These suckers sound awesome. I have a real problem on my hands. I have a pair of ADS L-880/2 that the drivers are on there way back from Richard So. I really don't want to unhook the Advents. Here's my impression from a short listening session last night. I checked the SPL with my phone app, and I was peaking at 76db. It wasn't load, but very full sounding.
ZZ Top- Blue Jean Blues- Billy voice and guitar playing had amazing detail. I was hearing little guitar fills and voice details I have somehow missed the last 5000 times I've listened to this. Dusty and Frank were right there, creating that amazing foundation.
Blues Brothers - "B" Movie Box Car Blues- John's voice and a wet and raspy tone that sounded very real. Matt's finger picking guitar parts were more detailed than I had ever heard. This recording is very good for a live setting.
The Black Keys - I'm not the one - The sound stretched much wider and deeper on this track than the others. Dan's voice was more detailed than I had ever heard, and again, the guitar tones were righteous. The bass was almost enough to make me ill.
Clapton Unplugged - Old Love - more of the same. Robust bass, clean and clear guitar and piano. An amazing performance.
Of the new music vinyl I played, the bass was almost too much. My guess is, these new recordings are mixed bass heavy to sound good on wimpy blue tooth speakers. The Black Keys track offered the most in width and depth. The older recordings sounded way more balanced and very enjoyable. I have a mint copy of Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers Hard Promises, and it's a killer album and recording. That band is tight! To be objective, the sound stage wasn't the best I've heard, but my toe was tapping and I was jamming out (that's worth a lot to me). I think I need to lower them about 4"-6". I might knock out a quick pair of stands this weekend, to drop them down a bit.
FYI, according the meters, my Yamaha M-65 was barely working driving both sets in Class A mode. I had my Yamaha C-85 preamp set to bypass mode on the tone controls. I was hearing what my stock Technics SL-1200 / Ortofon MC20 was digging out. No I need ot figure out how to sneak out of work early.