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I'm the guy (maybe you have many) that said he has been dissatisfied with every system he's owned. I seem to hear problems that most people can't and I've gotten a lot of funny looks when I've sited problems with equipment that "everybody" loves. When I bought the ReQuests (the last incarnation), I thought that they would be transparent (as often reviewed/advertised). So when the system sawed on my ears and did not have enough presence, I started interviewing other components in my system. This disappointing waste of time led me to believe that audio technology just wasn't there yet (especially digital source). Since I'd heard so many rave about your speakers, I thought I'd give it another try; maybe the R645's would be different than the long line of speakers that I'd owned and listened to in the past.
I hooked them up skeptically and BAM... as advertised. They are transparent with no fatigue, efficient, quick, involving... was that a tear running down my face? The old components and the same CD's, but the ear burn was gone. Some CD's that bothered me like fingernails on a chalkboard now sound great.
CH

Thank you, thank you, thank you. The R645's are all that I dreamt of. After listening to them for two hours -a very intense experience- I put the packaging materials in the recycle bin. You won't be seeing these babies back. Feel free to give my e-mail address to any Dutch prospects who want to listen before buying.
Daniel

Well I have been listening to the R645 for a few weeks now and I would like to say they are outstanding. You were right about the placement in the room. I did have to do some work on tuning the room to get out the reflections but it was not a lot of work. They are starting to settle in and every day are getting better. The one thing I had to do was some work on my turntable. The unit I was using was not able to deliver the spatial placement. So I had some upgrading to do. Funny thing is I was not able to discern this when I had the Logans. So I think this says a lot about these. I have some folks coming over shortly to do some listening so Ill let you know later their impressions. So far all I can say is this:
Were delivered way faster than I thought they would be.
Packed exceptionally well.
Great fit and finish.
Outstanding sound, and imaging.
Very revealing.
Easy load for the amps.

Great Speakers !!!!
Thanks, Dan

I've followed your suggestion and moved the 645's to the short wall and worked on setting them up all evening - man, do they sound so much better! You were absolutely right.
I posted on Audio Review that the Hsu crossover sounded bad through the 645, but I had forgotten that my friend has modified the high pass to run less gain, so no wonder it sounded broken! After fiddling a bit I ended up with the x-over point at 51Hz and now the system gets very(!) loud with no compression, and still all the transparency of your fabulous 645 intact. At first I was getting too much room sound for my taste, so I put the speakers and couch pretty close together, with each at the 1/3 line of the room. The stereo Hsu's are the short version of the cylinders (1225's), and I have them placed right next to the 645's on the outside. It makes for a fairly good aesthetic match.
I've been an audiophile for 35 years now, and I've worked for Mark Levinson (at Cello) as one of his field tech and set up guys, and these days I photograph some of the best recording studios and mastering rooms in the US for SSL and Sony Pro Audio (and others), and I have to tell you your speaker is about as good as it gets in my experience.
DK

I posted a review of your product. Thanks again for the time you spent with me and for an excellent product.
Regards, Glen

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