Hi All,
Let me first start off by saying that whatever I say is my personal opinion and I do not mean to offend any 1 in any manner !
Now coming to Mr lakshmant 's Review,
I can only imagine the kinda of sound He's refering to for two reasons !
1) I've been listing to onkyo's since they hit the indian shores ( onkyo regional manager,now the country manager for Elac Etc is a dear friend of mine ) I visit thier office very offten to checkout thier latest offerings, so I have heard the SKF101 connect to onkyo integra research dual mono Amp Via Onkyo CD player. I cannot say it completly bad but the sound was something which was hard to digest as the overall sound was heavily lacking soul and substance. the same combo when shifted to B&W 301 bookshelf the sound was something else.
The point Iam trying to make here is when an 40+ K onkyo amp that to from the most respected Range as integra research and the onkyo Cd player failed to bring the best out of SKF 101 ! I can only imagine how an Norge ( no dis respect to the amp here) can do such wonders !
2) I've heard the best of the speaker like quad 11L,12L,22L, Wharfadle Opus,Evo ( entire Wharfadle Range) ,B&W Nuatilus Signature Series and Others(one of them mentioned above),KEF reference,Avante Garde,JM Lab Electra & Custom makes ( I make few Myself) etc etc the list goes on and Amps like quad 909,musical fidelity A3.2,Onkyo (mentioned Above) proton per-power,lexicon,yardly Valve,Nad (all Ranges),carver again custom makes etc etc the list again goes on.
so with above two reasons Iam commenting here.
Also I have nothing against norge they are good products but the real problem is thier overall product quality which leaves lot to desire !
Am saying this as a concerned buyer who is serious bout the stuff and want to help an prospective buyer make an sound decision.
Iam just trying to voice my opinion here in doing so If I have offended any 1 please forgive me, its not my intension !