Cheez Louis Danny, you gonna give me a day or two to break these puppies in? My Dynaudio S.E. 1.3's only took a couple of months!!! Having said that, the short version is that they already provide greater resolution than I had previously. The ribbon tweeter is just what the doctor ordered for me with my AVA 350 EX amp, and SL-7 Preamp. The electronics are VERY detailed, and the ribbon is VERY smooth, providing exactly the combo I have been looking for. So far the Eton 5" MidWoofs are providing very tight, detailed bass, below 55 hz. (I started with my REL crossed under at 47 hz, dropped to 43 hz, and am going to try 40 hz. tonight. The joy for me is not that I will crank them up to 105db, but rather that I am enjoying music played softer (75db) with more detail than I had previously. I seriously cannot crank my preamp past 10 oclock without leaving the room. The 4 ohm load poses no problem for the AVA gear and I have plenty of juice at 160 watts per side. I won't get into sibilance, spatial presence, or other stuff beyond my vocabulary, but image, depth, width, dynamics are all there in spades!!! Happy, Happy, Happy. Will let you know more when I actually have them broken in.
Brad
gear:
Amp-AVA 350EX
Preamp-AVA SL-7
Speakers-GR Diluceo
Transport-Sony DVP 7700
DAC-CI with Power supply
Interconnects-Bolder Nitro
Speaker Wire-Bolder Nitro
Sub- REL Stratos III
Bass Traps- ASC
Misc- JM Theater Shield on speaker wall