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Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.75 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00 from filtronique

Summary:
This review is for the anniversary model. I would recommend placing these wonderful speakers in medium to large room. I am around 20 feet away from them and they are truly magnificent. I tested many amps and went for Audio Research reference tubes (magic). The amati's dissapear and after awhile you forget about them and are calmed by the elegant music that is produced. They really are instruments. I guess you can say that they are a modern day escape. They can take you to audiophile heaven for hours. They even sound amazing in home theatre. I have them hooked up in 2 channel as well as 5.1, movies are mesmerizing and concerts sublime. I started with Guarneri's years ago which I love and now use them as rears in 5.1 and also use a rel stentor3 sub without any center (i run it in phantom mode) the amati's in front with guarneri's as rears is just amazing , the rel is also great and disappears. Also run a krell s-1000 processor with the audio research reference amps.

Strengths:
Most enjoyable music reproduction I ever heard.

Weaknesses:
none

Similar Products Used:
b&w, wilson, avalon, proac, focal, mission, opera, quad

Price Paid:  $20000.00 from none

Summary:
I dont pay $20000 for its looks. I only pay $20000 for its sound because I listen to music with my ears not with my eyes.

So dont be fooled you fools.

Strengths:
looks only

Weaknesses:
not worth the $... $20000 only listen to jazz and musical but not rock and roll?? Are you joking??

Similar Products Used:
My cheaper JBL systems are more flexible as I can listen to most music.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I do not own this Jewel (hopefully someday) only relating my experience as i am listening/analyzing it (as audiophile?) from where I bought my Concerto. This is the best electro-acoustic transducer system for strings reproduction (violins, guitar,cello), solo piano, forthright jazz and classical. But to play a bit of rock or fast music you need bottom octave power and slam. Further analysis to complete the musical spectrum meant that it needs high quality subwoofer from 25hz down to the lowest the music can reach (9hz?) depending on canorous programme. With that in mine nothing beats it to replicate a real musical instrument. Just a suggestion to those no-cost-object buyers to try it with REL Studio or to a lesser degree two REL Storms. I read a review where JMLabs MezzoUtopia still fitted with REL Studio and everything went even better. Another appropriate design is a three-way spkr which includes a built-in subwoofer (Von Schweikert DB-99/100). The nuances and subtleties in music reproduction is somewhat filled-in or refined with added subwoofer, there is such completeness in its overall presentation. Why do they design speakers with stupendous/extravagant woofers (Alon Grand, MartinLog Statement, Genesis2, Slamms..etc). - TheNeverEndingStoryOfHighFidelity, Happy Listening, LiveOneDayAtATime.

Strengths:
Strings Reproduction

Weaknesses:
lacking bottom power slam

Similar Products Used:
Cremona, Concerto, Duntech, Apogee, Wilson Watt/Puppy

Price Paid:  $13000.00 from San Jose

Summary:
OK, owning this beauty for 2 years and its about time post the experience ! Visually, anybody saw it will praise the style and excellent wood work so is the outer beauty matches the inner beauty ? Summary of Amati's performance in one word is "Musical", even it did not have powerfull bass and highest high but it sure sounds right to my ears. I know some people (reviewer) said Amati add color to the tone/music (alter the harmonic content ?) I do not know but I do know every gear in the audio path add some thing (color,think about Tube!) but I enjoy music more then before after I have them.

Strengths:
Mid. range (Vocal) and over all musical (you have to lisen for youself).

Weaknesses:
expensive $$$$$$$$$$

Similar Products Used:
B&W silver sig. (25), Elac Doles Vita, JM Lab Mini-Utopia, Utopia, Thiel 6, Wilson W&P 5.1,Avalon Duo, Audio Physic Virgo

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
If you are looking for ways to be more involved in the music ocming out from speakers, Amati can archieve for you. If you are think HiFi is a piece of good looking furniture, Amati is your goal. Just got it from friend after really serious thought. I know it is big money and was doubted that I might not be able to get back the value of every dollar I spent. However, buying Amati proves that I am wrong. I have experienced various legend speakers before, but none can bring me the current status. I can reach a very good tonal balance with Amati even when I am using normal amp. My theory of driving Amati is to use "small" output power amp rather than huge power. The best combo that I listened was Amati driving by VAC 300B model, talking about 18w per channel only. I also used to listen it in HiFi show playing with Siltech new model tube amp, which sounds really harsh, like Goldmund and Venture. Apparently, I am using Italy brand called Aloia 10.01 + 13.01 combo, 40w per channel only. However, Amati is already sounds super. High resolution but musical. Never feel bright nor lack of power. I can hear more details than other gears like SF Electa Amator II, B&W Matrix 802 S3, Elec Dolce Vita, Dyna Contour 1.8 MKII, etc. Position is very very good, like singers perform beside you. My next target is to test Amati performance with newly bought Opera Ref 6.6 tube amp.........KT66, 25w per channel. I believe that tube amp is good mate to Amati. I dont feel regret to own this speaker. But feel a bit reluctant to ask friends to visit my place. Also need to sequeeze my daily spending budget from now onwards.

Strengths:
Excellent in both sound and look. Can accept wide range of amplifiers with different output range and internal setup. Gentle voice sounds like real artists performance with you.

Weaknesses:
Dont invite friends to your place or you will lose them...........I have few friends claimed to give up HiFi after listening to Amati at my place. And seems that I also infected by the Amati Virus, feel sounds in other places/setup is like rubbish now, no more interest to spend time to listen.

Similar Products Used:
SF Electa Amator II, B&W M802 S3, Elac Dolce Vita, Dyna Contour 1.8 MKII