pinchechris

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I picked these up after reading all the rave reviews. I admit their great speakers. I am most impressed by the bass that comes from these speakers. Reviewers are not kidding when they say you really don't need a subwoofer with these tiny little speakers. I always use a sub with bookshelf speakers but with these I have it turned down to almost nothing. In that sense they're a phenomenon. The mids and highs are nice, not overpowering but add texture to the music.

That brings me to the only thing I could really fault these speakers for: They seems to add a little bit of color to the music. I'm admittedly an NHT guy, been pretty thrilled with their speakers for a while now. I'm used to the dead flat sound that comes from them, in a good way, not bad. When I first fired these up I was a little turned off by the seemingly colored sound but after a while I get to really liking it (I bought them used so already broken in). The other thing that's really not a fault of the speakers but really my wife's (she won't let me put speakers 3 feet from the wall like they're supposed to be): The rear firing port seems to muddy up the bass when I have them a in their place, almost a foot from the wall. I've had better luck with front firing ports. If it weren't for these two minor details I'd give them a 5 star rating all the way around. Oh yeah.....they're damn expensive! Pretty well worth it though.

If I had a small apt and no sub there'd be no better speaker. These would be first on my list

accastil

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $900.00 from phil.

Summary:
these speakers toppled the proac1SC, proac tablette 8, tablette 2000, sonus faber concertino, spendor ls3/5a, totem rainmaker, at least when paired with my gears. they just dissappear. tonality is perfect, bass is adequate..sounds just right.

Strengths:
mentioned above

Weaknesses:
may not be able to handle large volume levels. they tend to lose composure...maybe better results for larger rooms.

Similar Products Used:
concertinos, spendor ls3/5a, proacs, totem rainmaker

leekb

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $1062.00 from Singapore

Summary:
The loudspeaker I want to write about is new Haydn, which is called Haydn Grand. Some key differences between the new and previous model are: a) bigger mid-woofer (6" vs 5.5") b) front ported vs rear ported c) bigger dimension all round d) 4 ohm vs 6 ohm impedance The build quality of the Haydn Grand is superb. The rosewood finish looks great. I listened to the Haydn Grand driven by a pair of 100W/ch Flying Mole Class D digital amplifier with great result.

Strengths:
Warm Seductive mid-range Excellent soundstage Bass slam

Weaknesses:
None at this price.

joesakic

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 5.00 votes

Price Paid:  $470.00 from Excel (closing sales

Summary:
Hard to believe this little speakers can can have such amazing sound. For the budget of around $1000 (but it gives you the quality about $3000 speakers.) The soundstage is deep and wide, the high is crystal clear and the bass is good -- if you using large current amp. I used Musical Fadelity A3.2 Int. amp to drive and it give me tube amp like feeling. I have compared it with Proac 1SC ($2000), just can't tell the different. It needs long time to break in (about 300 hours). So please be patient, you will find the amaing sound after complete burn in. My setup: Hadyn Speakers NAD C542 Cd player MF A3.2 int. amp Van Den Hul speaker cable

Strengths:
wide soundstage, perfect high and mid

Weaknesses:
nothing within this price

Similar Products Used:
B&W N805, Dyna 52, proac 1sc

dave_c3

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.11 of 5, 9.00 votes

Price Paid:  $525.00 from Audiogon

Summary:
The first time I heard these I just knew I was going to have to find a pair to take them home with me. This is without a doubt the best sounding bookshelf I have heard in this price range.The highs are very smooth and detailed and the mids are outstanding.You really can listen to these for hours without the listener's fatigue that develops with so many of the other good sounding speakers out there. The Viennas are not an extremely efficient speaker but if you have 150watts or more to give them they go from very good to incredible. I can hear details in music that I don't think I've heard with anything else in this price range. I don't think the bass will be enough for some with these speakers but I believe it is exactly where it should be, very tight and very clean. If your equipment will allow, the crossover should probably be set to 80hz and you should definately let the sub take over from there if you have one. If you don't then I recommend getting one because if you want to hear this speaker at it's full potential, using a sub such as the HSU Vtf-3 will add a depth of sound and create a sound stage equivalent to some very good floor standers and then some. These speakers are a little more sensitive then most that I have listened to regarding the quailty of the recording simply because you can hear every little detail both good and bad. Jazz and classical sound quite incredible but these do quite well with rock and pop as well. I wouldn't recommend these speakers to anyone that likes alot of the deep bass that's in alot of the rap and hip-hop but for everything else they perform incredibly well. As for home theater these are equally as good but again a good sub makes all the difference. If your in the market for a very good bookshelf speaker then these should be close to the top of your list to audition.

Strengths:
Mids and highs. Bass is good but probably not enough for most. Very finely crafted speaker.

Weaknesses:
These really do need at least 100 watts of good clean power (150 recommended) to perform at or near their full potential.

Similar Products Used:
Sonus Faber, PSB, Boston Acoustics, Cerwin Vega, Klipsch, Polk