I just delivered a HARANA V2 speaker to a NON-audiophile music lover. His knowledge of Classical music is very impressive and comprehensive. He was in the market to upgrade from a “BOOM BOX all-in one system” to an all out “audiophile system”. He has colleagues into the ultra-high end stuff in the mega-$$$$ range that he has been visiting and listening to. He brings his CD collection to those sessions and listens. He went to my house one day, and I showed him how a simple CD/PC based system + USB T-amp+ Hi-efficiency speakers. Well he bought one of the speakers he listened to in my house immediately. What surprised me was that he chose the “FLAT BLACK V2 w/ BEYMA. This BEYMA is a 15” coaxial (15” woofer + a 2” midrange). According to him it matched his décor.
He upgraded the BEYMA tweeter originally paired during the demo to a higher priced JBL 077 (to be clad in KAMAGONG). He is familiar with the JBL pedigree that is why he decided on the JBL077. He said in JAPAN a lot of restaurants have these Hi-End JBL as their center piece.
Here is the system now in a Makati high rise.
After my setup and tuning, he immediately started playing his COPLAND and MAHLER CDs through his old laptop + USB-T-amp…and he was Happy Music Lover! He was willing to spend $5000 for this system …well he ended up spending a whole lot less!