I realize this thread is old, but thought to add from my recent experience...
I have a pair of The Ones and have used a Quad Vena and Nuprime IDA-16. Sources have been Bluetooth from Amazon Echo and a CD transport going into the digital coax on both the Vena and IDA-16.
The Bluetooth connection sounds bad - low-fi, no bass. It’s just plain bad and these speakers do NOT help - they actually make it WORSE (ie, very revealing, as some might say).
CD player sounds great - speakers are punchy and play loud - HOWEVER, they are acoustic suspension and TINY, and, although they do play deep (with a decent front end, mind you), they do not come across as "rich" like a ported speaker could. But these speakers can disappear like no other $1,000 speakers I’ve owned or heard.
To me, these speakers are super-accurate and excel in the mids and highs; they have a wide sweet-spot and they are smooth and fast. They absolutely benefit from better gear up-stream.
I have a pair of The Ones and have used a Quad Vena and Nuprime IDA-16. Sources have been Bluetooth from Amazon Echo and a CD transport going into the digital coax on both the Vena and IDA-16.
The Bluetooth connection sounds bad - low-fi, no bass. It’s just plain bad and these speakers do NOT help - they actually make it WORSE (ie, very revealing, as some might say).
CD player sounds great - speakers are punchy and play loud - HOWEVER, they are acoustic suspension and TINY, and, although they do play deep (with a decent front end, mind you), they do not come across as "rich" like a ported speaker could. But these speakers can disappear like no other $1,000 speakers I’ve owned or heard.
To me, these speakers are super-accurate and excel in the mids and highs; they have a wide sweet-spot and they are smooth and fast. They absolutely benefit from better gear up-stream.