Passive Speakers Reviews
20 November 2013
Apogee Diva – Part 1/2
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Diva in my reference setup, and comparisons with Duetta Signature.
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20 November 2013
Apogee Diva – Part 2/2
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Apogee Listening Sessions: Diva in my reference setup, and comparisons with Duetta Signature.
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14 September 2013
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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20 September 2013
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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20 August 2015
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 June 2017
Duetta Signature using Graz’ latest KLM5 MRTW ribbons with new interfaces and wired returns 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 over the older KLM2’s, but also to rule out any damage that may have occurred […]
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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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28 March 2016
Apogee Scintilla – rebuild
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Dismantling and rebuilding the Apogee Scintilla
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29 June 2010
Audio Physic Caldera
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The Caldera's belong to my friend Jeroen who has them set up in quite a small room and he long wondered what they would sound like in a bigger room
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4 December 2017
Aurum Cantus V30 M
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Lots of quality in a small and very attractive package that is priced very reasonably.
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8 July 2013
Avalon Eclipse
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The original Eclipse is a long time Avalon favourite and one of the first Avalon designs by Charles Hansen, who started the company with a partner
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6 June 2016
Highly revealing speakers that are capable of pure magic when matched with the right cables and electronics
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3 May 2011
B&W 800D
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The iconic 800D is compared to its smaller brother Nautilus 804, the Magnepan MG3.6R, and the Synthese Floating 2
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12 February 2018
Franco Serblin Accordo
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By always allowing the listener to focus on the emotional message, not the technical details, the Accordo's encourage to stop the upgrade process and just enjoy the music.
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31 March 2018
Gustavson Audio LS-One
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When hearing the Gustavson LS-One at the X-fi show in Veldhoven 2017, I noticed how easy it was to relax into the music and not worry about traditional audiophile technicalities.
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26 August 2017
If all my experiments over the years have taught me one thing then it is that amplifier and speaker performance is highly relative.
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12 August 2018
I had started a quest to find the perfect amplifier, for my Diva situation at least. By now I knew that there were amplifiers that are more expressive and lively than my precious Rowlands, but so far none of them was a match in terms of treble refinement and low-level resolution.
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18 August 2018
Finding my next reference speakers and amplifiers - part 2
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