Canton Ref K3s

[aclearspot]

Happy 8 year owner of Aerial 7Ts , but somebody scratched an itch. A seed was planted by you know who. So 5 weeks later ABF left a pallet in my driveway on a Friday. I'd like to say it was all good but warehouse people, forklift drivers , truck drivers can leave you wondering WTH. Anyway Monday was the bringing into the house(20 steps) and unboxing the heavy bastids. The younger aspiring guitarist who assisted wanted to hear them. I had been concerned that what sounded listenable on the Aerials would be unlistenable with the much better Cantons. So with speakers hooked up I stuck in the Paul Butterfield comp sitting on my rack. The music on that cd was recorded in 1965, whoah what are these new sounds. Elvin Bishops rhythm guitar was no longer buried in the mix. I spun XTC the Singles then went to bed. With 2 sets of speakers, I didnt listen to them for the rest of the week. Last night I hooked up the Aerials in anticipation of the impending sale. They still sound great but not K3 great. Now with only 1 pair of speakers in my smallish room I can enjoy breaking them in. Whats the sound like ? The sound stage is uncanny almost 3d like. With everything in neutral Im astounded at the
sound.With the speaker pointed straight ahead they disappear completely. The word that comes to mind is presence .The K3s have presence and authority,nothing seems to ruffle them