I listened to both the 826V and the 836V about two weeks ago. I heard the 826V in two different Tweeters and the 836V in a differetn store - all in Northern Virginia. The 826Vs were on high level receivers and the 836Vs were on McIntosh equipment. I was looking for replacements for my Chorus 707S fronts and cc700 center as our great room is really too large for them.
I thought both the 826V and 836V were okay - but no more than that. They just didn't do what my wife and I were looking for. They didn't have any impact - when we listened to All Along the Watchtower - live by Dave Matthews - there wasn't any feel when the band came in and we thought the sound didn't distinguish well between the different instruments. On Johnny Cash -The Man Comes Around and Hurt - they were pretty good -
Cash's voice had decent weight - but the low piano was pretty thin I thought. On the movie Diva - at the beginning where she sings the opening aria - they really didn't carry her voice well at all - no real body to her voice. But even with all this - they aren't bad for the price. I don't think they would do well in a large room though, which is what really ruled them out for us, plus I'm not fond of their center channel - just my $0.02 - my humble opinion - YMMV.
Ken
I thought both the 826V and 836V were okay - but no more than that. They just didn't do what my wife and I were looking for. They didn't have any impact - when we listened to All Along the Watchtower - live by Dave Matthews - there wasn't any feel when the band came in and we thought the sound didn't distinguish well between the different instruments. On Johnny Cash -The Man Comes Around and Hurt - they were pretty good -
Cash's voice had decent weight - but the low piano was pretty thin I thought. On the movie Diva - at the beginning where she sings the opening aria - they really didn't carry her voice well at all - no real body to her voice. But even with all this - they aren't bad for the price. I don't think they would do well in a large room though, which is what really ruled them out for us, plus I'm not fond of their center channel - just my $0.02 - my humble opinion - YMMV.
Ken