Getting back to the original topic which was Kharma 3.2 vs Avalon Eidolon (How quickly we forget).
I have owned both. I bought a pair of Eidolons in 1999, kept them 5 years, loved them, but decided to try something else.
Among others, I bought a pair of Kharma CRM 3.2FE speakers and initially I thought them to be incredible. The sound was glorious, Instrument placement was perfect, Soundstage - wide, deep and holographic. Everything about the speaker seemed to be sheer perfection. . . . Until . . . I listened for extended periods . . . and then . . . Headaches . . .dizzyness. . . disorientation . . . The worst case of listener fatique I had ever experienced.
While this speaker does sound fantastic, I absolutely cannot listen to it.
I have experienced the same sensation with other speakers - up to and including the highly touted Wilson Watt/Puppy 7.
The problem seems to be the Focal inverted dome titanium tweeter that is common to several of the speakers I've had problems with. Many have said that the Wilsons cause listener fatigue. I had not heard this about the Kharmas.
I loved the Kharma speakers until I just couldn't listen to them any more.
I sold them and have bought another pair of Avalon Eidolons. Not only do they sound "as good as" the Kharmas, but I can listen to them for hours on end with no problems whatever.
For my money, the Avalons are perfect.
I have owned both. I bought a pair of Eidolons in 1999, kept them 5 years, loved them, but decided to try something else.
Among others, I bought a pair of Kharma CRM 3.2FE speakers and initially I thought them to be incredible. The sound was glorious, Instrument placement was perfect, Soundstage - wide, deep and holographic. Everything about the speaker seemed to be sheer perfection. . . . Until . . . I listened for extended periods . . . and then . . . Headaches . . .dizzyness. . . disorientation . . . The worst case of listener fatique I had ever experienced.
While this speaker does sound fantastic, I absolutely cannot listen to it.
I have experienced the same sensation with other speakers - up to and including the highly touted Wilson Watt/Puppy 7.
The problem seems to be the Focal inverted dome titanium tweeter that is common to several of the speakers I've had problems with. Many have said that the Wilsons cause listener fatigue. I had not heard this about the Kharmas.
I loved the Kharma speakers until I just couldn't listen to them any more.
I sold them and have bought another pair of Avalon Eidolons. Not only do they sound "as good as" the Kharmas, but I can listen to them for hours on end with no problems whatever.
For my money, the Avalons are perfect.