Replacing the Focal Kanta 2

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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    Joey, Have you hear the Olympica Nova V's? I know this is for the secondary system and I'm not sure what size room they're going to be in, but I MUCH prefered the heft of sound from the Novas to the Amators. Not bloatiness, just weight when needed.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey, Have you hear the Olympica Nova V's? I know this is for the secondary system and I'm not sure what size room they're going to be in, but I MUCH prefered the heft of sound from the Novas to the Amators. Not bloatiness, just weight when needed.

    I have the O3... you heard both?? The amator max and the nova v?
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    Joey_V wrote: »
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey, Have you hear the Olympica Nova V's? I know this is for the secondary system and I'm not sure what size room they're going to be in, but I MUCH prefered the heft of sound from the Novas to the Amators. Not bloatiness, just weight when needed.

    I have the O3... you heard both?? The amator max and the nova v?

    Yes. They have them at Paragon Sound in Ann Arbor Michigan. I am a huge SF fan and wish I could afford the Il Cremonese.
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey, Have you hear the Olympica Nova V's? I know this is for the secondary system and I'm not sure what size room they're going to be in, but I MUCH prefered the heft of sound from the Novas to the Amators. Not bloatiness, just weight when needed.

    I have the O3... you heard both?? The amator max and the nova v?

    Yes. They have them at Paragon Sound in Ann Arbor Michigan. I am a huge SF fan and wish I could afford the Il Cremonese.

    You’re lucky.

    I would love to hear the max
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  • SIHAB
    SIHAB Posts: 4,899
    Man,

    don't use guys have a Earl Shibe by you?
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    xsmi wrote: »
    Joey, Have you hear the Olympica Nova V's? I know this is for the secondary system and I'm not sure what size room they're going to be in, but I MUCH prefered the heft of sound from the Novas to the Amators. Not bloatiness, just weight when needed.

    I have the O3... you heard both?? The amator max and the nova v?

    Yes. They have them at Paragon Sound in Ann Arbor Michigan. I am a huge SF fan and wish I could afford the Il Cremonese.

    Paragon has a generous reimbursement program for out-of-towners who visit their store (I'm sure a purchase is necessary)

    So Joey,
    if your visiting the midwest or Ann Arbor (near me) . . . Drag those Kantas up here and I'll take 'em off your hands!!
    I dig the Baby Blue B)
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    edited November 2021
    GlennDog wrote: »
    So Joey,
    if your visiting the midwest or Ann Arbor (near me) . . . Drag those Kantas up here and I'll take 'em off your hands!!
    I dig the Baby Blue B)

    You just have a good lead on black paint. Don't you.
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,120
    audioluvr wrote: »
    You just have a good lead on black paint. Don't you.

    I've been outed!
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