latest Rega ELA

They're good for the price, I paid Cdn1200 for them. Very, very lean, forward and bright sounding which I quite like. In a word, vivacious. Rega claims they're immune to placement. However, I found that with careful fiddling, there was certainly a magic spot where they really came together. Literally, one inch made all the difference.

I really like the spiking arrangement of Rega spkrs, more ppl should adopt their wrench-free system.

On the downside, they suffer from the same weakness all other current Rega speakers do- buzzing cabinetry. IMO, they try to work with the vibration instead of against it, but can't pull it off. I owned Juras for 2 years, Ela2000 for a month and spent lots of time with Naos; they all fall apart at a certain low frequency. I was always aware of the speaker instead of just the music.

In hindsight, I believe the upper-end Naim power amps kick out more bass than they can handle, as all Rega systems don't seem to have this problem.

For the rumour mill, I've been told Rega is so happy with their new Ela, they're redesigning the Naos.

Pics here:

http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=67019385&f=48019385&m=6841944103&r=1371973603#1371973603

How would you compare the ELA vs the Jura. I have
heard the Jura and the Alya recently. My friend bought the Alyas as they were a little faster sounding than the Jura. The Jura went deeper in the bass than the Alya.

On their website Rega says the ELA works best in a room with solid walls. My room does not have solid walls and I'm wondering if the ELA's may sound bass light... maybe the Jura's although slightly boomy sounding at certain frequencies may give a more full, rich sound. Are you walls solid ?

I found the Jura bass heavy with anything more than a NAP90. They're quite bouncy with the Nait3. When I ran them with my NAP140, I ameliorated the bass somewhat by inserting some extra stuffing; the port comes out easily enough, the stuffing goes up that hole (overdo it and you kill dynamics, however). At the time I ran a 3.5/hi

As for Ela vs. Jura, the Ela definately has a leaner bass, but it keeps in time, unlike the Jura.
Have you heard the Ara standmounter? IMO, the Ela is a lot like the Ara, with some sensible bass thrown in. I didn't find the *quantity* of bass lacking with the Ela, even with dub reggae and "electronic" stuff (which makes the bulk of my listening). The problem, as described earlier, was a certain resonant freqency which really sets the cabinets off. "Better Things" on Massive Attack's Protection is a good example.

At any rate, at the price, I don't know of any other speaker line that gives such a knives out approach to music.

What are you currently running?

I'm coming from a heavy downsizing. I had Naim cds2,01,lp12,aro,armageddon,52/sc/snaxo/sc/4x135 active SBL's on lots of Mana.

I still have my Naim Credos and a nait 3R. I've just ordered a Rega Jupiter 2000 and Mira 2000 integrated. I'm thinking about using the Rega electronics with a pair of the Rega speakers for an all Rega system. Just thought I would try something different for a while...maybe I'll be back into Naim at some point if the Rega system doesn't satisfy me. I did hear an all Rega system with the Planet and Mira and Alya and Juras and it was excellent for the money... sort of a poor man's Naim system.When the Rega electronics come I'll try out the Credos first. Have you heard the Rega speakers with the Rega electronics ?

They were a great combo. Wicked synergy, as expected. A poor man's Naim, indeed. I haven't heard how Exposure or Densen stack up, however.

The aforementioned cabinet coloration and bass overhang wasn't a problem with my all Rega setup- I remember with the Rega system, the Juras were about 1.5 feet from the wall. When Naim entered the picture, I had to pull them out to 4 feet.

FWIW, I prefer the Ela to the Jura regardless of music played.

If Naim didn't exist, I'd have a P9, Jupiter, Mira, Elas and a much fatter wallet!

You seem to suggest that perhaps I shouldn't.

In an all-rega system, wouldn't you prefer a Cursa/Maia combination - more rhythmic drive and grip?

New naos?

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

IMO, Rega spkrs aren't able to resolve the bass Naim amps (>NAP90) punch out.

If you're getting into Naim amps, I think you'll find they have too much meat for the Naos and they'd be the next things to go. I hope i'm wrong!

BTW, you forgot to change your system specs to CDX

If I do, I'll get nuked by the new security meassures on this forum.

I'll just have to ask Mr Stephenson nicely...

No, I do not want a new identity and become a Junior Member!

As for the Naos, I take what you say about there being a slight loss of speed at the lowest of frequencies, but at least I get the bass extension that I desire.

As for Naim amps, I have no desire to go down that route. I am intending to get a Densen B300 XS to replace my B300. This should roughly be in a similar ballpark as a NAP 250 regarding pace, and bass drive.

My existing B300 is similar to a NAP 180, but with a little more headroom.

If I change my speakers, I'll probably get Credos or the new Allaes - if they'll work in my little room.

It's always a nice day for it Have a good one!
Steve.
It's good to get back to normal.

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I take what you say about there being a slight loss of speed at the lowest of frequencies

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No, as i said above, the cabinetry cannot support the extra bass extention and definition of Naim amps, causing horrid boominess.

IMO, of course.