{"product_id":"vienna-acoustics-haydn-grand-piano-black-pre-owned","title":"Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand Piano Black Pre-owned (Pre-Owned)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese speakers are my pair. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-label=\"Vienna Acoustics\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-hawk-tracked=\"hawklinks\" data-custom-tracking-id=\"1365784838313818576\" class=\"hawk-link-parsed\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/viennaacoustics.at\/\" href=\"http:\/\/viennaacoustics.at\/\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVienna Acoustics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are certainly a handsome proposition. Trim, substantial (those front and rear baffles are over 3cm thick), and lustrously finished, they've got some technical headlines, too: the tweeter arrangement consists of a bass reflex port partially plugged by something VA's calling an ‘airflow control wedge', with the silk dome tweeter sited on the front of the wedge, in the throat of the port.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 15cm mid-bass driver is made using a proprietary material called X3P, and the cone is transparent to afford an exciting glimpse of the innards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding in a little free space, and slightly toed-in, the Haydn Grands deliver Chico Hamilton's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor Mods Only\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with real energy and purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-rate stereo imaging\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStereo focus and imaging are first-rate, the Viennas establishing a coherent and convincing soundstage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLow frequencies are extensive, nicely textured, tonally varied, and promptly dispatched; midrange information (voices in particular) is smooth and detailed; treble sounds bright and alert without any edginess.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwitching to the widescreen delights of Joni Mitchell's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople's Parties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exposes some limitations among all the good work, however.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Haydn Grands offer just the right amount of glossy sheen to the sound, but their presentation is somewhat limited – at no point does the soundstage threaten to escape the confines of the compact cabinets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a presentation that's ultimately rather small-scale and a little too dependent on your position relative to the speakers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo if a small, beautifully designed, and finished standmounter with real musicality is what you're after, these Viennas are well worth an audition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vienna Acoustics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45919525798142,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/4156\/7486\/files\/images.jpg?v=1734115174","url":"https:\/\/sunnyaudiovideo.com\/products\/vienna-acoustics-haydn-grand-piano-black-pre-owned","provider":"Sunny Components Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}