Stereo Mojo were very enthusiastic in their review of the Coincident Super Victory. Speaker of the Year 2008
"The Coincident Super VictoryÂs are extraordinary in some areas such as their ability to play at significant levels with very low output amplifiers such as SETÂs and their uncanny ability to sound very good with many types of amplification without being Âforgiving or compromising the sound quality."
http://www.stereomojo.com/CoincidentSuperVictorySpeakerReview/CoincidentSuperVictorySpeakerReview.htm
A few months later they reviewed the Total Victory but were more reserved in their review, and James Darby actually thought that the cheaper speakers ($5k cheaper) had more magic.
You can't hear them as I understand, so you may as well listen to what Darby says. Unless you have a huge room, the Supers would be better.
Some have said that Coincident efficiency ratings may be slightly overstated. I own Super Eclipses and got quite an appreciable improvement changing from 8w SETs to 18w SETs.
The Daedalus line have their supporters, and they are very nicely made. They received plaudits at the RMAF last year, and were rated by some as one of the best rooms at the show. But I tend to agree with Charles1dad that they may be slightly more demanding and suited to amps of more than 8w (300B).
I don't know the DeVore range at all, but 96dB/w/m is impressive. The DeVore Orangutan 0/96 could be the one if you are going with a SET with lower power than the 300B.
Back to Stereo Mojo - Darby wrote "IÂd buy the Super VicÂs, the Frankenstein monoblocks and the new Coincident Statement Linestage we just reviewed. For about $20k, youÂd have a system that takes a back seat to nothing in terms of pure musically and supreme satisfaction."
Regards,
"The Coincident Super VictoryÂs are extraordinary in some areas such as their ability to play at significant levels with very low output amplifiers such as SETÂs and their uncanny ability to sound very good with many types of amplification without being Âforgiving or compromising the sound quality."
http://www.stereomojo.com/CoincidentSuperVictorySpeakerReview/CoincidentSuperVictorySpeakerReview.htm
A few months later they reviewed the Total Victory but were more reserved in their review, and James Darby actually thought that the cheaper speakers ($5k cheaper) had more magic.
You can't hear them as I understand, so you may as well listen to what Darby says. Unless you have a huge room, the Supers would be better.
Some have said that Coincident efficiency ratings may be slightly overstated. I own Super Eclipses and got quite an appreciable improvement changing from 8w SETs to 18w SETs.
The Daedalus line have their supporters, and they are very nicely made. They received plaudits at the RMAF last year, and were rated by some as one of the best rooms at the show. But I tend to agree with Charles1dad that they may be slightly more demanding and suited to amps of more than 8w (300B).
I don't know the DeVore range at all, but 96dB/w/m is impressive. The DeVore Orangutan 0/96 could be the one if you are going with a SET with lower power than the 300B.
Back to Stereo Mojo - Darby wrote "IÂd buy the Super VicÂs, the Frankenstein monoblocks and the new Coincident Statement Linestage we just reviewed. For about $20k, youÂd have a system that takes a back seat to nothing in terms of pure musically and supreme satisfaction."
Regards,