Have you ever had french audio at home ?

[_D_S_J_R_]

Hi everyone !

I also wondering if Micromega products got talent in great britain because of their Rega look a like ?

The Solo Micromega came first and by a long time. I had one to try back in the mid 80's. the Rega Planet CD player came in the late 90's I recall.

[johanjongstra]

Musique, I love those Cabasse speakers in your profile pic. And this weekend I heard the most fantastic French PHY driver in a Dutch Musical Affairs open baffle cabinet.

[Lindsayt]

A few years ago I went to a bake-off where there was a pair of French Kora Mandala speakers. The high gloss finish makes them look odd in this photo:


In isolation they sounded good enough.

But, at the same bake-off we played some tracks on a pair of Swiss made American speakers - EV Sentry III's.

The EV's made the Koras sound as if they were editing out the life / dynamics from the music. The EV's had a joyful zest / bounce / joie de vivre that was lacking in the Koras. The biggest problem with the EV's is that they were totally out of proportion, visually, with the bake-off room - a typical British semi-detached living room.

[musique!]

Musique, I love those Cabasse speakers in your profile pic. And this weekend I heard the most fantastic French PHY driver in a Dutch Musical Affairs open baffle cabinet.

TY ! You're welcome to hear it

The biggest problem with the EV's is that they were totally out of proportion, visually, with the bake-off room - a typical British semi-detached living room.

Never listen to the Kora but isn't the room biggest problem with the EV's ?

[musique!]

This EV remind me these ones :

[Lindsayt]

There are some similarities between the EV Sentry III's and Altec 19's. Both have 15" bass drivers in large ported cabinets. Both have compression driven midrange units with sort of Dolly Parton type horns. Both are roughly 97dbs efficient.

The EV's are 3 ways, the Altecs 2 ways.

I like this type of horn hybrid speaker a lot - if they can be bought at the right price. Prices are all over the place for speakers like these.

The Kora Mandalas are OK lifestyle compromise speakers.


At that bake-off the EV Sentry's sounded fine in that room. Significantly better than every other speaker at that bake-off (which included a tiny pair of modern 2 way american speakers which I found painful to listen to at the high volumes that the owner played them at). They just looked wrong, because they visually dominated it.
I've been using my Sentries for a few years in my A/V system in an 18' by 24' room. I really notice the difference in sound quality when watching a TV with built in speakers.

[musique!]

I like this type of horn hybrid speaker a lot - if they can be bought at the right price. Prices are all over the place for speakers like these.

Here's one common opinion ! Salers take the same way in here

The Kora Mandalas are OK lifestyle compromise speakers.

Is this what it called the "WAF" and is this term really appropriate in england ?

I've been using my Sentries for a few years in my A/V system in an 18' by 24' room. I really notice the difference in sound quality when watching a TV with built in speakers.

I also have this impression with my speakers

[Daniel Quinn]

If your TV sound through your hifi is not significantly better than your TV. You should put your hifi in the bin