Double 11s

crwilli

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I don’t change gear that often having owned 5 pairs of main speakers over 50 years. When I decided to dip my toe back into the market after living with my Sonus Faber Stradivaris for almost 8 years, it was with a large helping of trepidation. Having a dealer like Mike with a large experience bank and a seemingly unending amount of patience helped move me forward. Two visits to his showroom allowing me to listen to what I wanted was the clincher. “Here is my iPad and the remote control, let me know if you need anything”

Two and a half months later and I am very happy. My new Kharma Elegance dB-11-1.1-S (official model #), are settling into my room.

My Strads are pissed and moved to the bar. ;)

I will add more on my process and their sound after they have played consistently for 3 or 4 days.

Here are a few pictures of the delivery and install process. It took three of us and a PowerMate M1 stair climbing dolly almost 4 hours to get them upstairs and uncrated. We could not have done it without the stair climber. Each crate weighs 260lbs. I insisted on not removing the speakers downstairs and just carrying them.
 

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Congrats! Just gorgeous and perfect in your room. Such a beauty. Enjoy in good health my friend.


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Congratulations on a great choice. Looking forward to updates.
 
Congratulations! They look good in your room (with matching wall paint too :))

Given that the Stradivaris were regarded as one of the best SF speakers, the DB-11s must be something else.
 
Congratulations Craig! They look great in your room. As we discussed over dinner, I’m sure the Bricasti amps are driving them nicely.

Enjoy the music!
 
Fantastic setup Craig! Congratulations!
Very curious to know how the Kharmas pair with your Bricasti gear.

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Hey Nikhil, My Bricasti M28s are having no problem driving the dB-11s to any level within my comfort zone. Their neutral behavior provides a good balance to what seems like a general warmth and musical nature of the Kharmas. The low end is tight if a bit overblown right now waiting on final placement. Final placement has been delayed upon Mike’s suggestion to wait until after 200 hours.
 
Break in is real. As I was sitting here today, the tweeter arrived and they began opening up and disappearing. Crazy phenomenon.
 
Congrats on your DB11S!!! They look gorgeous in that color. I’ve listened to these speakers and they are amongst the most natural sounding I’ve heard.

Enjoy,
Ken
 
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