The crossover with the woofer is seamless. I have no plans on ever replacing them as long as they are working.

 

[schneller]

Auralic just introduced this at Munich Hi End. It looks to me to be the kind of DAC/pre I wish Schiit would make. (Although this is more "blingy" with screens, etc. than I would want Schiit to make.) I could see this pairing amazingly well with 2x Vidar monos via XLR. I am sure I would still miss Yiggy, though.

http://hometheaterhifi.com/press-releases/vega-g2-streaming-dac/

 

[Charente]

At the risk of being ridiculed....
Got the Forza Audio Claire HPC Mk2 Balanced cable for my LCD-X in today.
You all should really try those cables sometime.
They're not expensive, beautiful and sound perfect (just like the standard cable) but not as flimsy and difficult to handle.
www.forzaaudioworks.com

No ridicule...FORZA rocks !! Following your recommendation some weeks ago, I eventually got a HPC Noir Mk2 XLR to benefit from the balanced output on the MJ2... a bit more expensive...beautifully made and sound superb.

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

Why would they make such a thing?

 

[Odin412]

The Elac Adante will be released soon. It's hard to tell at a show but there is some merit to concentric drivers. It stood out in a crowded field is all I can say. $2,450.00/pair if memory serves. A floor stander is coming too.

I'm hoping that Elac will bring this to the upcoming LA Audio Show in a couple of weeks. It seems like an interesting speaker.

 

[hornytoad]

There you go. Elac makes Extremely nice speakers.

the funny thing is the elac unifi series sounds similar to the Kef ls50's you despise. More bass though for sure

 

[rkw]

The Elac Adante will be released soon.

When I saw the post, I thought it must be a typo for Andante. I Googled and found it wasn't, but there are some interesting meanings for the word:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Adante (compare definitions 1 & 2)

 

[Pietro Cozzi Tinin]

the funny thing is the elac unifi series sounds similar to the Kef ls50's you despise. More bass though for sure

Kef does too. Just not the LS50's

 

[czrtly]

I don't post too much, but since the talking about 2 way Schiit systems here is mine:
Sensa Mini by Wizard Audio (not a fan of LS50's, Sensa's are locally built in Mexico with a very dense wood)
Rotel RB1070 (modified, capacitance was tripled with Philips NOS and some other components changed for better quality ones)
Schiit Saga with RCA black base tube
Shiitt Bifrost multibit
NUC via optical/CD transport via coax

I'm geting one or two Vidars for a future system with Sensa towers and a Gungnir multibit..... Really happy with this small system, imaging is scary nice, a lot of detail in the music.
best regards,

Antonio Rivas

 

[purehifi192]

The Elac Adante will be released soon. It's hard to tell at a show but there is some merit to concentric drivers. It stood out in a crowded field is all I can say. $2,450.00/pair if memory serves. A floor stander is coming too.

I'm really happy with my UniFi F5s from Elac. The Adante's should be awesome. I hope they look prettier for the pricing delta, but the sound is tremendous for the cost.

 

[HumanFly]

To me there are three brands...well four I keep gravitating to: Elac, Ohm (walsh), Tannoy and Totem.
Anybody wirh strong preferences for one of the above? (as in brand family sound)

 

[mbusby]

Had Paradigm Mini Monitor fronts on stands along with a center channel and two rear speakers for 20 years. Recently bought the classic series Paradigm Monitor 11 v7 floor standing fronts along with a center channel and two rear speakers. The Monitor 11s are currently bi-amped via an Onkyo receiver. I replaced a Paradigm sub-woofer with an SVS model. Paradigm are good no frills speakers in my price range. I would compare them to Elac but with more bass and better drivers.

 

[Pandahead]

I'm really happy with my UniFi F5s from Elac. The Adante's should be awesome. I hope they look prettier for the pricing delta, but the sound is tremendous for the cost.

The finish looked superb, definitely worth a listen. They can thump with that 8" woofer design. I think they're 8", and I can't recall their efficiency, but wouldn't be surprised if two Vidars would be in order.