I was blown away by the studio-125 proacs

Finally I was able to listen to the studio125's at Prithvi's place this sunday.This is my first experience with proacs.It is a medium-sized, two-way, bass-reflex floorstander with a sensitivity of 87 db.Power handling is 20 to 150 watts.I was very impressed by the looks. Rich and luxurious with real wood veneer. As Proacsays "reassuringly expensive".Very classy looking floorstander which won't look out of place in any decor.

Helpfull as always, prithvi let me play my discs first. Well, I landed with two of my all time fav cds.Pink floyd "wall" and dave brubek live cd2.My jaws almost hit the floor when they started playing the pink floyd.This is the first time I am hearing an audiophile grade floorstander handling rock so well. I am so used to the cadence diva's subdued, sterile presentation of pink floyd.I was expecting something similar.One of the first things I liked about the studio-125 was how close to "real" they sounded !Very real minus any ear fatigue !I just didn't want to turn off the system.The speakers just grab you and put you into the music.This is an ability I look for in any loudspeaker.They are the ones you fall in love with. You just don't wanna turn them off...:))

The bass coming out of the 6.5 inch mid bass driver is unbelievable.Very articulate and tight bass. It became tighter when we used the Linn as the source.The marantz cd player had a slightly fatter bass.This shows how revealing the speakers are ! Prithvi slipped in a JVC xrcd of a japanese artist (don't remember the name). Suddently the speakers dissapeared and the music remained as if the artist was painting a portrait.I could make out the position of each artist.The mids and highs just floated into the room ! This happened in prithvi's less than perfect setup with the speakers set back against the wall and firing into the short axis of the room. I wonder what
they can do if put on the pedestials at murthy's home..:)) Murthy..are you listening ??

This is the first time I am hearing a loudspeaker at this price range perfoming so well.I left prithvi's house feeling a bit sad. Thinking how much I need to save to afford a pair...:))

BTW: I went to prithvi's place to listen to the dynaudio audience 52 se but ended up listening mostly to the proacs. The audience 52's match the proacs in the highs and mids.Very good speakers. But the proacs beat them when it comes to musicality and ability to grab you and put you into the music.The bass is surprisingly good for a bookshelf speaker. The highs and mids sounded a bit thinner compared to the proacs.

Associated equipment.
Linn amp/cd player
Rega- mira amp

Hey Prithvi,
It Was nice listening to the speakers. Will drop in sometime again for a longer session...:)) The D 15 and D 100 ! wOW ! Call me when they arrive..:) I want to listen to the plinus too.
Hey guys, the price is 1lac. But it is worth it as you won't upgrade for long ,long time !