Apogee Acoustics
26 December 2017
The new Bryston sound is generous, smooth, rich and relaxed, yet very powerful, driving all the speakers that I tried with ease. Even audiophiles with a larger budget might be pleasantly surprised!
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5 November 2017
Martin Logan Impression ESL 11A
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Martin Logan loudspeakers have always had unbelievable transparency and spatial rendering. However, with the Impression ESL 11A, the company has taken a significant step forward.
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26 August 2017
The all new secondary listening room spans the entire width of the appartment. The components in it can change at any time - that's precisely the point of this system: to be able to change anything for review purposes without having to tear apart my main system.
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26 August 2017
If all my experiments over the years have tought me one thing then it is that amplifier and speaker performance is highly relative.
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24 August 2017
After the halfway-there secondary listening rooms and the media room set ups, now I finally have a secondary listening room that spans the entire width of the appartment.
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4 June 2017
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 4)
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Duetta Signature using Graz’ latest KLM5 MRTW ribbons with new interfaces and wired returns Part 4 of 4 Page 1 – Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 In speaking with Graz about my experiences with the original and refurbished Duettas, he suggested I install new MRTW ribbons, not only because the KLM5’s are hugely improved […]
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17 April 2017
Current Main HFA Audio Setup
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Apogee Diva Magnetostatic Speakers, Jeff Rowland Corus + PSU Preamp with separate super capacitor based Power Storage Unit, Jeff Rowland Model 6 Mono Poweramps, Aurender N10 Music Server, Wadia 521 DAC,
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16 May 2016
After completing the wall construction work, my new setup lasted only 3 months… On the right is the new wall that I extended by closing the hallway, thereby creating a longer wall. This way I could set up the equipment sideways, creating more floor real estate in the process, which was my wish. Later I […]
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28 March 2016
Apogee Scintilla – rebuild
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Dismantling and rebuilding the Apogee Scintilla
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27 March 2016
Apogee Scintilla
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Scintilla at Stanley's place.
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13 March 2016
After completing the construction work it was time to reposition the Apogees The Duettas and associated equipment were moved into position and with anticipation I sat down on the listening sofa, only to be overwhelmed with bassy room modes. Of course I could have known. With the initial sofa placement smack in the middle of the room […]
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13 March 2016
After being unhappy with the placement of the listening sofa, some more construction work was in order… This is what the secondary setup looked like end 2015: a nice, cozy place to listen to music and watch TV. To make this setup possible I had already removed several walls. Still, I was unhappy with the […]
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7 February 2016
Components: Apogee Duetta Signature Magnetostatic speakers (refurbished, with original crossovers) Meridian 506.24 as CD transport AudioAanZee Reference Flow Music server direct via USB or over ethernet via EC Designs BBB Roon and jRiver Media Center on Windows PC via Devialet Air Devialet 120 Integrated amplifier, DAC, Streaming endpoint AudioQuest Castle Rock Speaker cables On the […]
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13 September 2015
Devialet Expert 200 and 120 hybrid class A / class D integrated amplifiers compared directly.
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22 August 2015
Devialet Expert 200 and 120 hybrid class A / class D integrated amplifiers compared directly.
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21 August 2015
Accuphase E-260
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The latest 200 series amplifier in Accuphase's long and successful range of integrated amplifiers.
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20 August 2015
Apogee Duetta Signature (part 3)
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Duetta Signature in Toine's listening room and in my reference setup, and comparisons between refurbished and original models.
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4 July 2015
Jeff Rowland 525 power amplifier
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Successor to the model 201 mono's, the model 525 with new Pascal technology promises further improved sound.
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