I was excited to hear a speaker designed specifically for an SE84C or SE84CS because it would be another killer recommended  loudspeaker at around the same low cost as the amp.  I was most impressed with the Parker 95's.  They disappear well, have an easy to listen to signature that is smooth and well extended in both directions.  They do not require a sub to sound right, the bass is full without bloat, and they get plenty loud with a Zen.  I feel it's a speaker that will sound right in almost any room because of its slightly relaxed and very musical signature.       

Steve Deckert

Special thanks to Steve Deckert for my Zen SE84B and to Dave Dutill, for the parker 95's - a match made in heaven.  Less money, more music.  Yes!      

  Mark Kirby

I have to say that from the moment I started listening to them, the Parker Audio 95 MkIIs sounded excellent. I was totally blown away by just how smooth, detailed, focused and fast they were. When you start hearing new details, new textures in music you have known and loved for years then you KNOW you are onto something good and I was hearing a lot of new stuff with these speakers!      Click here for Johns Speaker building Journey 

 John Bloor

I have been planning a system for my bedroom based on a Zen Select triode for ages and it is finally up and running.....................I am running it with the Parker 95MKII's and it is a match made in heaven.       

Larry  Crimmins

I just spent a delightful evening listening to a Zen Select driving a set of custom-made high-efficiency speakers that were designed for "flea-powered" amps.  We listened to several albums. It was sublime, involving, musical, emotionally resonant.........words are too limited to describe it.  I listened to favorite albums that sounded new all over again.  Experiences like these are not quantifiable.           

Dwayne

Your 98's combined with the little SE84CS is by far the best setup I have ever had.  In fact, nothing I've ever had comes near competing with the combination of the Decware amp and the Parker 98's.

The headroom one gets with a single select is absolutely mind-boggling, and the intelligibility and lack of congestion in large sounding complex passages, such as piano, symphony and choral textures is absolutely amazing.  

Many serious listeners that have heard them at my place have been absolutely astounded; including musician friends who do a lot of live recording of classical recitals and concerts; for whom I've played their recordings through my system. Half of everyone I know is or have been professional musicians, including myself and my wife.

Karl Jensen

Last evening, magic finally arrived, with the new 98's voicing themselves in a manner that allowed the upright bass to be within touching distance.  The piano notes floated and paused.....................
And the horns were spine tingling in their presentation.  Went in and out of the room several times and the ambience and presence was the same each time I returned.

The symbiosis has arrived.

Mrdi

They are a well rounded speaker with a quite neutral and balanced signature; no noticeably objectionable peaks or dips. The bass extension is fairly low, fast, and quite a bit less tubby than normally heard in tall bass reflex cabinets. The midrange is coherent and well defined, with good clarity, and the highs are exceptionally fast, clean, and warm sounding. Doesn't sound thick, doesn't sound thin, it just sounds good.

I'd say the 98 Signature model sounds far better than anything that costs so little has any right to, for sure.

Eddie Vaughn

Hi all,

Been reading the posts here and found some intersting points. Drove down from Baltimore to pick up the Parker 95 MkII's. Gray, and his family, were very hospitable and made me feel welcome. The Parkers were set up in a room slightly larger than his music room and about 4 ft. from the back wall. The Select was warm and we didn't waste any time diving into the music. The fit and finish were very nice. The first thing I noticed is that the speakers just got out of the way of the music, completely. They were crisp, clear and smooth. The bass was slightly on the thin side, but then, they were 4 ft from the back wall.............. When I got home that eve @ 8:30 I unloaded the truck and had the Parkers set up and running by 9:00. They are about 2 ft. from the back wall. I had a bunch more bass than what was presented in Gray's house. The speakers love my 'A'. A match made in heaven. Gray did a great job on the speakers and I (and my SE83A) couldn't be happier. It was worth the drive. I like them better than my FE206E set up that I had.

I find the parkers fronting the Imperials to be the best combination of speakers with all of the Decware amps.
 
Tim

Dissapear they do.. I've had mine for over three years now and to be honest never really think about them. They look nice, but don't scream for attention. They sound terrific....................... Whenever I eye my system and think of what could make it better, I never even think of the Parkers. I guess that's the best compliment I can give them.

BrettJM

Dave, I have about one hundred hours on the speakers now. They are absolutely amazing. I cannot believe how they sound in these cabinets. I have some $3,000 speakers that I wouldn't trade these for. No way. No how. The listening experience is unparalleled in my experience. I do like them better on my ARKAY
FL-10 amps (modifed williamson design) than on the SET I built from Lighthouse, but I should have listened to their advice when I asked about your speakers. I asked them their opinion and they advised the Parker's were an excellent choice, then I bought something else. Go figure. Well, I'm on track now. I'm looking for
a set of cabinets to put some 98's into. I have to do it.    Thank you.

Larry

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