Focal Kanta No.2

kosst,

What aren’t you buying? That we aren’t reporting our experiences truthfully?

I always make a point of ensuring that the speakers I audition get the best chance possible. And this involves my auditioning them from various perspectives, pulling them out from the wall if necessary, etc, to take the "room out of the equation" as much as possible. The room I auditioned the Kanta’s in was a good one, they were well away from the walls, with treated room corners. I adjusted my seating position as well to listen for differences in bass nodes, and still came away with the impression I gave.

That’s certainly not to say that the Kanta’s can not sound balanced in the right room or set up. But if I can’t get a speaker to sound balanced in my audition, it’s not a good sign to me. And feedback from others here suggest they must be a finicky speaker to set up to get the type of tonal bass quality other speakers (e.g. most that I auditioned, and including my own Thiel speakers) have less problem achieving.

The Paradigm Persona's I auditioned actually started out in a much more compromised, right near the back wall, position and they still sounded more controlled and coherent from top to bottom than the Kanta's.

When a couple of amateurs start making statements the wildly contradict my experience with similar products and professional evaluations, I don't give those opinions much credit. 

What are you so defensive man? You haven’t even heard them. Maybe they suck? 

kosst,

I guess I'm unfamiliar with your profile.

You are a professional?

Professional what, exactly, and how does it make your view more valid?

Do you mean non-professionals can't have a valid opinion on speakers they demo?

Defensive? Na! I only seem defensive if you're feeling butt hurt! 

And yeah, I pretty much think the opinions of amateurs are useless, especially when they radically contradict the published words of people who make a living expressing their opinion. I've said that around here quite a bit. I don't claim to a professional. I DO accept the possibility great gear and a treated room can yield a lousy listening experience though. I've had that experience before.