Treble of Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand?


Id love to purchase these speakers, but I have heard that
the top end is a bit soft and not very dynamic. Any folks
here own these speakers and have thoughts?
campton

Showing 6 responses by guidocorona

As Dave suggested, Vienna speakers come to life when driven stoutly by amps with high damping factors. When paired with the right amp they are in fact very dynamic whith extended but seldom tizzy highs, musical mids and extended bass. Viennas benefit from a methodical/careful placement to optimize response, particularly in the bass region.
What kind of music do you enjoy, and what optimum sound are you trying to achieve?
Campton, I Googled the NAD C352. Found a link showwing the following:

Damping factor (ref 8 ohms 50 Hz), >150

This is probably adequate for the Haydn Grands. However, I would also recommend you discuss synergy with a knowledgeable dealer for Vienna, such as Soundings of Denver (Co). Their phone number is: 303-759-5505.
Campton, unless you listen to them yourself, you will never know if the Hydns are for you. It is worth pointing out that what for some people is an 'airy top' is for someone else a hissy earbleeder, which Vienna speakers are typically not.
Hi Campton, I will consider granting Stereo Mojo a minimum of credibility as soon as their reviewers learn to write with correct English grammar. . . and learn to spell Haydn (rather than 'Hadyn'). Please see Neil gader's review of the Haydn Grands on TAS 176 instead:
http://avguide.com/products/product-4054/
Here's Neil's teaser:

"Frankly, you’d have to have a screw loose not to enjoy this speaker. Small, unimposing, but an aesthetic delight to behold and a sonic pleasure to experience, the Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand is a giant killer of the old school."

Here is a suggestion. If indeed you can find them in some Magnolia/Best Buy department, pick one pair up. Use it for 3 weeks. . . . play them 24/7 to break them in properly. If after 3 weeks and about 400 hrs of operation you find them to be flawed, return them and get your money back. . . per standard Best Buy policy.
"I then set them up in Room B or the small room, well away from the back and spies walls and in an equilateral triangle position with the listener. 20” stands were used to prop them up."

Fasinating really. . . sounds like it must have taken at most 2 minutes to set up the speakers. . . and the beauty is that with this advanced visual methodology of placing them exactly "well away" from the walls, you do not even have to bother listening to the speakers for position optimization. G.