Shahinian

The Elves sounded superb on Ikea stands to me a couple of weeks ago. I heard them at my dealers on the end of an Arcam alpha CD, Rega 3 and Nait 2 . My dealers doing me a home demo on Tuesday and as long as they dont come up with any room interface nasties they'll be the one for me.

It seems that at £6 the Ikea stands have to be the bargain of the century

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By using the Ikea stand instead of using a conventional stand, will you get a Shahinian kind of sound? At least a taste of it?

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I'd be surprised, but not totally shocked, if you did get that diffuse Shahinian sound from these speakers, given that they're fairly regular looking and lack the upward firing drivers which I take to be the main reason that Shahinians sound as they do.

Are you thinking of getting a pair, then? If I ever tire of my Compasses (which are a bit hit or miss IMHO right now) then I'll let everyone know here (Jason H. has first refusal, though )

TC '..'
"Girl, you thought he was a man, but he was a Muffin..."

airness
Super Elfs are pretty fine speakers, but need very good sources. There placement is crucial too. In the room that I listened to them in, they worked best with a solid stand, and a couple of feet from the wall. I think they sing most 'cost efficiently' with 72/140....

They are very transparent, and a little light sounding, but very revealing like a intro/credo. I prefer these to the Intros last time I heard them.

They don't do the 'diffuse' Shahinian sound, but if you want a combination of depth and detail, these babies are good for that, but as David Bowie said 'Watch that Source'. (man)


Cheers

Goose

I'm curious about them. I would like to experience the Shahinian sound. However, there isn't any distributor in the region.

Do let us know when you are tired of it.