I did some dem's last last couple of days, some interesting results...... Fact 8's with Bryston amps, for me not the best match, I'd heard the 8's sound better. They lost their openess and clarity that I had enjoyed before. Ironic as they share the same distribution.
Next up were KEF Reference 205/2. These as you would expect with twin 8" bass drivers they had more kick, and offered more openess and claifty, pretty good, but much bigger and more expensive so not really what I was looking for.
Next up were the MA PL200's..... Fairly instantly both myself and the g/f didn't like them, sounded to metalic and ringing, just not natural like the PMC and KEF. To much Hi-Fi sounding.
Later in another venue heard Focal and AudioVector, no idea of the electronics, .... Focal, same as we always hear them, horrid... So clanky, hollow and metalic, we left on room in about 10 seconds of them stricking up, with some violin...oooch !!
The AudioVectors S3iAG/A sounded smooth, sweet and very powerful, plenty of kick in them......... They will be home dem from Tuesday
Today heard the smaller Fact3's (pointless idea as they same foot print as 8's) as The 8's were still out on home loan.... This time with Linn Klimax amps, now the virtues of the FACT's were back, as I'd enjoyed before. Sound lovely and tight, clean, open and detailed....
This time matched them against the smaller KEF 203/2... Now these had the clean KEF sound of yesterday, but lacked the involvement and the musicality of the FACT3's.
Seems the KEF sound similar what ever you play them with, the FACT's reveal what your using.... Match with care would be the advise, they weren't good with Naim 500 setup either. The FACT8 are due on home loan later in the week as well