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Price Paid:
$8600.00
from Direct Summary:
I bought the Montana SPII ten years ago but got the itch to upgrade. They still look brand new and are great speakers, but it was time to shop around. I home auditioned the Sonus Faber Cremonas but they only sounded good on certain types of music and were too aggressive on some music. I listened to the
Vienna Mahlers and was close to buying a pair until i played a tune from
an early Traffic album. The Mahlers missed a prominent piece of the song...
notes that should have attacked were recessed. It wasn't accurate and i never
heard any speaker treat the song in that manner...so much for the Mahlers.
I listened to the Revel Ultimates, Krell, Martin Logan Vantages, Audio Physic
Scorpios, Avalon Acoustics and others. I liked the Audio Physics and Martin Logans but didn't want to pay that kind of money, so i bought a pair of Monitor Audio Gold Signature 60s for $4000. Listened to them for about 5 months...they
were good rock speakers but a little bright for my tastes. Bummer, i liked my old SPIIs better...tried to sell the Monitors but couldn't get near my asking price. After
all my auditioning, i finally called the owner, Peter, at PBN Montana. Luckily,
there are no dealers in my area so I worked the trade on the EPS2s and waited a month for the speakers. Gotta admit, I had buyer's remorse in that month. I really didn't want to kick out more money and i was having a tough time justifying the nearly 9 grand i paid for my upgrade. The SPIIs were so good...what was i thinking? Fast forward...was it ever worth it ! The EPS2s are fantastic speakers...incredibly dynamic, harmonically true and beautiful to look at. I got the premium finish in piano black and they look magnificent. THe speakers have
great clarity, depth and tremendous drive and best of all, they maintain
their character at low volume levels too. Percussion sounds terrific, instruments
are so accurately portrayed,,,the highs are clean and sweet, bass is tight and punchy. Read the Absolute Sound review on PBN Audio's website. These speakers sound great on all types of music...a real "live" sound that's hard to
find in the marketplace. Audition a pair if you're near a dealer. I don't normally
buy a pair of speakers without auditioning them. I've done it twice now
with the Montanas and both times i've been extremely grateful. You can't go
wrong with this speaker. Plus, the owner Peter is a great guy as well. Best
money i've spent in 10 years.
Strengths:
The sound...dynamic and involving. Will play all your recordings well.
I can't compliment them enough.
Weaknesses:
Heavy, but very well made. I was worried about the weight at first, but one person can slide the stands and maneuver once they're removed from their wooden crates.
Similar Products Used:
I owned or auditioned...Vandersteen, Thiel, Audio Physic, Signet, Martin Logan,
Vienna Acoustics, Revel, Sonus Faber, Krell, Ariel...many others.
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