EXPIRED Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand SE

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Further Information: 

One pair of Vienna Acoustics Beethoven baby grand SE floor standing loudspeakers in a dark cherry wood finish.

They have a few light marks as can be observed in the pictures.

Overall they are in very good condition.

I have the original boxes.

I have had them for 4 and a half years.

I think they would suit a larger room better and prefer my Spendor SP2/3R2 in my room.

They have a smooth sound with surprisingly powerful bass for their size.

 

Reviews:

https://www.stereonet.com/au/reviews/review-vienna-acoustics-beethoven-baby-grand-symphony-edition-loudspeakers

https://www.stereophile.com/content/vienna-acoustics-beethoven-baby-grand-symphony-edition-loudspeaker

 

Specifications:

30Hz to 22kHz frequency response

4 ohm average impedance

91 dB sensitivity

1016mm x 216mm x 375mm dimensions

About 27 kg weight each

 

Pictures:

[Andy :)]

Nice price for the speaker. The only issue is the shipment.

[Age]

19 hours ago, audio_file said:

I think they would suit a larger room better

If you don't mind me asking, what was your experience with these in a limited room size? Did they sound muddied?

I've been looking for something like this, specifically the VA Mozart, but am concerned about the size of my listening space.

 

 

[075Congo]

Vienna Acoustics packaging and packing boxes are one of the best systems available. The Owners Manual dictates all the steps to pack them properly for transport. Fantastic speakers with superb build quality. GLWTS

[075Congo]

I owned a set of the VA Concert Grands(now the VA Reference)for several years in my Sound Room (5m x 5 m) driven by an Esoteric F-05 Integrated amp (120 watts per channel) and had no problems at all. About 70cm from the wall . No problem with bass overloading that space. Muddiness....not a trace. Mid range and treble....thats what VA do really nicely. The smaller Beethoven would be an excellent loudspeaker producing high levels of audio performance consistently.

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I do have the original boxes, and will update the description to reflect that.

 

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1 hour ago, Age said:

If you don't mind me asking, what was your experience with these in a limited room size? Did they sound muddied?

I've been looking for something like this, specifically the VA Mozart, but am concerned about the size of my listening space.

 

 

I don't know if I messed up the positioning, but I didn't have the same experience in my room, which is about 5.5m x 5m.

I have 70cm between the back of the speaker and the wall behind them, and the front of the speaker is 95cm from the side wall, toed in by maybe 20 degrees.

The bass is rather strong for my liking, and isn't as tight as my Spendors.

However my Spendors are front ported, and I think this is the reason.

I tried moving the Viennas out into the room with 1.5m behind them and almost 2m from side walls and then they sound much better.

Unfortunately it it not practical for me to have them so far into the room.

With classical music this is not as big of a problem as with music with fast drums.

I think in a smaller room you could fix this issue with bass traps, but I don't currently have space for those, as I am moving my component racks into the corners.

[Age]

Thanks for the information, Audio_file/Congo.

 

These are excellent speakers at a great price. Under different circumstances I'd pick these up without hesitation.

 

I'm currently running VA Haydn's, and although I'm keen to move up a level in the VA range, squeezing these into my (2.6 m X 3.5 m) office might be overly ambitious - even with bass traps. Come to think of it, the Mozart's might be overdoing it.

 

 

 

 

 

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4 hours ago, 075Congo said:

Mid range and treble....thats what VA do really nicely.

They do have a lovely midrange and treble, it's rare to find something so detailed yet so restrained at the same time. They tell you the whole story, but refuse to shout.