Focal has moved to a Beryllium tweeter in recent years. The older focal tioxid inverted dome resonated badly within it's own frequency response. It had a bright/etched sound since it was basically distorting at 17khz and up. The beryllium is much more self-damping. Much more high fidelity. I've built focal kits, and the only way to mitigate the old tioxid, is to cut it off about 10khz to a supertweeter.

My friend told me black is actually rare for the Kanta series..don't know if that is true though

Congrats!!! I still remember when I first got the 836v and was blown away by it. Glad you found a speaker you enjoy.

Thanks, I will be comparing the Kanta 2 vs the Sopra 2 in a video soon.

@@ThomasAndStereo that would be fantastic to see

@Chriztioz how do you like the Kanta 2? What are you driving them with?

@@Gerryinthewoods hey, the front end is a primaluna dialogue premium hp paired with a chord qutest Dac which I think goes extremely well with the beryllium tweeters as they are phenomenally transparent and have definitely go more air and precision in positioning the image of e.g. A singer than the mag alloys of the aria 948's which I just sold now. I enjoyed the time having both speakers in my set up and comparing them.

@chrizitionz Thanks for your response. Very nice. Love Primaluna and these speakers. Well done. I guess you can use KT88 or EL34. Love that the Kanta is so efficient.

I have bought a pair myself and will review it shortly. The hardest part is how to explain the worth of a $12k speaker.

Ah, hopefully, they have it at the upcoming montreal audio show.

what was better? I've got the 702 S2

@@jamapaza Kanta No.2

@@oscillatingdailyaudio I know but why was the kanta better?

@@jamapaza better bass, look a thousand times better and they are more efficient speakers. I was using McIntosh MA6600 and the bass on the 702's were lean. obviously there is a price gap, but I got the Kanta's for $6K...floor model

Already bought them?

I Have them and they are pretty good.

Anthony Zvirblis 948 are much more superior to 926 or 936! It’s a massive jump up! 👌🏼

Thanks, sadly I never heard those so no idea. Sorry.

You should get more information in the bass region by adding the sub.

Well the bass is definitely way better on the Kanta. If you check videos from upscale audio on youtube, he explains pretty good that despite focal speaker looking very similar from one series to another, they are not the same drivers.

I do see Triangle speakers on the used market but never really look into them. What kind of cables you are using? Have you try a $5 speaker cable to see if it helps cut the harshness down? (for testing purpose). The Yamaha is a good amp, might only be 100w but I think its something else that is causing you the brightness. I have to listen to triangle to see its signature.

Thomas & Stereo I'm using audioquest pikes peak, which are made from solid core psc copper. They don't muffle the highs, they make them softer and more airy. This combination of amp and speakers is not bright at all. The things that botter me the most are the realtively thin sound and the fact that the amp does not properly drive the speakers. They require more watts and high current capability. Also i think the speakers will sound best with a big balsy fat sounding amp. Do you have any recommandation? I've also tried cheaper speaker cables, but they do not work for me. They kill all the microdetails and slow down the sund. Best regards!

Not that i know of. It would probably be difficult as music is subjective. Meaning, one person can find a speaker musical while another person might not. I would say, just trust your ears and you will find the speaker you are looking for.

Nice, should be a good match.

Just received my Kanta’s this weekend, new walnut glossy finish looks absolutely amazing ! They sound amazing right out of the box ! Any recommendations of hours for burn in ? Will sound change much ? Thanks

@@briansullivan3893 i had a dealer tell me 500 hours, which seemed incredibly long winded. I was looking at the 948s though. I hope you love the Kantas, I wish I could get them also.

200 hours ! They look and sound fantastic ! First Focal speakers I’ve owned !

@@briansullivan3893 sounds like you made the correct choice. I have Focal components in my car and they are outstanding sounding, which is how I got introduced to the company and started looking into the home speakers.

I really don't know cause I never heard Parasound. Keep in mind Mcintosh MC352 is the 'old' sound while the 452 (maybe 402) is the new sound. (Faster, clearer) So although the newer ones are more 'precise' , they are less musical and can be 'fatiguing' depending on your setup.

I asked my friend and this is what he said "Kanta not as bright , more bass , sound 10-15 % better" Other people heard his system and did an AB test and feel the same. He had the 1028 so he was able to compare both.

@@ThomasAndStereo Appreciate for the prompt reply. Best,

Thanks, I don't know as I never heard the T+A. I did drop a new video on the Kanta vs Sopra today.

I most likely will not but will touch on it when I make a video on the Mcintosh MC452 solid state amp vs Audio research VT200 tube amp.

Thanks Douglas, appreciate it. So, first thing you need to do is go listen at a store some KEF, Monitor Audio, totem with metal based dome tweeter. These type of speaker are definitely more revealing especially compared to your contour 3.1. You HAVE to be able to 'tolerate' the brightness. If you have nice smooth matching amps, it's really not a problem. The Kanta is definitely more 'smooth' than the 1028 and better bass. So in all sense, the Kanta is a step up. It is a "WOW" speaker without a doubt. I heard it a few weeks ago again and it's highs are less bright than the 1028. Is it worth the wait....is it going to be your last speaker. You see, the difference in performance is also in function of your frontend. So if you front end cannot keep up with the Kanta, the improvement over the 1028 is only marginal. One of the most notable difference is the bass improvement. So I asked my focal friend since he had both and did AB test with both extensively as he was deciding which one to keep. So he said, forget the specs, the 1028 is not as easy to drive as the Kanta. With the Kanta, he can get away with a 50 watt entry level integrated amp and it still sound great. Overall, Kanta is 10% better in sound.

Thanks for the great advice. As far as metal dome tweeters go, I have 2 pair of Epos m5i which were stereophiles best speakers under $1,000 in 2010, and they have an alloy tweeter. They were slightIy brighter and more revealing and transparent than the other speakers they were ahead of. I have them on an average Denon Atmos receiver for home theater in the living room, along with a pair of Goldenear $1,000 Aon 5 bookshelves with an AMT ribbon tweeter and plastic polypropheline woofers. I love them, but I often wish they were brighter and clearer. I don't think i would mind a brighter, sharper, more detailed speaker than the Epos's, or the Dynaudio contours that i have in my 2 channel music system in my bedroom, that's why I am interested in the Focal Electras and Kantas. Now maybe brighter speakers would work badly on classical and jazz music, but i listen to a lot of aggressive music like rock and metal too, and if either Focal speakers end up being suited to rock and metal, and not classical and jazz, i could live with that. I would just listen to smoother, softer, more nuanced music on the Dynaudio contours, and the rock and metal and movies on the denon home theater system with the Goldenears and Epos bookshelves. If the Focal 1028 or 1008 Electras are brighter and sharper and harsh than the more expensive Kantas, that might be something to check out first, the Electras. I'm learning electric guitar, and players often just change the sound of their guitar amps when they want sharper or brighter tone on their guitars, or deeper or more trebly. They use the equalizer knobs on the amps and guitars. I think that's why i am interested in Focals with beryllium tweeters, there are times when i just wish the music i listen to on stereo systems was brighter or sharper or more bassy or smoother. Guitarists change their tone when they want something different sounding. I have a few pair of headphones, the Focal Elears at $1,000, and Shure shr 940 studio monitor headphones, that have differents sounds and purposes from each other. Also, I am also interested in speakers that would get as close to the actual recorded sound on my stereos as possible, even if it doesn't sound ideal to my ears. I definitely lean toward sharp, clean and revealing, realistic reproduction in speakers than soft, rolled off, smooth, dull sounding speakers. I'd rather hear accurate reproduction than tampered with, softened up with sound from my next set of speakers. I don't mind revealed flaws in my stereo music, as opposed to more forgiving, smoothed over detail. It sounds like the best thing for me to do is to get some 1008be or 1028be speakers at a more affordable price than to spend a lot more on Kantas right now. I'll see how i like the Electra 1028's first. What brands of amps, whether integrated or separate pre/power amp setups, do you recommend to show the detail and revealing nature of the Focal Electra 1028s, without being excessively harsh? No reason to overdo the detail in my systems. Haha. Between $1,000 and $2,500, what do you recommend as a good revealing match to Electra be speakers? I'm open to both new and used amps and preamps. Have you heard Odyssey Khartago or Stratus amps yet? They are mail order at about $800 to $2,000, and are trickled down technology from the higher Symphonic Line RG-11 power amps, a German company. Thanks for any answer. @@ThomasAndStereo

I have heard the B&W 805 d3 bookshelves with the diamond tweeters at a stereo store and I liked them.

Yup! I will be making a video on the Sopra2 and will talk about the Kanta 2.

I hear you and it's tough because when i deal with sharp speakers, I use the YBA diamond cable or signal cable. (still a bright cable) I recently came across a DIY interconnects that helps a LOT for harshness and I was even doing an AB test against a $4k interconnect and I prefer the DIY which cost $190 cdn! Have you consider working on the interconnect instead?

Thomas & Stereo Well I guess that could do it as well. Can you link those interconnects that you were describing. Also I'm planing to do an upgrade in near future, where I thought about getting into using tubes in the pre section, what do you think about that solution. I know that this is more expensive, but since I'm going to do it anyway, do you think tubes can help me?

ok, let me make the video on the interconnect as it requires a bit of explaining. Last thing I want is you buying and it not working for you. I used to play with Tube preamps too and I think using tube preamp and solid state amp combo is the best way to go. However, I eventually moved to all solid state just because of floor noise. Now, I am kind of regretting it and am thinking about going back to tube preamp. I think your solution is not tube preamp because these days, tube preamp are as resolving and sharp as solid state. They just add more air but it does not tone down the highs. Rather if I were you, i might be looking at 'soft sounding' amp or preamp. Recently, I tried the Classe CAM200, now those are roll off and when paired with any bright speaker, it will tone it down significantly. (infact too much) The plus side is you don't lose soundstage or imaging. Cables, although can help, can only do so much without compromise. Meaning, I do have cables that will roll off the top but it collapses my sound stage. This DIY interconnect I am talking about is pretty good as it opens up the top end to make it more 'OPEN' and yet retain all the details but I am still testing it and we are doing it on multiple system. I will bring it over to my friend's focal Kanta to test too. This DIY guy makes speaker cables but I never tried. www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649141776-new-handcrafted-dsa-silver-storm-interconnect/

Yeah, that is the problem with cables, it depends on the synergy between speaker and amp. So there is no specific brand but rather the right match.

On their website, I see this "F cones are made of high-quality flax fibers core enclosed by two thin layers of glass fiber" www.focal.com/en/flax-sandwich-cone

Focal are the only ones who use real Beryllium for tweeter.

Sorry I was not clear. No, we will bring over a Prima Luna dialogue and mcintosh 352 over to test. The NAIM integrated amp was at the Montreal Audio show.

Thomas & Stereo I thought beryllium is highly poisonous?

I think in gaseous state. In solid state its ok as long as you don't lick on it.

I don't think there is a matching center now but if Sopra which is higher level has it, it should be just a question of time before Kanta have it. I know the Kanta 3 is coming. The one my friend has is the Kanta 2.

Jerome Jax what music are you going to be listening to?

I am curious of the Magico because of Steve Guttenberg too and I am not sure I will get a chance to hear one as it's not as popular as the Kanta in Canada. I would still think the Sopra 2 is better because I think the Sopra would have the same '3rd' gen B tweeter too. Have you plan to go listen to them? Focal is such a big name that you should be able to check out some stores or audio show? $10k is still some serious cash.

My listening taste are HipHop, R&B, POP Music, lite Rock and Jazz.

Thomas & Stereo Hi Thomas, hru? Yes I will be able to take a look at the Kanta 2 in person here in NYC. I checked the specifications of both speakers the Sopra 2 and Kanta 2 and the Kanta 2 uses a 3rd Generation Beryllium tweeter unlike the Sopra 2 which is second Generation.. So will that give the Kanta 2 the edge in SQ? IDK but I will take a listen to find out. BTW, I am interested in your thoughts on how the Kanta 2 sound utilizing the PL HP intergrated amp. I understand that it could be placed in Triode listening mode which helps cut back on speakers that are bright? Great video, keep them coming. BTW num 2, have you heard of a company called Marrow Audio? They make hi end reference speaker cables too. Wondering out loud if this would be a good investment too in SQ for the Kanta 2?

Ah, I was guessing the Kanta was 3rd generation tweeter, it was something I made up and did not know it was true. Ok, so Sopra 2 is 2nd gen, interesting. Now from memory, the sopra 2 was more smooth but it was driven by a full mcintosh setup and they are known to be smooth. Please share your findings if you get a chance to AB test them. For cables, I don't know that company and although I believe in cables, I am the least excited about them. Infact I was looking at a few interconnects my friend lent me the other day, those are like $3k+ interconnects and I did not even bother to make a video on them. I usually tell people to spend money last on cables. Once you have your system bought, then go on the forums and ask if anyone has the same amp + speaker as you and what they are using.

I am sure there are tons of speaker out there that can compete against the Kanta. It depends on your taste. It's not right to say the Kanta is the best speaker out there for $9k but Its ok to say it's one of the best if you are like revealing sound. The special 40 top end is very sweet and pleasant. The Kanta will not be like that but you will gain tremendous bass and a different kind of revealing top end. I really like the Kanta but I like bright speakers.

Does the Kanta have the midrange feel you like. I had a pair of Revel PerformaBe M126Be bookshelf speakers and the 1" beryllium dome tweeter and it was 90% tweeter and 10% bass with missing midrange which drove me crazy. Does the Kanta play all music genres well? Thanks love your videos

It could be the top end is so revealing that you feel it's 90% tweeter? The Kanta will have bass forsure and midrange. However, I am wondering if speaker with too much top end is simply not your taste? Bass, Kanta, you don't have to worry forsure. Midrange is absolutely there but top end is definitely very noticeable.

Thomas & Stereo Hi Thomas thank you for the replies but the Revel I had were Bookshelf speakers so I assume that missing Bass/Midrange that was due to the design. I’ve finally found some really good music clips from the Kanta that I liked. So moving forward to purchase I’ll report back. Again thanks for your input..

@@russb3n Good luck, I had the Revel M106 at one point myself. Most standmount speakers uses 2 drivers anyways and they do have fine midrange. You did get to hear the sound demo I put up right? I think it was recorded with my cell phone though.

I don't think they have it in Canada. I am interested but have to find one on the used market unless they send me one to review.

@@ThomasAndStereo they WILL send you a set..very helpful to reviewers..they have 120 day money back! This will be exciting...

@@wewon3 Once I finish reviewing all the gear I have, perhaps I will try reaching out to them.

Not for a very long time. After break in, everything sounds a bit better. However, he just got a mcintosh 452 and we are going to test on that, then maybe do a test between the Kanta vs 1028.

Congrats

Thomas & Stereo thanks to you, I bought the Kanta No.2....without an audition. Very, very happy. Added the IsoAcoustic feet too. Thanks Thomas....even my wife thanks you.

Gerry you bought the Kanta 2 threads I assume? I am currently looking for them. And Gaia 2 or 3? Katana 2 is 35kg per speaker. I will probably get Gaia 2.

ToxicWastoid I bought the Gaia II and yes, I had to request the proper threads. You will be pleased, except for the price of course. I have hard wood floors, so spikes were out. Hope you like your Kanta 2’s....in OZ. Nice.

ToxicWastoid You’re suppose to ask your dealer for them, but I had to contact IsoAcoustics for the threads.

Did you hear it at the Montreal audio show? It sounds even better at my friend's place with his Audio Research setup.

Thomas & Stereo.... No it was at a Naim/Focal roadshow event at a London dealer.... Thing is really I would consider myself to have more of a preference to Kef Uni-q presentation ordinarily..... But it was very convincing... So much so, that I could forgive the design.

I don't know as I never heard the ESL.

you never heard good electrostatics speakers humm it's the reference in micro details in midrange and high.. no coil mean very low mms and no magnet in the way like planars ... it just not that good in the bass because of the very low mms.. KS-18 KS-17 kingsaudio.com.hk/D001.jpg , should beat the kanta..

I see, I remember hearing a pair of Magnepan once for maybe 30 min at someone's home. I thought those were very musical. They don't have the sharpness as the focals but they are great for long listening sessions. We did an AB swap between the Magnepan and the Pioneer S3ex and he thought the S3ex had problems because he heard things he never heard before, only to realized that he was hearing more details later on.

magnepan is planar or quasi ribbon depending on the model.. i don't think they will sound better than electrostatics for many reasons. I also dont think their crossovers is top.. fake sharpness created by the speakers or chain isnt true to the source material. fully pure beryllium paradigm persona B might be one to test if you want cone speakers in the high price range. depending of the crossover quality.. you can always pre-EQ digitally to fix the crossover errors.. the focal sandwich midrange woofer that we see on the kanta is surely quite high mms.. so depends if the tweeter go to 1khz and cover a wider range than normal.. but most tweeter dont like 1khz.. just saw that the woofer is flax and not sandwich so lower mms but it cover from 260 to 2.7khz.. 3 way of the sort are normally good if the crossover is top notch since it is in the middle of the midrange. i didnt like the focal shape with 4inch flax woofer when i heard it but the internal amp and dac might have been cheap as hell and also the tweeter is not beryllium so huge difference there..

@@lextr3110 I have the Prince II speakers.There older but they are so articulate.

Transparent ultra mm1.

I think Kanta is definitely one the better speaker I have heard. I do know someone who owns the sopra2 and naim front end. He listen to it loud so eventually he had to sell his Naim as it was too bright for him. If you are ok with the brightness, then Kanta might be for you. I would say be confident in what you have heard. Only you know what you like and it's great you got to hear it before buying it. Of course I understand the reason you are asking is because you are looking at options out there. Perhaps look at the big names like B&W , KEF , Monitor audio, Totem and try speakers in similar price range first? It's not like you are in a hurry to buy? Have you ever heard PMC speakers?

@@ThomasAndStereo Now You're suggesting that I do another Trip down to the same retailer... LOL !! My KEF LS50s have really opened up with the new Nova System ... I can hear and feel the difference but I don't know why you and some of your friends keep mentioning that Naim Units are too bright ... You have a lot more knowledge and experience than me in this subject so maybe you're right but to me, it sounds really good. What I'm trying to do is buy three sets of different speakers I think I've got the first set with LS50s I will probably also buy the Buchardt S400 when they become available in June. I'm looking for one set of Floorstanding Speakers Focal Kantas sounded really good to me but now you have mentioned others which Models do you recommend that I should go and have a listen to ... Also the Salesman mentioned that if I go with Focal Kantas and want to complete my system than I Should also buy the Naim NAP 250 DR Power Amplifier ... ? Sorry maybe these questions are getting too long and boring for your other Subscribers Is there any way I can contact you by Email ... I would really appreciate your Help ... Thanks

They look awesome!

Sadly I sold the 926 already so it was based on my memory. Will try my best.

I work for a dealer and we have both. I currently have the 926 at home. The 926 are really good. The Kanta is probably 40% better. Maybe 30. My main difference that I heard were the highs. The Kanta has smoother, more detailed and delicate highs. More revealing. They're both great speakers. I think the Kanta is worth the retail price. So is the 926. What Thomas said about the soundstage for the Kanta is absolutely true. The speakers disappear more.

@@megaetk Hi Matt, What about bass? Is it also 30% better in Kanta? If Kanta is overall better performer than 926, how is Kanta compared to 948? I also own 926 pair and always feel I should've gone for 948 for more bass at least...

@@dokyunbenkim6692 that all depends on your room and placement options. The 926 have tons of bass in my room alone. I wouldn't have needed a sub but I wanted the really low stuff. I needed then moved about 3 feet from the back wall at least. If your room isn't huge, the 948 aren't a good choice. I used to work for a dealer and we had 948 in the showroom, and they need a lot of room or else they sound thick.

Hi Matt, appreciate your prompt reply. Then how is the bass in Kanta compared to 948? Is it more extended and punchier? My local dealer is out of Kanta so your thoughts on this will help me decide what to do next. Thanks in advance.

In Canada here, it goes for $12k+ tax so $6k seems like a good price. You described it correctly and it has amazing bass. The problem is you need to spend a bit of time with it to see if it gives you listening fatigue as these are very bright speakers. You need to spend at least an hour with it. For receiver, for sure you what you have will not drive it to any where close to it's potential but it should not be the deal breaker as you need something really high end to drive it to it's max potential. The problem I see is that you center and Left right speaker will not be timber match. Read up on the issue that presents and why you want all 3 front matching. Finally, you can ignore the cdplayer I talked about , sure it's better, but you can easily rip the cds to your harddrive and play it thru jriver. Can it be way better with a good dac, yes. It definitely can 100% and its all a question of budget. Just live within your means and enjoy what you can afford. This is a never ending pursuit.

Thomas & Stereo thank you very much , I’m happy to tell you that , today , I’m an owner of Kanta 2 , and I will good care of them

Transparent reference. I forgot what Gen but forsure it's not a mm2.

transparent ultra speaker cabled and super XLR interconnects

He spent time treating his room and helped me with mine too.

hehe, sure I am selling mine actually.

In his case, he is using 4 tubes in the preamp, 26 tubes in the amp + smooth sounding D150 mcintosh dac + smooth sounding transparent cables so it works out fine.

hmm, I dunno, I feel metal is something very hard to become smooth and flexible sound, even though it can be tamed but the overall cost, time, effort is too much, in the end it might be still a little bit bright to some people sensitive to treble

It's not for everyone, there are many advantages though. Also, these are on speaker that are quite pricy and maybe they fall in that 1% where it can be 'smooth'

B&W CM series has alloy tweeters and they're butter smooth. The smallest CM are like 600$ so it's not really a question of $ but rather know how on how to implement them. Also, not all silk tweeters are smooth. I had some Dalis that went super bright and annoying to anything other than analog or top-notch digital (think Oppo 103d)

One thing very tricky about speakers materials used, and how it affect your music collection listening preference, it's very hard to find a speakers that sound enjoyable and musical, over 99% of your music collection, just a little bit of brightness can be very sensitive to some ears, it maybe not bright if the material has very great mastering, but just a little poorer recording, it will bring out the edgy treble which some people don't like, I hope you're right about the buttery smooth B & W CM series, between which bookshelf speakers you using now? What gears involved? Someday I may audition to see how it sound

Hehe. Luckily I am in Quebec so electricity is cheap. In summer, I see bills of $50 to $100 a month. Winter, It's around $250 to $300 because we need to use the heat. Compare to the states, it's cheap!

If you have to ask this question you have stumbled into the wrong KZfaq Channel

There is not much to add to it except the highs are more tone down and pleasant after break in. The bass is insane on these. Actually heard these a few days ago but I don't think there is much more I can add to make a full length video. I might if I find something more to talk about.

@@ThomasAndStereo Thanks for the answer. I'm building my new house and I'm thinking to do a home theatre with the Kanta n° 2. You sad "bass is insane": no subwoofer needed? Ps=sorry for my bad English.

you can warm the basement with it in winter! Yeah, $$ to retube.

Well, no point doing the review video because after break in, it was just a bit more smooth and less bright. Sounded better but just a bit, everything I said in this video is still true though. Having said that, maybe one day I will go do it given now he has a different front end setup.

Thomas & Stereo How would you compare this speaker to your Dynaudio Contour S5.4 Tower speakers?

These are more to my taste. Detail high (maybe a bit too bright) and great punchy bass. The S5.4 might have nicer mids and the bass can go lower.

Thanks! Btw, keep up the good work on this channel.

it's published on stereophile www.stereophile.com/content/focal-kanta-no2-loudspeaker-measurements

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Thomas & Stereo wow they’re a lot larger than i thought!

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Thomas, I'm glad I took your advice. This weekend I will be buying the Kanta No 2 for our family room in this exact color: all gloss black.I got a really good deal from my dealer, no joke. Lol I still will have the Sopra No 3 in our dedicated room.✌️🙂

Hey Thomas I picked up my Kanta No 2's this weekend for the family room. They still are breaking in, but we love them. They are being driven by a Hegel H160 and I'm using the PecanPi streamer. Very nice 👍 The Sopras we took out of their room we will be painting. I can email you some pics if you'd like, they are a rare Chameleon color👽 👍

I know its a matter of preference but the 707 or ANY POLK for that matter dont hold a candle to the Kantas, not even close.

@@AbsoluteFidelity I'm glad you love your Kanta 2's their great spkrs but to my ears along with some audiophiles friends of mine who have some top notch gear after hours of listening we just preferred the Polks 707 I'm using Audio Research LS 3 pre with Krell KSA 300s amp Harmonic Tec 9 reference cables, but remember my friend it's all subjective. Enjoy your Kanta 2's

@@samuelcain5426 i dont own the Kanta 2s but what I have is the Polk R700 and recently purchased Chora 826. Besides low frequency extension, I feel the 826 is superior in every other aspect. Thats personal preference at play again.

@@AbsoluteFidelity understand the Polk 707 is a totally different animal when new they were 4K which was absolute robbery at the time, what a fun hobby we have.

lol...believe or not, you are probably enjoying your stereo way more than I am :)

Not sure I understand your questions. If you are asking why I mentioned sensitivity, it's because people will know right away if their current setup can drive these speakers without strain. Ifn your case, the speakers you own are super efficient so first thing I thought about when you mentioned it is I can drive it with my 2W tube amp instead of my 350W mcintosh. That opens the door for a lot of people who don't have high power amp. If you are asking what does speaker sensitivity means, this is a great video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hqeFaq54q66-Y4k.html

Thomas & Stereo ahhh that's why lol

Well if thats the case the lower DB ratting s would be harder to drive

correct, so 92db is generally accepted as easy to drive. its efficient enough to consider using tubes. The other speaker i talk about for example Elac uni b5 are 85db at 4 ohm, those you can forget about using tubes if you want some descent bass

I think people want that. Made in France. It's one of it's selling point. The sandwich refers to the technology used.

moonlight work as in play it? I have a whole separate video for that

$4k cables? Yeah he got them and it made a difference.