Guys, my amp is a gorgeous fat lush Leben CS300, and the front is a 47Lab transport & DAC. Cable is Transparent Ultra (this was left over from a monster system which made way for the 'petit' valve set-up.
The 'speakers were on loan and have been around a friend's for a listening session in his system too. In the main his impression of the Essence's were in broad agreement.
I have had a number of different 'speakers in my listening room and usually don't have trouble with set-up. The Druids however did take quite a few weeks before understanding they need positioning much farther apart than usual to avoid them 'squarking'. The E's seem to fit into the same footprint area occupied by my Druids and all aspects of the 'speaker's presentation seemed fine. I know small changes in Druids' positioning make big differences, but positioning was not an issue with the E's I'm fairly confident.
The 'speakers were on loan and have been around a friend's for a listening session in his system too. In the main his impression of the Essence's were in broad agreement.
I have had a number of different 'speakers in my listening room and usually don't have trouble with set-up. The Druids however did take quite a few weeks before understanding they need positioning much farther apart than usual to avoid them 'squarking'. The E's seem to fit into the same footprint area occupied by my Druids and all aspects of the 'speaker's presentation seemed fine. I know small changes in Druids' positioning make big differences, but positioning was not an issue with the E's I'm fairly confident.