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These arrived a few days ago, and I have been running them 24/7 for a proper break in.
My reference CD's are "Matt Bianco, featuring Basia" (matt's mood), "Lee Ritenour" (Wes Bound), and "Gordon Goodwin's The Phat Pack".
In addition, a good amount of classical listening was done via a local FM channel.
Piano on these is simply superb! You can almost here the percussion of each hammer strike on the strings of the piano. Very lifelike. The entire register floats across the room without effort.
Violins come across with a depth and timbre that belie the small size of these speakers. Truly amazing.
Horns, both trumpets, trombones, and woodwinds are a treasure. The full impact of a big band is on tap here!
Female voices (very hard to reproduce) are genuine, with depth. The same for male voices.
The overall presentation here is slightly on the forward side...with a stunning playback of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The cannons and the ringing of the bells must be heard! Close your eyes, and you think you are sitting orchestra center at the Tobin Concert Theater in San Antonio!
These bookshelf speakers actually sat on top of my reference VMPS Tower II SE's during the break in and audition. The overall sound, bass, treble, soundstage, and impact, rivaled my reference towers.
The two things that most impress me about these, the deep bass extension/impact, and the lifelike quality of strings, piano, and horns.
These could easily serve as the L+C+R in a home theater setup. And they would serve well in any surround function as well.
Don't let the small size of the RP-160M's fool you, as they are big on sound.
Highly recommended!!!
My reference CD's are "Matt Bianco, featuring Basia" (matt's mood), "Lee Ritenour" (Wes Bound), and "Gordon Goodwin's The Phat Pack".
In addition, a good amount of classical listening was done via a local FM channel.
Piano on these is simply superb! You can almost here the percussion of each hammer strike on the strings of the piano. Very lifelike. The entire register floats across the room without effort.
Violins come across with a depth and timbre that belie the small size of these speakers. Truly amazing.
Horns, both trumpets, trombones, and woodwinds are a treasure. The full impact of a big band is on tap here!
Female voices (very hard to reproduce) are genuine, with depth. The same for male voices.
The overall presentation here is slightly on the forward side...with a stunning playback of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The cannons and the ringing of the bells must be heard! Close your eyes, and you think you are sitting orchestra center at the Tobin Concert Theater in San Antonio!
These bookshelf speakers actually sat on top of my reference VMPS Tower II SE's during the break in and audition. The overall sound, bass, treble, soundstage, and impact, rivaled my reference towers.
The two things that most impress me about these, the deep bass extension/impact, and the lifelike quality of strings, piano, and horns.
These could easily serve as the L+C+R in a home theater setup. And they would serve well in any surround function as well.
Don't let the small size of the RP-160M's fool you, as they are big on sound.
Highly recommended!!!
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