I had the pleasure of hearing the No 53 again at CES 2011. This time out of the truck and in a suite with Salon 2s (their usual mate):
The amount of bass these put out with Salon2's can be startling at times. Something about Salon2's shape makes you think they are not going to have the bass that they have when paired with these amps.
At our shop, we used an AVR with Salon2 and then paired it with pro class D amp (Lab Gruppen) and the improvement in bass and overall response was quite amazing. I keep debating whether we should stock these amps for our showroom. They sure are pretty and with their vertical style, efficient from floor plan point of view.
The amount of bass these put out with Salon2's can be startling at times. Something about Salon2's shape makes you think they are not going to have the bass that they have when paired with these amps.
At our shop, we used an AVR with Salon2 and then paired it with pro class D amp (Lab Gruppen) and the improvement in bass and overall response was quite amazing. I keep debating whether we should stock these amps for our showroom. They sure are pretty and with their vertical style, efficient from floor plan point of view.