I had been wanting to upgrade my speakers for over a year. While scouring many forums and reviews I came across Rethm. Rethm is respected in our forum too but it is limited to the Saadhana. Unfortunately due to room size and space constraints the Saadhana was out for me. There is very little chatter about the Maarga but the reviews from 6 Moons convinced me to make the trip to Jacobs place in Kochi.
Jacobs place is wonderful as covered in the 6Moons review. After a cup of coffee we headed to the studio. I had carried flac files of my music on a disk. We quickly hooked it to Jacob's laptop and the output went to a Ifi DAC on to his vaccum tube amp and on to the Maargas. We started with Hotel California - Hell Freezes Over. The first thing I noticed was the resolution and soundstage. Wow! It was the closest I have felt to a live performance. Initially the bass felt weak but boosting it made a world of difference.
I listen to a variety of music like Jazz, Hindi, Rock, Pop, Indian classical, etc. so I played a variety and the Maargas did justice to them all. Vocals and instruments have a nice lively quality without souding over the top. The soundstage is superb. For example, Beethovens Pastorale sounded like I was in a concert hall. Simply amazing. The bass is superb and can be tweaked (freq and volume) to your taste.
In the end I asked Jacob to connect the Saadhanas just to see what Id miss. Of course the Saadhanas are superior in every way - especially resolution. But the Maargas are not too far behind.
Needless to say the Maargas are here and they are awesome. Theyve brought new life into my recordings especially LPs. Right now Ive paired them with my NAD which clearly needs to be upgraded. My room is less than ideal and I had resigned to the fact that I wouldnt get as good a soundstage as Jacobs studio (since I have to place them close to the walls) but Im pleasantly surprised as to how good it still is. And they look good too!
If you are looking for speakers and these are in your price range, do make a trip to Kochi. You wont be disappointed. And now you can even get to hear the Bhava!
Jacobs place is wonderful as covered in the 6Moons review. After a cup of coffee we headed to the studio. I had carried flac files of my music on a disk. We quickly hooked it to Jacob's laptop and the output went to a Ifi DAC on to his vaccum tube amp and on to the Maargas. We started with Hotel California - Hell Freezes Over. The first thing I noticed was the resolution and soundstage. Wow! It was the closest I have felt to a live performance. Initially the bass felt weak but boosting it made a world of difference.
I listen to a variety of music like Jazz, Hindi, Rock, Pop, Indian classical, etc. so I played a variety and the Maargas did justice to them all. Vocals and instruments have a nice lively quality without souding over the top. The soundstage is superb. For example, Beethovens Pastorale sounded like I was in a concert hall. Simply amazing. The bass is superb and can be tweaked (freq and volume) to your taste.
In the end I asked Jacob to connect the Saadhanas just to see what Id miss. Of course the Saadhanas are superior in every way - especially resolution. But the Maargas are not too far behind.
Needless to say the Maargas are here and they are awesome. Theyve brought new life into my recordings especially LPs. Right now Ive paired them with my NAD which clearly needs to be upgraded. My room is less than ideal and I had resigned to the fact that I wouldnt get as good a soundstage as Jacobs studio (since I have to place them close to the walls) but Im pleasantly surprised as to how good it still is. And they look good too!
If you are looking for speakers and these are in your price range, do make a trip to Kochi. You wont be disappointed. And now you can even get to hear the Bhava!