I was asking myself same question, when I listened to Helene, before receiving the Kassandra II. The former sounded so good, I was wondering how the latter would fit in the range.
From the second I heard Kassandra II, everything was clear. However good is Helene, and it is crazy good, the Kassandra II is different animal altogether. I was told Russian saying - the better is enemy of the good. How true - every aspect of the sound was markedly better, blacker background, bigger sound stage, space and air around instruments much better, voices so beautiful and more real, and what matters - touching your heart and soul in a very different , much better way.
So, no fear - the more you pay, the better sound you get with Aries Cerat. This is not common truth for all manufacturers. Quite the opposite - this is rare exception, where all products are positioned with razor sharp precision, and there is explanation - Stavros started this company with the right product- mighty Contendo speaker, letting you hear Femto details and never go wrong with judging electronics , in front of them.
How many manufacturers go the extra mile ...
Whether you trust my opinion is your perception, but at least we have already four different levels of Aries Cerat systems. So, next to Stavros, I believe we are most equipped to test , demo and advise. All this in at least 5 high end systems with 5 or 6 different speakers.
Vess, reporting from Sofia