Dominick
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Steve or Bob would be able to give you the best answer on comparison, but I’ll offer up a few thoughts.
My ERR speakers were built the last year before the ERRx Speakers were introduced. At last year’s Decfest, Bob indicated to me the biggest design difference made was the side posts and the hard top. This was due to the complexity of the shipping the ERR speakers with the removable grills. Sonically my speakers and the 1st generation ERRx are similar, but maybe the 2019 models are big upgrade. I am not sure.
I was speaking with a ERR owner at Decfest and he changed out the stock Clarity caps with a fairly nice improvement. Maybe trying the cap upgrade would be worth it, and keep you happy for a few more years. I have yet to try this on my speakers, but one day I’ll get around to doing. It. Here is the cap upgrade notes I obtained from the forum member....
Mundorf supreme silver gold oil 3.0 Mf Bypassed with a Arizona capacitor (Capacitor “Red Cactus” .3 mf) Bypassed with Duelund .01 bypass capacitor (silver in oil)
[Buy at parts connexion]
According to Bob [aka Zygi] the values may be a little low but Do not go over a 3.9 on the total value.
Also....I heard the HR-1 speakers at Decfest being fed by the 25th Anniversary Zen amp, and it was just unbelievable. If you have the resources, I would save up and just pull the trigger on the HR-1 speakers, and you would be done for ever, IMHO. Its like going from a Chevy Leaf to a Corvette.
I really enjoy the sound of the Radial speakers, and how they fill my large room with vaulted ceilings. So if the sound of the radial speakers is for you, then the sound HR-1’s will put you in that happy place without ever looking back.
Wait to hear from Lon....he loves his HR-1 speakers, and will be able to give you great insight to the ERR vs. HR-1 comparison, since I believe he has had both.
I hope this helps.
Dom
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