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Price Paid:
$750.00
from Audiogon Summary:
I first listened to the Era Design 5 on the recommendation by Sam Tellig. I had no idea that they would exceed my expectations. In the past, I have used Sonus Faber Grand Pianos, Von Schweikert VR4s and the JBL product line. Era Design 5 are in the run in with all of the products used in my repertoire. They have a smooth midrange and a warm overall presence. Depending on music, they truly shine, I have had great results with classical (highly transparent and lifelike) to Ozzy (crisp highs and smooth fast bass lines).
I use my Era Design 5's with a Sub10, it is necessary to carry the bass frequency down below 50 hz. I run the Sub10 at 42hz with the best results. The sub is amazing too, it disappears in the soundstage.
Era Design use silk woofer and are well matched with bright gear however, I run them with transparent and warm sounding equipment. I run them with an Atoll Electronique AM200 and Atoll PR100 with an amazing result. The high and lows are smooth and precise, even on my old grateful dead masters, the Era's smooth out the roughness of recording.
An added note, Era's are true audiophile speakers and will reveal inferior equipment. I recommend Stereophile Class "A" sources and at least 100w per channel to drive them efficiently. Strengths:
smooth, wide soundstage, good highs, ample bass and not afraid of power. A true bargain for the money. Weaknesses:
none, that I can pinpoint and I listen to them regularly. Similar Products Used:
Von Schweikert, Sonus Faber, Dynaudio, JBL and Boston Acoustic.
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