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Also get some pavers and adjust the speaker hight. tweeters at ear level is good starting point ( kinda does what angleing them does but i think it works a bit better for imageing )

I wasn't expecting the GR speakers, that on first glance look a bit like a pub PA speaker to sound as good as they did. They were at least as insightful as the Typhoons and portray the ambience of the studio better too.

Sounds way too soft to me.

Surprisingly, this $3,900 amplifier is very light weight. Even though it is Class A/B it appears to use a switch mode power supply. Similar to what Class D amps use. There is no traditional Toroidal or EI transformer. The inside looks spartan. I know the design should not matter because it has good sound quality, however, that still bothers me.

Shame they discontinued those speakers. I have some R610s on their way now!

Ron. Well my friend you were spot on with the Caladans and I could not be happier with them. NOW I have gone and purchased an ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI-80D. Ah yes........down the rabbit hole. Through the looking glass. Fingers crossed.

Shipping rate for Caladans is $300 in US, expensive!

I wonder what Danny is going to name his new speaker??????

I just bought a RN1000A, what a beast it is !

I am curious what DAC is in this unit? If they didn't include a DAC - then maybe the remote and I/O connections could be better? 80W/ch @ 8 ohms, and 150W/ch @ 4 ohms is very good, but in my opinion, cramming in a DAC is too much to bite off, so to speak.

I love the content and these speakers would have been ordered if they would respond to any contact! I reached out to them multiple times after your first video with the Caladans but never did receive any response. Saying that… I would love if you could put out a video that gave examples of your descriptions of what you use to describe speakers/audio equipment. So we could understand exactly what you are describing when you use terms like vailed, or siblence, forward, recessed, open/airy… etc.. I think you have the equipment and ability to pull this off where many reviewers do not. This would be fantastic! I have about 50K invested in my system and as much as I enjoy listening as often as I can, I still very much consider myself an amateur audiophile and trying to better my understanding so that I can make educated improvements.

Vintage is good. I am super happy with my 1980 NAD 3020 and AR speakers and old CD player & AIWA turntable and the speakers far from the wall. All cheap as chips.

😂 just say "Electrocompany". Please!

Ugh to this continued amp speaker magical pairing stuff.

Hi, which Mic you use for recording? Regards from Peru 🇵🇪

I heard the Caladans at Axpona, In that room I wasn't impressed. I really, really wanted to love them, but if $50k worth of equipment didn't do it for me, them what chance with my setup.

Sorry Ron and Clayton really wanted to experience the Caladans but 4 months with no response from voice mails or email was a bit too much. I gave a credit card number to Clayton I have never heard back or have seen any order. I presume the number was lost since I haven't been charged either. I have moved on to another Open baffle design and are loving them. Hopefully the business side is straightening out for Clayton.

Huh, it's weird isnt it? Most of you are so used to the "wide" soundstage of headphones, but i bet it's a refreshing listening to a "big", "depth" and "tall" sound of EC on an Open Baffle speakers 😄 3D is not just wide 👍

I must have missed it... who is the female vocalist playing ukelele?

Take it to all the experts out there Ron…!

17:56. what I hear first is an uplifted timbre, then some bleed from midbass into the vocals.

Ron, what do you think about reviews where the reviewer doesnt know the price, brand or doesnt even get to set eyes on the gear itself before reviewing? How much bias happens when those things are known? I know for myself knowing all these things would influence my decisions heavily

Class A/B?.......................... Amps with switching power supplies shouldn't be able to call themselves that. Acid Jazz, Funk & Brass 🔈🔉🔊

Currently in a conversation with someone who is claiming that all non load dependent amps sound the same, is there any literature about this? What are people's thoughts about this claim? And Bluetooth is at a level that good now that i bet most people wouldn't be passing a blind listening test between Bluetooth and streaming or other digital sources. I don't see the need for a streamer when Bluetooth sounds as good as it does

Love you Ron. Truly do. You’re one of my favorites. But for 4 Grand and it looking like that. I better be able to see the instruments as well as hear them. Just sayin. Thanks for a terrific video my friend…….Though that said. If it truly is that amazing. Like passing the blindfold test to show its obvious superiority over many other amps. I reckon it can live in the closet and cabled from there.

I love my maple finish Caladans and wouldn't trade it, but that walnut is looking really good too.

One remote going bad sure you could chalk it up to bad luck but with the second remote the odds are they are most likely defective. And for around 4k that is not acceptable.

What is the sound track at 45:00 ?

Great video! I still find it quite strange that the hype around these speakers and sound clips provided are very far from what I experienced in person at CAF last year. I’d buy them quite quickly if they sounded like these clips.

Best sound clips on RUclips. Fantastic.

ive been eyeing this for months too as it somewhat cheaper in my country, but there's also burson timekeeper.... decision... decision

I'd be very tempted to go with an Auralic Aries S1 Streamer - $2,000., Holo Cyan 2 DAC - $1,200. & CHoco Emei Amp - $1,700. to drive Caladan Spkrs !!

80w is just too weak for that kind of money. Why do manufacturers do this, when they could easily make it more powerful. 4 12"s could certainly utilize more I suspect, for maximum output.

How does the rogue CM3 compare?

Hey Ron, I was wondering what type of wood are your caladans made of ?

I need to know the difference between straight class D, purifi or hypex, and this ECI. Do it again!