Vienna Acoustics The Music

Hi TeeShot, I own a pair of Vienna Acoustics Die Muzik.... Currently, the rest of my system consists of Esoteric X-01 CDp, Rowland Aeris DAC, Rowland M925 monoblocks (430W/8 850W/4), and all Nordost Valhalla 2 wiring. The sound of Vienna Die Muzik is musically absolutely spectacular.... I have written a mostly technical discussion of Die Muzik for Positive Feedback a couple of years ago:
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue59/vienna.htm.

I am absolutely in love with them! From a power point of view, Die Music require a great deal of it, and with a reasonably high damping factor. I have used the following amps on them:

Rowland M925 -- absolutely stellar power match.
Merrill Veritas monos -- excellent power match;
Rowland M725 -- very good power match;
Rowland M312 stereo -- very good power match;
Bel Canto REF1000M Mk.2 monos -- very good power match.
Rowland M625 stereo -- slightly underpowered;
Bel Canto REF 500M -- definitely underpowered.

Before DIe Muzik I had a pair of Vienna Mahlers V1.5.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

Regards, Guido

Hi Mikey, I did have Cardas Golden Ref power cords and speaker wires at one time. I still have the speaker wires and use them occasionally as backups. Golden ref have a slight swelling of the mid bass, hence the sometimes impression of sluggishness. Furthermore, their treble region can sometimes show just a little bit of hardness from intermodulation of multipart music.

I have heard the newer Clear and Clear Beyond at RMAF with Rowland ELectronics.... Much more extended and linear than Golden Ref, and did not have any treble hardness at all. I am using the Nordost Valhalla 2... Admittedly expensive, but absolutely wonderful. In the past, I drove the Vienna Mahlers V.1.5 with Shunyata CX and and Ztron series, which are also amazing wires.

Unfortunately, I have no experience with MB Audio and Audience wires.

Guido

Guido

Hi Jon, in recent Die Muzik production, Vienna Acoustics switched the supertweeter to a transducer of its own design. G.

Hi Jon, as far as I know, there is no audible difference between the old DIe muzik with Murata supertweeand the new version with the VA-designed transducer.... I continue to love my own pair! G.

Teeshot, Vienna in general seems to have a stronger bass response than Magico. What I seek is a bass that remains perfectly pitched and harmonically extended down to the lower 20Hz range, before we get into the region where our hearing becomes pitch unspecific... DIe muzik, unter the control of amps with good power (400W/8 700W/4 and higher) does exactly that.

Actually, I did not really go up in power.... nominally, my old Rowland M312 500W/8 1000W/4 is "more powerful than M925 (430W/8 850W/4). However, Rowland M925, having a 2500W DC power supply in each chassy, does deliver a larger stage, and images than M312, and the very best authority that I have ever had in my system.

Die Muzik has three toggle switches in the back that are used to emphasize regions of the spectrum, from lower bass to lower midrange. I have the switches at default positions, lest bass becomes excessive for classical music. You might find that with some rock, or movie sound track albums, bass emphasis may fit the style better.

Furthermore, with speaker placement, you can change completely bass and treble response.

Best, Guido