Vienna Acoustics Bach Floorstanding Speakers
Vienna Acoustics Bach Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[May 19, 1998]
M W
an Audio Enthusiast
I had been looking for a small floorstander that would mate well with my small listening room and my SET amps(Cary CAD 300 SE Signatures).In my room, the Vienna Acoustics Bachs sound great IF they're given plenty of room away from the back wall. I've also found that, like the Vienna Acoustics Mozart model reviewed by Robert Deutsch in Stereophile(Jan.'97), they image MUCH better when the tweeter polarities are reversed. To accomplish this I removed the supplied links and made some jumpers with ofc and gold spades. Bi-wiring is probably the way to go, however. Once attended to, these babies will handle anything you want to throw at 'em. With the sweet yet wonderfully detailed ScanSpeak silk dome tweeter handling the highs, listener fatigue is just impossible! Although I was actually looking to spend a little more for speakers, once I heard the Bachs in my listening room with my equipment, I was sold. |
[Jan 03, 1999]
M W
an Audio Enthusiast
Since I've been getting email asking for advice regarding the purchase ofthis speaker, I feel it only fair to report back to this forum on some new opinions I have formed over the past year of ownership. |
[Aug 18, 1999]
Bob Y
an Audio Enthusiast
I auditioned these for many hours and although they are really pleasant to listen to, I'm going with something else. They have a smooth, warm midrange, and are sufficient, though not that well defined, in the bass. They lack some detail, imaging, and dynamic ability that others in the less-than-2k class possess, but they are easy to listen to and if they err in the natural reproduction of music, it must be said that they are still tuneful and very enjoyable. |
[Sep 20, 2000]
Shawn
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Midrange,imaging,fit and finish These speakers sound great! They have excellent imaging and and the midrange is very accurate. It can play difficult instruments like the piano quite accurately and vocals sound awesome. Bass is tight and well controlled. The speakers bottom cabinet are hollow and can be filled with sand. I highly recommend filling them to improve bass response. While first hearing them (without filling with sand) I felt they lacked bass somewhat. After filling with sand they really make the sound complete. The bass improves tremendously afterwards. The speakers are rated at 6 ohms and you'll need a good amp/reciever that can drive them. We ran them with an NAD T760 A/V reciever which ran them good but got a little hot after prolonged use. The model I listened to has a beautiful cherry wood finish that costs about $250 more, which I think is well worth it. Overall an excellent pair of speakers. |
[Sep 12, 1998]
Mike Again
an Audio Enthusiast
In my first review I gave the Bach's a 4 star rating ONLY because I think they're a little pricey at $1,500. Upon further reflection, however, I decided they deserved better, especially since I only paid $1,000. So with this five star review, I'll end up with a 4.5. |
[Oct 14, 2001]
Tim
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
clarity of sound and range This is the first set of good speakers that I've bought and I love them. I have a CAL DX-2 CD player and Jolida SJ-502 amp. I can't believe all this sound comes from just two speakers in each cabinet. Contrary to what other people have experienced, I found no problem with the bass and in fact on newer recordings find the bass overwhelming. This may be because I have the speakers in a fairly small room in an apartment. Compared with other speakers I demo'd at the store these speakers seemed to give the most lifelike reproduction of the music. My wife was happy with appearance as well, and the finish is very high quality. Definitely add the sand, everything sounded much clearer after adding it. Each speaker takes about 2 "gallons" of sand. I've had them for 6 months and expect to keep them for a long long time. |
[May 12, 2000]
Larry Simon
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great clarity, musicality, sweetness, presence, sound stage
Weakness:
A bit in the bass I love these speakers. They are warm and musical with good presence and soundstage. I listen to mostly classical and it is wonderful to look in between the apeakers and see the whole orchestra solidly placed from left to right and front to back. I wondered if the Mozart's were worth a $1000 more and sat and A-B'd the two. NO!! The tweeters are the same as is the overall luciousness of the sound. The bass of the Mozart's is firmer but I intend in the future to get a good sub-woofer. Five stars all around!! Similar Products Used: Locally created speakers |
[Oct 24, 1999]
Justin Weiss
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Smooth, rich musicality with resonant, clear sound
Weakness:
Not the strongest bass in the world I auditioned these against several other brands and chose them because they revealed the most detail in the music. You never get the sense that the speakers are "coloring" the music; they just let it come through with exquisite transparency. |
[Jan 22, 2001]
Dave
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Absolutely gorgeous highs and mids, solid bass
Weakness:
none that I've found I was set to buy the Paradigm Monitor 11s when my wife found these at an A/V shop in town. These speakers are unbelievable. I had never heard silk-domes before and, at least in my opinion, knock the socks off of metal dome tweeters. If all of the speakers you've heard are metal dome, do yourself the favor of hearing soft-dome tweeters (Viennas are a good choice :-)). You'll hear what I'm talking about. Similar Products Used: Listened to Paradigm, Vandersteen, B&W, Meadowlark, DefTech |