Parsifal Encore Bass/Low midrange


Greetings,

Recently heard the above at a local dealer. They admitted they had standing wave problems in their room. Even so, I heard significant booming in the upper bass, very poorly controlled (on Krell, no less!). This definitely extended into the lower midrange, and I was very sad to hear poor sound in what I hoped would be a transcendent experience.

Also, in my listening situation, I would need to have the bass units facing forward. Any owners have experiences of reversing Verity's rec'd orientation?

Thanks,

Rick
ricky64

Showing 1 response by martykl

For the most part, I'd agree with Norfish. The bass extension and seamless integration to a world class mid band distinguish the P/E. That said, there is less than state of the art pitch definition in the bottom 2 octaves. The P/E is very good in this regard, but a quick listen to pipe organ or tuned drums on Vandy 5s (as one example) will reveal the Verity's limitations in this area. In any event, the issue should not rise to the level Rick describes.

BTW,

1) Reversing the woofers' orientation may have significant effect (my current room) or very little effect (my previous room). My guess is, the closer to the walls, the greater the impact.

2) My P/Es were among the earliest production, but sound quite similar to more recent units I've heard, although those comparisons were not in a controlled environment.

Marty