Lou, Ian Paisley was one of the titans of Canadian speaker design. They were somewhat ahead of us there what with the reseach facility at the NRC. He was with API which owned Mirage, Energy, Sound Dynamics and a few others. Great speakers, not well known in the lower 48.
I lived with the Raunas for about a year and a half. And, as you said, they were super fun; I think that you sum up the strengths very well.
Vocals did not sound like they were coming from a single source. The phantom place, between the speakers, where the voice should come from; it seemed to spread and get larger at different freqencies, so the mouth seemed smaller than the throat, etc. That's the best way that I can communicate it abscent audio speak.
I still think that you would find them a good roll in the hay though and would appreciate hearing your reaction when you get them. I have not heard a pair in this century, so take what I have to say with a full shaker of salt.
I lived with the Raunas for about a year and a half. And, as you said, they were super fun; I think that you sum up the strengths very well.
Vocals did not sound like they were coming from a single source. The phantom place, between the speakers, where the voice should come from; it seemed to spread and get larger at different freqencies, so the mouth seemed smaller than the throat, etc. That's the best way that I can communicate it abscent audio speak.
I still think that you would find them a good roll in the hay though and would appreciate hearing your reaction when you get them. I have not heard a pair in this century, so take what I have to say with a full shaker of salt.