jelly109

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $800.00 from www.hififabrik.de

Summary:
This speaker is the best you can get for this budget. The speaker is EOL but if you can still find it, get a pair without thinking too long! If you want to get to the optimum, you have to install the control unit that comes with the speakers. This electronic masterpiece gives you a flat transmission curve, ultra-deep bass and super transparent highs. Two controls let you adapt the bass and treble to your room characteristic. I had to modify my amplifier to get this unit active in all surround modes, but the effort paid more than off. Full recommendation, at least worth 5 times the cost.

Strengths:
Impressive clear reproduction of all flavours of sound, ultra-deep bass

Weaknesses:
Not really weaknesses, but don't use these speakers in small rooms and, most important, don't use them with bad recordings, you will now hear all production mistakes.

Similar Products Used:
I listened to nearly all branded speakers in the range of 400 to 4000 Euro.

Price Paid:  $900.00 from hifi-finnesse

Summary:
its a real bargain. used first with marantz pm 7000, then proton ap 2000 pre and musical fidelity ma50-x monos (just 50 watts class a)and nad 541i cd. Clear, fine and airy sound, natural. sold my control-box, it makes no fun with cables and so on, bass was a bit deeper or controlled? if you use a good amp, there is no real need I think. very well made and good sounding

Strengths:
look, sound, bass, middle and high, can handle high volumes easily

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
heco mythos, heco argon 50, audioplan

Price Paid:  $2000.00 from Pause

Summary:
Ok now, down to the last writing from me. I have two other reviews below. Canton RC-L 1998, 2000 Euro Arcam 9 Int. Arcam 10 P (Bi-amp) Arcam 9 Alpha CD Nordost Cable Blue Heaven Interconnect Nordost Gold MK II Speaker cable Pro-Ject RPM 6 Goldring 1042 Audioquest Coral Interconnect First of all I´ld like to mention that this speaker is now only to be found in second hand. As time and music has aged in my mind and my RC-L. The sound have become more smooth and less pin point. So my system sounds more involving in all spectra than before. Having my interrest for clarity and definition I have not yet found a system near this price tag sounding half as good as my do. Was listening to Tracy Chapman the other day. And still, after almost five years of ownership I was surpriced that it still reveals new and undiscovered information to me. If you all lived in Sweden you would get a chance to listen to this set.

Strengths:
Clarity, fundaments in all spectra, from bass to treble.

Weaknesses:
VERY NEUTRAL SOUNDING. With not enough power, the bass get flubby. I recommend Bi-Amping

Similar Products Used:
Inifity (Not even close) Linn (Not half of depth) JBL (Great but not some treble) B&W (Are you joking? You have to spend twice the money to enter same leauge) Revel F30(Greater in all !) But

Price Paid:  $1200.00 from Local dealer

Summary:
Since 30 years i owned a lot of very good speakers but the overall quality of the RC-L is outstanding for that price. They produce a very clear and natural sound with a deep and strong bass. I recommend the speakers for all kind of music. If you have a chance to get them (They are out of production) you should do it now.

Strengths:
The absolutly best you can get at this price.

Price Paid:  $888.00 from Hirsch+Ille GmbH, Lu

Summary:
At this time for shure the best at this price. Very clear sound with excellent bass. I use it for classical music in a large room and it sounds like a concert hall.

Strengths:
Very clean and natural sound.

Weaknesses:
None