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Vienna Acoustics speakers help
Sorry to say, Can you find values for the xover? even replacing drivers might result in disaster. If the seller doesn't make good please post everything you can about him/her.  
Speakers that sound like Usher Be-20s/10s
I always thought meridian dsp 8000's were the ultimate. A pair of dsp 8000.2 came up about 4 hours away I made an offer on and after some negotiating I bought them. I still try out speakers if I think I can resell them for the price i'm paying for... 
KEF Blade 2
For the sake of the sale the salesman would say what he did. He is right though. The blade1 and 2 mid have a 3" voice coil and a uniquely vented magnet for the backwave of the mid and tweeter that made the blade speakers different from the referen... 
How do I use the KEF Kube 2 w/ my Denon receiver?
The easiest way is a tape loop. If you don't have a loop then take the jumpers off the back of your denon for the 2 channels you will be driving the 102's with. You'll need 2 pair of coax cables and out of the denon to the input of the kube then k... 
Looking for nearfield passive speakers that are warm and rich
Vienna acoustics Haydn grand. Va doesn't really put flat response on the top of the list, but their speakers are warm and musical.  
KEF Blade 2
Kef announced the meta treatment for the blades thursday. A $3k price hike came with it. I got warning about the coming event and actually could have sold my blades before the announcement, but I enjoy these so much I can't see upgrading them just... 
New or used speakers
If you're starting from scratch and want to build a system around your new speakers then buy them new and enjoy the experience. Fitting speakers into an existing system is trickier and I personally buy used first at prices I believe I can resell a... 
Speakers that sound like Usher Be-20s/10s
I revived this thread a few years ago, and ended up reselling the be20 dmd’s to feed the addiction. The huge woofers to a 5’’ mid require some care in placement and toe in, but I have no complaints with their sound and while there are wire and xov... 
KEF Blade 2
It will be interesting to do a side by side comparison   
Dali Rubicon 8, Gato 50, Paradigm Founders 120H
lol, VA beethovens   
Help matching am to Kef 104/2
The R104/2 are over 30 years old now. Take them in to get recapped and keep your current int.  
Vienna Acoustics speakers help
beethovens don't have dual binding posts. I think you're going to have pull the drivers and test them with a multimeter.  
Persona B + Rel to the next upgrade
The sales overlapped so I literally disconnected the 7f and connected the blades. The blades do everything bigger, but that was part of the allure of the persona’s to begin with. Listening to each speaker back to back made me appreciate each for w... 
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
 to the OP, Finding the right speaker that does your music best will save money. Buy used until you find the sound you want. you can take all the time you need and resell at little to no loss. I own a pair of speakers that can't play metallica aa... 
Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade
I have a cd player that was considered pretty good 20 years ago, but using the digital out to a new relatively cheap new dac made big improvements in sound.