However, from experience, the coupling of the speakers to the floor tiles is problematic in my room, as the ground under them is not homogeneous due to the underfloor heating. The Cadenza, in the bottom of which the opening of the bass reflex compartment is located, comes with stainless steel feet or alternatively with Antispikes from Audioplan. For now, Helmuth Weber had chosen the hard coupling. Since the feet from Harmonix, first the TU-666ZX and then later on the TU-666M had both proven themselves very well under the Kawero! Classic , we now try the TU-666M – or better by their full name: BeauTone Million – under the Cadenza: The timbres get an even more harmonious appearance, the spaces seem larger, the playback becomes even more coherent. I would have been entirely satisfied with what has been achieved so far, but Helmuth Weber still misses that little bit more of resolution and brilliance in the high frequency range. Especially with female singers, whose way of performance he particularly cares about, his Cadenza could go one better. And he quickly convinced me of it: He exchanged the Goebel Lacorde Statement for an AudiaZ silver speaker cable and voices sounded just as the Cadenza's creator wanted. However, I must confess that I later stepped back to the Lacorde cables, since a little more pressure in the lows and completely seamless dynamics are more important to me than beautiful voices.

But before I get bogged down in matters of taste: The Cadenzas react very finely to changes in the upstream system. By opting for the coupling to the floor or selecting the speaker cables, one is able to fine-tune the sound, which stays always coherent, to your liking without altering the rather good-natured, never nervous, holistic character of the Cadenzas. This makes them ideal for unstrained, relaxed long-term listening. Thanks to their high, but never overanalytical resolution capabilities, their excellent spatial imaging and their dynamic enthusiasm, the Cadenzas retain the tension high even for hours.

When it comes to perfecting his loudspeakers or the complex topic of streaming, Helmuth Weber is a driven man – in a positive sense: Currently, he is experimenting with clocks, power supplies, modifications of switches and media converters. In addition, he is developing AudiaZ digital cables intended for a wide variety of applications. After having integrated the Cadenzas into my listening room successfully, he installed a number of his current "toys" into my system – all at the same time. Then, step by step, we returned to the initial configuration. And each time we did that, the Cadenzas made the changes reliably audible.