Sure Morricab, that's a great advert for the LV, I guess. I know Ked goes to a lot of live classical, maybe he can chime in on how he thinks the LV compares.
For me, I just became hyper aware of the tweeter horns and the sound didn't seem holistic. That's all I'm going to say on them. But good to know they compare to live favourably. IMHO, tone is hard to get right, and maybe they excel here if yr words are correct.
Are you saying the Gammas in the Cessaro room had this honk, or Cessaros in general? There's a member prominent on these forums who loves the immediacy and dynamics of horns, but still feels there's a veil over vocals w.horns that ribbons (his personal choice) don't impart. I'm not a massive vocals fan, so I can't say I know what he means. But at Euros450k, horn honk is not what you want.
For me, I'm on a bit of a hunt for a good pair of horns, and my search is whittling down to AG Duos/Trios w. B'horns. There are some interesting left field choices incl the Martion Orgons, Haigner Alpha- and Gamma-horns, and Staccato horns, but I'll have to audition in Europe and the US if I want to investigate further. Unless you have some suggestions...
For me, I just became hyper aware of the tweeter horns and the sound didn't seem holistic. That's all I'm going to say on them. But good to know they compare to live favourably. IMHO, tone is hard to get right, and maybe they excel here if yr words are correct.
Are you saying the Gammas in the Cessaro room had this honk, or Cessaros in general? There's a member prominent on these forums who loves the immediacy and dynamics of horns, but still feels there's a veil over vocals w.horns that ribbons (his personal choice) don't impart. I'm not a massive vocals fan, so I can't say I know what he means. But at Euros450k, horn honk is not what you want.
For me, I'm on a bit of a hunt for a good pair of horns, and my search is whittling down to AG Duos/Trios w. B'horns. There are some interesting left field choices incl the Martion Orgons, Haigner Alpha- and Gamma-horns, and Staccato horns, but I'll have to audition in Europe and the US if I want to investigate further. Unless you have some suggestions...