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Eminent Technology LFT-VIII
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Rating
Reviewed by:
armyscout42
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
December 15, 2005Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year Visitors rate this review
2.50 of 5,
2.00 votes
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Review 1 of 20
Price Paid:
$1000.00
from audiogon Summary:
Purchased on october 2004, amplifiers used are carver 225 TFM using a carver c-16 preamp and pioneer vsx912 7.1 home theater receiver with dakiom feedback stabliziers,acoustic research tds-202 spatial enhancer. With the right components or matching, this system is hard to beat and a steal for the price. Life like imaging, crystal clear highs and midrange and voice is realistic. Highly recommended and compared to magnepan better sounding overall. Strengths:
Midrange, highs and 3 dimensional imaging. It sounds as if the musicians are there in front of you. Glasss breaking and dialogue is realistic in home theater applications. Weaknesses:
Heavy cabinets, requires too much current to drive. Otherwise, awesome loudspeakers. Unbeatable in price comparison to other high end equivalent. Similar Products Used:
Magnepan, srslabs, acoustat.
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Reviewed by:
douglas_schroeder
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
May 22, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year |
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Review 2 of 20
Price Paid:
$0.00
from Audiogon Summary:
I had used the Eminent Tech LFT-8A's and was quite pleased. I previously posted a review of them. Decided to add a second pair, as per review I saw, in order to make mains with four speakers. Phenomenal upgrade in the sound. Went from good to "world class" sound. I am biamping both pair and running them on Outlaw Audio multi-channel amps. Am using twin outputs from Rogue Audio Magnum 66 pre and splitting them to achieve signals for 8 amps to feed the four main speakers... Strengths:
Incredible detail, awesomely wide and deep soundstage. Strong, tight bass. Lightning fast treble. Very strong "you are there" feeling in the sound. Weaknesses:
Stand supplied is functional but not optimum. For price point, manufacturer had to cut economize somewhere! ; upgrade to the Sound Anchor stands. Similar Products Used:
Magnepan 1.6; Vandersteen 2CE
The Eminents effortlessly beat both of these; I agree with previous post that the "stacked" LFT's would give the Magnepan 3.6 a run for the money.
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Reviewed by:
Peter John
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date
April 10, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months |
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Review 3 of 20
Price Paid:
$0.00
from Factory Direct Summary:
SUPERB!
I recently acquired two pairs; i.e. four Eminent Technology VIIIa speakers, and I am driving them with a pair of Bryston 7B-SST monoblocks.
To my ears this combination is indeed quite synergistic perhaps due to the fact that the eight to ten ohm impedance of each ET VIIIa speaker connected in parallel perfectly matches the output impedance of the Bryston monoblocks.
I would like to recommend to everyone that they give very serious consideration to acquiring not two, but four of the ET VIIIa speakers, because this truly provides a very wide soundstage and also allows a great deal of adjustment to overcome possible room problems. The four VIIIa speakers do indeed create a "you are there" atmosphere no matter what type of music.
I am reasonably certain, although I have not personally made the comparison, that FOUR ET VIIIa speakers greatly outperform TWO of the more expensive Magnaplanar 3.6 series speakers. Strengths:
Spatial Representation
Height of Sound "Picture"
Overall Frequency Response Weaknesses:
Cannot think of any Similar Products Used:
Sound Lab 3A ESL
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Rating
Reviewed by:
douglas_schroeder
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
March 7, 2005Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month |
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Review 4 of 20
Price Paid:
$725.00
from audiogon.com Summary:
In initial listening sessions, I very much prefer the sound of the LFT to the maggie 1.6's. They are similar in nature, having the same kind of 'planar' sound as opposed to cones, but there the similarities end.
The LFT is a slightly narrower width of sound field, which makes sense due to the maggies being wider pannels. But the quality of the sound reproduction is wonderful! I especially appreciate the softer, yet more accurate high end. I had always struggled with the edginess of the tweeter on the 1.6, but the LFT resolves the treble nicely without the edge to it. And that is with the setting for tweeter on high.
Further, the seamless integration of the bass driver and planars is quite well done. I had auditioned Martin Logans and was not impressed with their integration of the electrostat and woofer. I am hearing very defined, strong bass with the combination of the LFT and my twin Vandersteen subs.
I would have to say that the LFT is already outperforming any setup I have used with the Maggies, and that's even before I have tried passively biamping the LFT! I'm very eager to hear what they sound like given more clean power! I have noticed that especially in the bass, there is definition and depth I never heard from the 1.6's.
In essence, the LFT produces a richer sound, one that is more like live music, without adding the "box" coloration to the sound. Strengths:
Seamless integration from woofer to pannels
Highs detailed, yet not harsh
Does wonders with vocals!
Exceptional $/performance ratio! Weaknesses:
Not a true weakness, just a difficulty:Awkward to move about due to extensive metalwork on pannels. Similar Products Used:
Vandersteen 2CE
Mangepan MMG, 1.6QR
Definitive Technology
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Rating
Reviewed by:
floydla1
(AudioPhile)
Review Date
October 16, 2004Overall 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,
1.00 votes
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Review 5 of 20
Price Paid:
$1600.00
from Direct Summary:
Purchased a pair of LFT-8a to replace KEF 104/2 that age finally caught up with. Purchase was based solely on strength of audioreview reviews and e-mails with Bruce Thigpen. After three months listening, can not be happier. Staging, imaging, tonality is a step up from the KEFs (folks, that ain't easy to do). Very pleasant on the ears. Strengths:
I listen primarily to classical and big band. The 8a's are very crisp, clean, and true to the instrument / artist. Weaknesses:
I strongly agree with prior reviews -- requires strong amp, pre-amp. The bass was muddy until I replaced my old Carver CT-6 with a Krell KRC-3. I would recommend driving with 200 amp/channel. Similar Products Used:
KEF 104/2.
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