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Old 02-10-2022, 10:19 AM
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Default Canton K3 owners chime in please
Had the pleasure of speaking with someone who is very familiar with the Canton line. Seems that the K3 is the sweet spot in the entire lineup...ie cost vs performance.

I understand they take awhile to get here from Germany. Not a problem here it gives me more time to save the funds....lol

My listening room is fairly large and setup as good as it will ever be. Im looking for a rock n roll speaker (Led Zep, ACDC, Stones, WHO etc etc etc)

For those that have Cantons- How are they to live with?
Given my music preferences....
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Old 02-10-2022, 10:59 AM
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I have the Canton K3’s that Ivan sold me a couple of years ago. They are the best Rock n Roll speaker for my money. They perform well above their price point; I replaced Aerial 7T’s with them.
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Old 02-10-2022, 02:59 PM
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Excellent. thats the kinda response I was expecting. TY DTR
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Old 02-10-2022, 03:19 PM
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Dean also has McIntosh Amps.
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Old 02-10-2022, 04:01 PM
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Appreciate the advice Ivan.......and if canton and mc are good together thats a plus cause Im on my last and only amp MC462 that Im smitten with
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I am also a very happy K3 owner; I listened to all the speakers in this price range prior.

One trip to Ivan’s place is all it took for me. You will be extremely pleased with them.
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Canton Ref and Mc are very nicely paired. Dennis also has the full front end with the center channel, too, on all-Mc, Silenzio, etc. It's bangin'.
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Had the pleasure of speaking with someone who is very familiar with the Canton line. Seems that the K3 is the sweet spot in the entire lineup...ie cost vs performance.

I understand they take awhile to get here from Germany. Not a problem here it gives me more time to save the funds....lol

My listening room is fairly large and setup as good as it will ever be. Im looking for a rock n roll speaker (Led Zep, ACDC, Stones, WHO etc etc etc)

For those that have Cantons- How are they to live with?
Given my music preferences....
Add me to the list of happy 3k owners. I traded my Wilson Audio Sabrinas straight up for mine and feel like I made out like a bandit. The 3ks compete in the range of speakers twice their price as far as how beautiful they sound. As far as your music preferences go, no problem. I have pushed 300 watts into them with 600 watt transients (McIntosh MC312), and the 3k's just laugh at me and say "is that all you got?"
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Speaker Cables: Shunyata Sigma v1; Shunyata Sigma v1 Jumpers
Audio Cables: Wireworld Gold Eclipse 8 XLR (Preamp to Amp); Wireworld Gold Eclipse 8 XLR (DAC to Preamp); Shunyata Sigma USB (Streamer to DAC); Shunyata Sigma v2 AES/EBU (Streamer to DAC); Shunyata Venom Ethernet (Wall Wart to EtherREGEN); Shunyata Sigma Ethernet (EtherREGEN to Streamer); Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 75-Ohm BNC (AfterDark Queen Master Clock to EtherREGEN); McIntosh/Tributaries MCT (Transport to DAC); Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 S/PDIF (Transport to DAC)
Isolation: Stillpoints Ultra SS (Under Speakers); Stillpoints Ultra Mini's (Under Preamp, DAC and Transport); HRS E1 Isolation Platform w/G7 Feet and G-Links (Under Amp); HRS E1 Isolation Platform w/G7 Feet (Under Streamer); Shunyata DarkField Suspension System and DarkField Mini Elevators (Under Speaker Cables)
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Excellent. This is going to save me alotta speaker chasing....trial and error and time wasting.

So glad I reached out to this great group!
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Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES
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Analog Rig: CLEARAUDIO INNOVATION WOOD, UNIVERSAL ARM w/ Da VINCI' CART, 2nd UNIVERSAL ARM w/ GOLDFINGER STATEMENT CART, HRS-MXR REFERENCE RACK-GLOSS BLACK w/ M3X SHELVES, AESTHETIX RHEA SIG PHONO-PRE, BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, WW PLATINUM CABLES
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Library System: GRANDIOSO M1 MONOBLOCK AMPS, C1 LINESTAGE PRE-AMP, K1X CD/SACD PLAYER, G1 MASTER RUBIDIUM CLOCK, E02 PHONO-PRE, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, AERIAL ACOUSTICS 20T V2, AERIAL SW12 SUBS(2), CANTON REF K1’s, VPI HRX TT w/ SDS POWER SUPPLY, ORTOFON CADENZA BLACK CART, KLAUDIO RCM, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2, SHUNYATA OMEGA QR’s, WW PLATINUM CABLES
Esoteric/Bryston System: ESOTERIC C02-X PRE-AMP, P-02X TRANSPORT, D02-X DAC, G02-X CLOCK, BRYSTON 28B3 CUBED MONOBLOCK AMPS(4), BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2(2) EVEREST 8000 POWER CONDITIONER(2) ALTAIRA CG & SG HUBS, AMR-DP777-SE DAC, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, QUADRASPIRE RACK, WW PLATINUM CABLES
Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES
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