What's the deal with Epos?

Judd

The general feeling is that Epos loudspeakers work very well with Naim Amps. Primarily the Epos E11 and E14 were designed with Naim amplifiers.

The M12 you menton is a very good loudspeaker with plenty of depth. The only comment I would make is make sure you have the best CD palyer and amplifier you can afford before pairing them with the M12's they will show up any weakness in your front end. Paired up with the right equipment you will be very happy with the Epos's.

Regards

NB

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Originally posted by Chris Horne:
Judd,

I have ES22's and I am v. pleased with them. Not sure about the smaller models but took me an age to find the optimum position. Also make sure that you plug and unplug the speaker cables on a regular basis otherwise they 'go off' horribly .

Chris

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Judd

I've never heard of speaker cables going off but certainly all connections need cleaned every few months and the whole sistem just sounds cleaner.

Yours in Music

Syd

EPOS M12 / ES11

Justin,
I have a pair of Epos ES11; these are a previous version of the M12's. They work well with Naim gear and stand future upgrades well. The designer Robin Marshall used naim kit when he designed them (52/SC/250?).

You need to bear the following in mind when you use them :-

1. Only use the recommended stands or the speed and coherence suffers. Make sure there is no wobble or the treble can be a bit rough.

2. Ditch the Bi-wire jump leads and simply put two naim plugs on each speaker end of your Naim NAC A5 speaker cable. This is known as a F connection. Bi Wire links

3. The Bass end needs an amp with plenty of grip. My Nait2 didn't really control it. Also keep them out of the corners. I think I have then about 40cm from the rear wall at the moment.

If you do a search on ES11 you will find more set-up advise. I run them with CDI 32.5 HIcap and a 250 so they can't be too bad.

Regards

Simon

I've played about with the EPOS M12's quite a bit, and demmed them against similarly priced stuff a fair bit too. The m12's really must be used with EPOS's own open frame stand. I've tried other (usually excellent) stands which made them sound dead by comparison. So it's important to factor in the cost of their stands in the bargain. They are relatively easy to position (unlike the 14s or 22s) though they prefer to have at least 12 inches between them and the rear wall.

The m12s play a very different game to the run of the mill products in the market. The others (e.g Dynaudio 42, Linn Katan) attempt to reproduce ultimate fidelity or a technically correct performance with as much bandwidth as possible for the price. On the other hand, the EPOSs don't try to reproduce the deepest bass or highest treble, but what they do reproduce is reproduced with great pace and timing giving an extremely involving presentation. They're fabulous fun, basically!

Regards,
Frank.
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