Well, I have had the Loreleis for about 4 weeks now I think. The system is a David Berning TF-10 tube hybrid preamp, Berning EA-230 triode (30 watts/ch), Parasound CDP-2000 CD player, and VPI Scout with Dynavector 20X-H cart..cables are a mix ( Grover Huffman IC's (from the Steve Hoffman web site), Vampire Wire copper, speaker wire is Grover's and sometimes DH Labs hybrid.
Music listened to varied from Richard Thompson ( a lot ), chamber classical, viola, solo guitar, Chet Atkins, Steve Howe and stuff...
First impression was one of smoothness,,I am very familiar with the drivers used, as I had the same setup for years in my car system with a tubed x-over..Its kind of amusing to hear so much bass just from a 7" driver. The cabs are heavy and very inert. If you have children around, watchout as they are easy to tip.
Throughout the frequency range teh presentation is very balanced, you dont feel that there is a recessed or upfront bias in any way.
The dynamics are phenomenal, and the louder you listen to them, teh more lively they get...With my amp, they sounded better kind of loud than low volume.
I think its main benefit is in acoustical music. the sense of emotion and ambient info is very engaging...
More later...baby crying! darn it..LOL
