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OLYMPICA III or ELIPSA ?
Dear friends,
For a tiny listening room, tube amp., and only listening jazz, wich of these two SF do you recommend me ? And please, For what reason ? Thank`s in advance Last edited by Masterlu; 02-17-2014 at 05:46 PM. Reason: Title typo ;) |
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I forgot to say, actually I own a pair of Dynaudio 1.8 mk II Contour speakers.
Thank´s again. |
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Elipsa Red
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Tiny Room
Olympica III. They have a much smaller presence. The wider than deep profile of the Elipsa would be a little big in a small room. Also, the technology of the Olympica 3 is newer, I wouldn't be surprised if that is a plus. I must admit I like the color of the Elipsa better. I have had the carbon black and the wood O3, I actually like the black better, but the walnut color fit my house better.
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Why not go to a dealer and listen to both and make your own decision which is really the one that counts the most. I have the SF Elipsa as well as the SF Guarneri Memento and love both for different reasons and purposes. What kind of music do you listen to ? What kind of room are you going to be putting the speakers in ? What is your budget ?
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If you are using tune amp only then I would recommend the whichever more efficient speakers is. |
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I've never heard the Olympica myself but from experience with the Cremona and feedback from friends, the Elipsa Red/SE is the better choice.
I've compared closely the Cremona and the Elipsa when I bought them (you can find my detailed experience if you search here). The Elipsa made you forget everything about the Cremona. I was initially going to buy the Cremona and tried to the Elipsa out of curiosity. I ended up paying a much larger check than initially planned! Regarding George comment, the Elipsa SE is a new speaker which have the tweeter of the Strad and improved internals. Speaker technology doesn't move that fast that the Olympica would made them obsolete. I never had an issue with placement and I find the Elipsa quite easy to setup. They're not that wide and since they're not so deep, they don't stick out of the room and they actually have a lower footprint. As with other SF, there is no wrong placement. You could throw them randomly in a room and they'd sound good. But if you spend time placing them, you get pure bliss. |
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In a tiny listening room, I wouldn't get either of them because the bass will be out of control.
Tube amp, listening to jazz - I'd get a Guarneri (any of them). If your tube amp could drive the Dynaudio, then it will be fine. If you don't want a stand mount, I would get an Olympica II for a tiny room. |
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It depends on your definition of tiny room and the OP meaning of tiny room. I've listened to them in a room that must have been smaller than 15m2 and bass wasn't an issue. |
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Too much bass is a great problem to have... Id rather have that than no bass
I had a chance to demo the Olym3's in my home and they are fantastic... not the ultimate in detail but they have a very wide and enveloping sound, you wont miss anything here. I have no experience with the Elipsa but would imagine them to be even better. Last edited by dznutz; 02-14-2014 at 04:10 PM. |
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