Attention Piega P10 Owners/Listeners


Hello,
I am strongly considering picking up a used pair of Piega P10 speakers. I do have some questions, however, for those who either own these speakers, or have listened to them extensively.

1. The room that they will be in (for the time being) is 13 x 14.5 ft. Nearfield listening is an option. Is this room way too small for the Piega P10s to sound good?

2. Currently my amplifier is an Anthem AMP1, which is an EL34 amp, with 40WPC. Is this amp a good match for the Piega P10s, or would it be wise to go with a higher powered SS? Maybe it would be ok in the smaller room? Many people say whether or not an amplifier "supplies a lot of current" or not is something important to know. How do I find out how much current my amp supplies?

3. Are there any Piega owners in New England (I'm in Worcester, MA) that would like to have a listening session? I'd love to hear the Piega sound before I make a decision. I've been told they combine the best of maggies + dynamic speakers, and if this is the case, I'm game!

4. What do you think of the looks of the Piega speakers? I know the sound is more important (of course). Some speakers I think are ugly (Wilson, Dunlavy, Maggies, Martin Logan), some attractive (Dynaudio, B&W Nautilus, Revel, Avalon, Sonus Faber) and some just plain. From pictures, the Piegas look plain to me. Are they more attractive in person?

Here is my associated equipment:
Bottlehead Straight 8 (GR Research Paradox 1 in another room)
Anthem AMP1
Bottlehead Foreplay (soon to be replaced by Supratek Syrah)
Rega P-25 with Dynavector 10x4 cart
Phonomena phono (Syrah soon)
Ah Tjoeb 99
Kimber 8TC speaker cables
Harmonic Tech Truthlink ICs

Thanks a lot in advance for your thoughts!

-Todd
goatwuss

Showing 1 response by gerryn

I bought a demo pair here on Audiogon in high gloss black. They look beautiful and sound terrific at high and low volume levels. You will not be disappointed as they really blew away other speakers I've owned, including Revel Salons and ML Prodigys. With a used pair at ~ $5M, you can't go wrong with the right setup.

Good luck.