New Speakers - Riddle Thread

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^ Looks like you found yourself a very good speaker, since you are in chennai i would love to listen to your T amp once(since i am planning to buy one), that is if don't mind.
 
psychotropic said:
he he yes vinod. you've got it right. Nice work!! It's the odyssey audio epiphony. Odyssey (and Klaus Bunge) are based in Canada. This speaker uses a woofer from Tangband which is based in Taiwan, and a tweeter from Seas which is Norwegian. The successor to this speaker the Odyssey Audio Epiphony II uses a tweeter from Usher, that's the Usher connection. Odyssey Audio are licensed distributors and re-creators of Symphonic Line products, which is the german connection. etc., etc.,


And to the poster who asked me why not the Lorelei, simply because I don't have the space or the budget.

It was interesting how I chanced upon the Epiphony. I was at ARN listening to something else, when Sridhar asked me if I had heard these speakers. They didn't look particularly impressive, and looked about the same size as the Usher S520. But when I heard them they really blew me away. Not only does it have substantially more LFE than the Usher S520, even the mids and highs are full and musical. Lush, is a word that comes to mind, but I am afraid to use it because it sounds like it's adding something to the sound, but that's not what it's doing, it's just adding life to the performances. And the soundstage and imaging were something else.

I did a swap-out comparison with the S520 and the Epiphony was much much more to my taste. The music had a texture and life to it...you listened to familiar songs and it made you smile....The Usher is a superb pair of speakers for the money, but they come from different philosophies...the Usher is more immediate and in your face, the Odysseys are laidback and lush and involving. I felt it took you a couple of steps closer to the holy grail of feeling like you're listening to the performer in your room...when listening to the Ella and Louis SACD. Of course the Epiphonys come from a higher price bracket and even in that price bracket is reputed to slay much more expensive speakers, so this doesn't reflect poorly on the Usher S520 at all. They remain fantastic speakers in their own right.

And also, while this listening was going on I had no clue what speakers these were. But I knew I wanted them. Unlike every other component purchase where I've read and researched it to within an inch of its life, this was completely un-researched love at first hearing.
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Many congrats, psychotropic! These are supposed to be highly musical speakers (as with all Odyssey products).

Maybe down the line, you can also consider the $1500 Odyssey bundled system.

By the way, from what I know, Odyssey is based in the US (Indiana). However, the Epiphony is actually not designed by Klaus Bunge. He has teamed up with another speaker designer (I forget his name) who is Canadian.
 
Them speakers look the same as the Be 718 Mini Dancers ..... and hopefully, less than half the landed cost .........
 
@rajapraveen, give me a call and drop in any time.

@asliarun - Yes! they're very very musical. Puts a smile on your face type of speakers. Yes, perhaps some day I may buy an Odyssey amp :). These speakers proudly declare that they are "Made in Canada". And they're designed by Alain Courteau (who is Canadian). Yeah, it looks like Odyssey are American and not Canadian, my bad.

@avidyarhty - in real life they look nowhere as good as the Be 718 :), and they're much smaller. the Be718s are also a completely different kettle of fish sonically. More detailed, more LFE, more of everything :). The Odyssey are perhaps more musical than the Be718, but hey, this could be wishful thinking :). But ya, in most ways the 718 easily exceeds the Epiphony significantly.
 
I stand corrected :lol: And if that was your intended purpose, then the CD did it pretty well. Even my untrained ears could tell it didn't sound good.

And congrats on your purchase. You've gotten a good bargain. Happy listening :ohyeah:


psychotropic said:
and gryphon, i do believe you misheard. Poison is not my favourite musically or recording wise. I carried it for the specific purpose of checking out how the Odysseys sounded with a harsh and poor 80s recording. (and it did quite well IMO)
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Happy listening psycho! Post the first impressions about how it sounds in your existing setup.

Cheers
 
are you missing your NAD ..psycho ?

Hugely keen to hear your views on this. There must be more areas where i imagine you would be missing a larger amp like the NAD as compared to the Toppings.

Maybe i would have to wait for some pics and a review..

mpw
 
Congrats on your purchase Psycho

Not that the Topping wont perform well with these speakers, but i am sure a bigger would make the speaker perform much well

Again, i feel this topic would have come in Psycho's mind while deciding and he would have had a talk with Sridhar

Awaiting your review
 
Congrats Vinay on your purchase.

And good job Vinod on the guessing game. I thought nobody was going to get it :).

Someday soon Vinay we owe each other a visit.
 
my frunds who think that the Topping may be 'inadequate', have you guys heard this amp? I sold the NAD because for the speakers that I had there was not a single thing that the NAD did better sonically. The Topping was clearly superior.

Bigger amps are not always better. People who have SETs will be the first to tell you that (and no tube watts are not different from solid state watts, whatever anyone may tell you ).

The Odysseys are easy to drive and work superbly with the Topping. And for all of you out there making conclusions on the Topping without hearing it.....please hear it before you make conclusions on them ;)

I'll post more detailed listening impressions and pictures soon.
 
psychotropic said:
my frunds who think that the Topping may be 'inadequate', have you guys heard this amp? I sold the NAD because for the speakers that I had there was not a single thing that the NAD did better sonically. The Topping was clearly superior.

Bigger amps are not always better. People who have SETs will be the first to tell you that (and no tube watts are not different from solid state watts, whatever anyone may tell you ).

The Odysseys are easy to drive and work superbly with the Topping. And for all of you out there making conclusions on the Topping without hearing it.....please hear it before you make conclusions on them ;)

I'll post more detailed listening impressions and pictures soon.
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Hi Psycho
I never meant that you have purchased the speakers without thinking about the amp and now you would need a bigger amp. I was sure you would have bought something which goes well with the Topping amp
And due to that I think many of us are eager to know your reviews.
 
@mpw and rikhav - no i don't miss the NAD. The Topping is better. I usually prefer superior components. And apologies for the grouchy tone. I am bugged with people running down the tripath without even hearing it.

They sound fabulous in my room. I've pushed my cabinet forward abotu 4 inches so I can give them a foot and a bit of room behind. It's still probably not optimal, but sounding lovely. Will try putting some foam into the ports to see if it makes a difference.

I've also got a modded CD63SE (sridhar's), as well as speaker wire from Usher / Rapport, so it's a very different setup now, and a distinctly superior one! I am 'lovin it'.

Price. These originally sold for about 40k. The pair I have has sufferred some small dents on the corners, and has been a shop demo piece for a couple of years. Therefore I paid 25k. best 25k I've ever spent.
 
psychotropic said:
Price. These originally sold for about 40k. The pair I have has sufferred some small dents on the corners, and has been a shop demo piece for a couple of years. Therefore I paid 25k. best 25k I've ever spent.
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I just came to know that ARN is no longer selling Epiphony speakers. The last demo piece is being sold to psycho.

I am mostly going to pickup a new pair of Usher S520 from ARN for my topping amp. I missed psycho's sale offer on the same set of speakers, and hence have to go for a new one.

Hey psycho, can you suggest a good source within about 15K. This source will run with TP20 and Usher S520 (mostly), the same combination that you had. I have CA DVD99 in mind. But you may please suggest.
 
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