I finally received mine about a week and a half ago, after an agonizing nine-month wait. Boy, was it worth it. As I write I'm listening to Wagner's Tannhäuser, and it sounds glorious, which I realize is not an audiophile kind of word. I love the combination of heftiness and clarity. I listen to a lot of orchestral music (and just about everything else) and, as everybody knows, massed violins seem particularly tough for speakers to get right. Here they're smooth and sweet without the grating shrillness I have found on other speakers, but without losing the natural astringency of strings. The bass is taut but robust--I was nervous whether would be enough of it, particularly at the low-ish volumes of a much of my listening. As others have mentioned, percussion crackles extremely convincingly--Paul Motian's drum set sounds like, well, Paul Motian's drum set, which is quite a treat. I have heard details that I just didn't realize were there when the same recordings were played through other (very good) speakers. I could even swear that some of the tempos sounded different which I realize makes no sense at all. Right this moment, Bob Smith is my hero, just after Gandhi. I hope others respond, because I'd like to wallow a little in some smugness and self-congratulation.
SP Tech Timepiece 3.0-Dynaudio C1 comparison?
Anyone fortunate enough to compare these two speakers? If so would like to hear your opinion.