Green Mountain Continium 1.5, anyone heard these?

04-13-12: Bogiedr
Bombaywalla, I read your review and I was quite impressed. In fact your review had a lot to do with me even auditioning these. Having said that;
1. Do you think a Sansui AU-717 will be enough power? (85 watts, old school measurements)

Thank you for your kind words Bogiedr. Glad that someone found that review useful!
Roy does advocate some vintage hifi & IF memory serves me correctly he did mention vintage Onkyo. OTOH, I did drive my C1.5i with a 60W/ch Jolida 502A & did definitely did the job with some tube magic. So, I would say that the conservatively rated 85W/ch AU-717 will probably be OK. The speaker is a relatively easy 6 Ohm load so the vintage Sansui should not be stressed.

2. You mention set up, no manual found in the website, can you elaborate?

That's too bad! If you do buy these speakers, call Roy & ask him to email you an e-copy of the manual. He's usually happy to do so.
Well, in the manual Roy explains how to setup the speaker in a equal legged T where the distance between the 2 speakers = the distance of the listener from the mid-point of the speakers. And, there is also some guidance on how to move yourself back/forth until the image locks in. Plus, there is some guidance on ear height from the floor, etc.

Re. Shakeydeal - he's a friend of mine & a well-known person. What he's saying is really true - these speakers are very good sounding. I've heard Shakey's system when he has VR2. He's been thru many speakers since (more than you can shake a stick at) & of all the speakers available the Green Mtn speakers have sounded the best to his ears. So, please do not be disuaded by Shakey's succinct words - he does mean well & he's being honest w/ his opinions. Thanks. FWIW.

Bombaywalla, I believe what Shakey is saying, he's passionate about his statements ... but it would have been nicer to find out on my own and not have someone post something that had nothing to do with my original post. The way I read it my current speaker system stinks compared to the 1.5's, nothing to do with my post ... make sense? They were not even on the original post. Anyway, perhaps I should not seek opinions here and look elsewhere. I did pass on the 1.5's as, again, not looking to upgrade the VS' so why buy them? great chatting, you, take care.

>I did pass on the 1.5's as, again, not looking to upgrade the VS' so why buy them?<

That is a truly ridiculous statement. And it sounds like your pride went before your common sense in this situation.

The VR2s are decent speakers and I am glad you enjoy them.

Shakey

The way I read it my current speaker system stinks compared to the 1.5's, nothing to do with my post ... make sense?

I'm sorry but I did not get that. In this thread there was a person who had lived with VR2s for a long time thinking like you do that the VR2s were it only to discover that there were speakers much better. According to me this is invaluable information & why I even bother to troll these forums on Audiogon. I cannot hear every speaker there is & if there is someone telling me that I need to look further to get even more enjoyment then I'm willing to listen & take that advice. And, I did when people here told me to get rid of my B&W DM604S2 speakers & find something much better. I was really very happy w/ them but then I took a closer look & over several months I was able to verify the short-coming they were stating & I went on to discover a better speaker system.
Anyway, nobody can force you to buy a speaker you do not want & nobody should. If you have decided to pass on the Green Mtn C1.5i then so be it. I'm sorry that you chose this route as I believe that you could have had both the VR2 & the C1.5i & enjoyed music thru both...... :-)