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As promised earlier, am starting this thread on Hari Iyers New Creations, Krypton Audio K-100 TL BS. I heard them for over an hour & half yesterday 
Lets get the pairing details cleared first:
Amp: Yamaha R300 Stereo Receiver
Source: Yamaha BD-S67 Bluray Player
Cables: Generic ICs & Speaker Cables
Music Heard:
Dave Brubeck Take 5
Miles Davis - Milestones
Aretha Franklin Unforgettable
Carmen McRae Dont Explain
Branford Marsalis - Gutbucket Steepy
No Doubt HellaGood/Hey Baby/Underneath it all
Rainbow Temple Of the King
Queen Show must go on
Alannah Myles Black Velvet
Extreme More than words
Spiro Test CD :lol:
We had a little issue with getting the right height placement of the BS as the stands at hand were too low & could not be used effectively. Half way through, we placed the BS on a pair of FS which almost had the tweeters @ ear level. The speakers were placed approximately 6 odd feet apart.
Listening Experience:
Having heard the speakers for a brief while at FM mpws house last week, I can now say that whatever grouse I had against the speakers was now not present, as Hari has rectified the phase issue& now the speakers did not sound as if they were behind a curtain. No doubt, the source was a huge compromise & so was the amp to a certain extent, but then one could easily identify that these speakers have got what it takes to sound beautiful, when paired with the right partners. The sound stage is wide & am sure these can fill a big room with ease & can also be intimate in sound when placed in a small room.
Physically these are big speakers keeping normal BS in mind & also weigh a respectable 11kgs(for interest of the weight watchers)
I have this gut feel that when these are blind tested with a pair of FS, quite a few wont be able to make out which is a BS & which the FS. I say that as the bass from these speakers having 5.25 drivers is amazing. The tweeter is surprisingly refined & does not sound bright, inspite of the Yamaha Amp trying its best to make it shriek. Mids are not bad at all but a tad shy. The overall balance though is good. Another point worth mentioning is that they are not finicky w r t placement, be it with being placed close to their backs or sides, due thanks to them having the TL Terminus on the top end of the cabinet.
I am yet again surprised at how well the speakers reproduce the music, with such balance & also with a fantastic amount of low end that one has to keep in mind as these are BS Speakers.
I sure am glad that I heard these speakers now as I have recently heard an appreciable amount of BS speakers to compare notes with & can safely say that these will take the fight to ones costing between 45k to a lac effortlessly & kill quite a few FS in the 30-70k quite comfortably. Yea, sticking my neck out on this!
Another advantage is that Hari is offering a variety of finishes for the cabinets & grills, so you can match the colour to that of your room & or the accompanying furniture in it.
In short you get a tailor made set for you, which not only sounds but looks good as well. A great + according to me :thumbsup:
PS: 2 Pairs have already been ordered with custom white veneer finish :clapping:
I now request Hari to advise us the Price & Specs of the K-100 TL BS Speakers.
Lets get the pairing details cleared first:
Amp: Yamaha R300 Stereo Receiver
Source: Yamaha BD-S67 Bluray Player
Cables: Generic ICs & Speaker Cables
Music Heard:
Dave Brubeck Take 5
Miles Davis - Milestones
Aretha Franklin Unforgettable
Carmen McRae Dont Explain
Branford Marsalis - Gutbucket Steepy
No Doubt HellaGood/Hey Baby/Underneath it all
Rainbow Temple Of the King
Queen Show must go on
Alannah Myles Black Velvet
Extreme More than words
Spiro Test CD :lol:
We had a little issue with getting the right height placement of the BS as the stands at hand were too low & could not be used effectively. Half way through, we placed the BS on a pair of FS which almost had the tweeters @ ear level. The speakers were placed approximately 6 odd feet apart.
Listening Experience:
Having heard the speakers for a brief while at FM mpws house last week, I can now say that whatever grouse I had against the speakers was now not present, as Hari has rectified the phase issue& now the speakers did not sound as if they were behind a curtain. No doubt, the source was a huge compromise & so was the amp to a certain extent, but then one could easily identify that these speakers have got what it takes to sound beautiful, when paired with the right partners. The sound stage is wide & am sure these can fill a big room with ease & can also be intimate in sound when placed in a small room.
Physically these are big speakers keeping normal BS in mind & also weigh a respectable 11kgs(for interest of the weight watchers
)I have this gut feel that when these are blind tested with a pair of FS, quite a few wont be able to make out which is a BS & which the FS. I say that as the bass from these speakers having 5.25 drivers is amazing. The tweeter is surprisingly refined & does not sound bright, inspite of the Yamaha Amp trying its best to make it shriek. Mids are not bad at all but a tad shy. The overall balance though is good. Another point worth mentioning is that they are not finicky w r t placement, be it with being placed close to their backs or sides, due thanks to them having the TL Terminus on the top end of the cabinet.
I am yet again surprised at how well the speakers reproduce the music, with such balance & also with a fantastic amount of low end that one has to keep in mind as these are BS Speakers.
I sure am glad that I heard these speakers now as I have recently heard an appreciable amount of BS speakers to compare notes with & can safely say that these will take the fight to ones costing between 45k to a lac effortlessly & kill quite a few FS in the 30-70k quite comfortably. Yea, sticking my neck out on this!
Another advantage is that Hari is offering a variety of finishes for the cabinets & grills, so you can match the colour to that of your room & or the accompanying furniture in it.
In short you get a tailor made set for you, which not only sounds but looks good as well. A great + according to me :thumbsup:
PS: 2 Pairs have already been ordered with custom white veneer finish :clapping:
I now request Hari to advise us the Price & Specs of the K-100 TL BS Speakers.
