Naim amps with Living Voice speakers

Posted by: Mr_Sukebe on 30 June 2003

Chaps,

Has anyone here tried a pair of Living Voice speakers with their Naim amps?

I've heard a couple of pairs of these, and was seriously impressed. They are high efficiency floorstanders (about 94db/w) and work rather well with valve amps. I'm very curious as to the results people have had with Naim amps.

Posted on: 30 June 2003 by dave brubeck

Mr Sukebe,

I demoed a pair of Living Voice Auditoriums with a cd5/nait5.

I was absolutely amazed - even although I think auditoriums are bottom of the range. Some vocals really did sound like they were in the room. They aren't called Living Voice for nothing. I shudder to think how good the more expensive models sound.

Will be purchasing the auditoriums when funds allow.

Let me know how you get on.

Posted on: 30 June 2003 by NB

This is a thread I will be keeping a close eye on.

I have heard Living Voice speakers but not on the end of a Naim sistem.

Maybe I should?

Regards

NB

Posted on: 30 June 2003 by Mr_Sukebe

As mentioned earlier, I was seriously impressed by the pair that I heard at Bristol. Even with a low powered valve amp, they were pretty much breathtaking.

Posted on: 30 June 2003 by Martin Clark

If you have the chance to audition the Living Voice speakers, just do it. While I've not heard them driven by a Naim system, I'd expect the combo to work very well. I have heard the OBX and the Auditorium on the end of DNM amplification (various incarnations) and the result is something I could live with for a very, very long time.

MC.

PS I'm currently getting a not-dissimilar sound from just a Nait2 and some Impulse H5 horns...there seems to be very little the combo doesn't do, and right now, I don't care.