Clarisys ARIA

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Installed the NEW Clarisys Aria Speakers over the weekend.
All I can say is WOW!
These maybe the best speakers I have ever heard & had before. I do not like to use that term lightly since there are many great speakers out there, but!
The Arias' click all the boxes for me, Musical, Tonality - balance between the bass, midrange, & treble, extremely good!(y)
I am also impressed with the Bass - Clean , Defined, Dynamic, with just the right amount of Weight. So many systems I hear over emphasize their systems on bass that they miss the mark & the bass although has weight & impact, they miss at the expense of sounding bloated, muddy with no detail, definition ( overcooked). The Arias, hit a home run with bass in my opinion.
Soundstage, let's just say to die for! You need to hear for yourself how good they are with the soundstage. The speakers just disappear; Instruments / Music just float in the air.
I have never heard voices ( Female or Male ) sound so natural , the best I have experienced! It doesn't matter what genre you like the Aria does a fantastic job on all. I have been playing Jazz, Classic Rock, Blues, Classical they all have been sounding great!
Let's just say I'm extremely impressed!
 

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Congratulations rad. Gorgeous speakers and room. You are blessed. What electronics and cables are you using?
 
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rad said:
Installed the NEW Clarisys Aria Speakers over the weekend.
All I can say is WOW!
These maybe the best speakers I have ever heard & had before. I do not like to use that term lightly since there are many great speakers out there, but!
The Arias' click all the boxes for me, Musical, Tonality - balance between the bass, midrange, & treble, extremely good!(y)
I am also impressed with the Bass - Clean , Defined, Dynamic, with just the right amount of Weight. So many systems I hear over emphasize their systems on bass that they miss the mark & the bass although has weight & impact, they miss at the expense of sounding bloated, muddy with no detail, definition ( overcooked). The Arias, hit a home run with bass in my opinion.
Soundstage, let's just say to die for! You need to hear for yourself how good they are with the soundstage. The speakers just disappear; Instruments / Music just float in the air.
I have never heard voices ( Female or Male ) sound so natural , the best I have experienced! It doesn't matter what genre you like the Aria does a fantastic job on all. I have been playing Jazz, Classic Rock, Blues, Classical they all have been sounding great!
Let's just say I'm extremely impressed!
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Amazing!
 
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Dizzie said:
Congratulations rad. Gorgeous speakers and room. You are blessed. What electronics and cables are you using?
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Hi Dizzie,
Front end electronics are, CAT Convergent Audio Technology SL1 Legend Black Path Extreme Pre Amp + Pair JL7 High Power Amorphous (HPA) Monos'
Cables are A combination of Signal Projects & Snake River Audio Cables.
Thank You,
Rad
 
Thank You Mike! They Sound as good as they Look!
 
Congratulations! What are the main improvements over Auditorium?
 
Adyc said:
Congratulations! What are the main improvements over Auditorium?
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Since I just installed them a week ago, I'm wanting to live with them for a while before I report the differences.
I will say this they are extremely Musical in my room.
 
Update:
My last report was on setup.
I stated that I would do more experiments but thought I was close.
This was wrong, I was not that close, hard to admit. Live & learn! New speakers take time!
Initial setup I had the speaker toe-in moving between 3-6 inches which I thought was close & getting good tonal balance, Imaging, & soundstage.
Well, after more than a full week of CONSTANT moving 4 towers around (instead of 2) I have found that these 4 towers prefer a toe in of 1 to1.5 inches. I would even say some rooms may even prefer a straight on presentation, but in my room just a slight toe-in.
I was taken aback on how much the soundstage & bass response improved, even more than before.
Tonal balance still extremely good, Imaging great as well.
Another strange aspect was that with toe-in at the 3 to 6" I felt that singer's voices were a bit recessed. Moving them to 1-1.5 inches brought the voices more in line with the instruments, music.
I will say this, I do know I'm close, very close. LOL!
These speakers are very Musical, Love them!
 
Latest update:
After living with the Clarisys Arias for the last 2 months I have settled in on the setup in my 22.5' x 33.5' room.
Mid & tweeter towers 1" toe in, Bass towers 1.5" toe in. Speakers are close to being 1/3 out into the room & seating 11' away from mid/ tweeter towers. I'm getting fantastic soundstage & tonal balance, they will stay in this setup for the foreseeable future. As more owners get their Arias I would be curious to see what they find works best in their rooms.
 

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I listen to tape 30-40% of the time, Vinyl about 40%, digital 20%. Tape is king as far as I'm concerned.
Both 1/2" & 1/4"!
 
My best audio listening experiences have come from systems using R2R tape. I hope Clarisys will be showing at the CAF or FAE next shows. I am glad to see the resurgence of more ribbon speaker manufactures.
 
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