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Anyone own or heard the Atalante 7s?
I’ve been trying to hunt these down. My local (Nashville) dealer only carries the 5s. I booked tickets to Axpoa in order to hear a wide range of speakers. Unfortunately, Only the 5s will be there. So I’m trying to do my best to figure out a purchasing decision without having to book another plane ticket to fly and hear them.
Does anybody own these? Or has anybody heard these? How is the sound quality? How is the imaging and sound stage? How is the base? Does it go as deep as it says on paper? Would I need a subwoofer? Is the base fast and tight? Are the mids natural? Are these speakers forward or relaxed? Are they detailed? Are they fatiguing? How do they compare to other speakers at their price point? I’ve heard people say they are underpriced. Is that true? What kind of Amp is a good match for these? I am leaning towards the Advanced Paris A12 Apex.
Other speakers I am considering are the Volti Audio Luceras and the Spendor Classic 1/2. Vintage look is important. Luckily, Volti Audio is right up the road from me. And it looks like Spendor will have a good presence at Axpona. Although I haven’t been able to determine definitively if the 1/2s will be there.
Without having a chance to listen to them directly, my current plan is to listen to the 5s and if I like the sound of them, and if what other people have to say is good, I could assume the 7s have the same sound as the 5s but better. I know it’s not a perfect solution, but that’s what I’m working at the moment.
There are a few reviews of these online, but not a ton and at this price point you can’t make a purchasing decision based on reviews. I would prefer to listen to them, but without that opportunity, asking the community is the next best step.
Thank you all!
Drew
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@ddrfraser1 - in my experience, that 'wall of sound' has more to do with what is fed into the speakers than the speakers themselves. Most recently, with everything in my system the same except for a tube change in the preamp, the sound went from a flat, one-dimensional 'wall of sound' with no depth (and I was ready to return the preamp), to 3D, holographic, each instrument and vocal separated, and wide, deep, tall soundstage. |
Hello Drew,
I will say that the break-in period of these is LONG, if you listen to Music for about 8-12 hours per day, expect about a couple of months break-in for the Woofers, because while they will sound fine at first, they will sound a little bit dry and not very whole on the much lower notes, but do not let it make you nervous. Once they get past a certain period of movement, they will fully open up and will extend down very deep, even below 20Hz, you will get all of the Infrabass you can ever want from these Speakers, even though they only list about 23Hz at the bottom, truthfully I have gotten them down to 15Hz with ease and not much of a difference from the 23Hz, before the rolloff is more noticeable. In terms of whether they are Forward and Laid-Back, I would have to say they are BALANCED in both regards, because as much as they can be Forward, it is a refined level of it, and not fatiguing or in any way harsh, and at the same time it is an extremely laid back Speaker. It just seems to know how to bring out the energy in the room no matter what type of Music you play on them. You will not find the forwardness fatiguing. They are rather similar to Spendor Speakers in a lot of ways although Spendor does a lot with Sealed Cabinets, and whereas Spendor is on an even much more relaxed side and even less forward with less dynamics than Revival Audio. However, the Spendor Speakers that even dig down to 20-25 Hz, often also have a quicker Bass rolloff compared to the Atalante 7's, so that's something you may want to keep in mind, because with the Atalante 7's you will get much more Deep Bass and Performance at low volumes where the Bass still comes through well, which is a hard feature to find on many speakers.
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